The surnames listed below have been submitted by members of the WFHA and are of current interest to them in their research. Queries received regarding these surnames will be forwarded to the individual member.
Current members of the WFHA who wish to add surnames or edit details in this list can use the form in our members area.
Surnames last updated in October 2020.
Family Name |
Townland |
Parish |
From |
To |
Member No. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burke | Ballinacourty | Ballinacourty | – | – | 4 |
Burke | – | Killererin | 1800 | 2002 | 71 |
Burke | Galway/Portland, ME | 1840 | 1860 | KO | |
Cahill | – | Craughwell/Claregalway | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
Cahill | – | Annaghdown | 1700 | 1900 | TGM |
Campbell | – | Kells, Co Meath | 1830 | 1870 | 60 |
Carr | Carnmore | Claregalway | – | – | 4 |
Cassidy | – | Kells, Co Meath | 1830 | 1870 | 60 |
Clancy | – | Galway City | 1840 | 1870 | 60 |
Coen | Anbally | Cummer | – | – | 4 |
Collins | Cregduff | Annaghdown | 1800 | 1900 | TGM |
Coleman | Killeroran | Ballygar | 1850 | 1950 | 168 |
Colohan | – | – | – | – | 39 |
Comer | Anbally | Cummer | – | – | 4 |
Commins | Kiniska | Claregalway | 1850 | 1900 | 71 |
Connolly | Gortnagine | Dunmore | 1790 | 1951 | 63 |
Corlis | – | Killererin | 1790 | 1870 | 71 |
Costello | Carrowmore | Ballinacourty | 1750 | 2014 | 203 |
Crowe | Corrandoo | Skehana | – | – | 287 |
Cunningham | Slievefin | Annaghdown | 1750 | 2014 | 203 |
Cunningham | Galway/Portland, ME | 1840 | 1860 | KO | |
Curley | – | – | – | – | 39 |
D’Arcy | – | Mahermore/Oughterard | 1850 | 1900 | 36 |
Delaney | Carranthomas | Dunmore | 1820 | 1969 | 63 |
Dowd | Cluidrevagh | Annaghdown | 1800 | 2010 | 203 |
Drury | – | Roscommon | 1850 | 1920 | 12 |
Fahy | Lydican | Claregalway | – | – | 4 |
Fallon | Turloughmore | Lackagh | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
Farragher | Muckrush | Annaghdown | 1820 | 2014 | 203 |
Farragher | Kilcoona | Caherlistrane | 1750 | 1920 | 203 |
Finn | – | Lackagh/Claregalway | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
Flanagan | Ballybride | Roscommon | 1855 | 1933 | 148 |
Flanagan | Keeloges East | Ballinakill | 1853 | 1855 | 148 |
Ford | – | – | – | – | 39 |
Fox | Caherlea | Claregalway | 1800 | 2002 | 71 |
Geoghegan | – | Galway City | 1800 | 1900 | 97 |
Gilmore | – | Killererin | 1800 | 1900 | 71 |
Grealy | Galway/Portland, ME | 1840 | 1860 | KO | |
Greaney | Kilgill/Bunatober | Annaghdown | 1800 | 2014 | 203 |
Greaney/Greany/Graney | Tuam | Tuam | 1843 | 1891 | 281 |
Heaney | – | Mayo South | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
Hoade | Cahernaheena | Donaghpatrick | 1800 | 2000 | 287 |
Hosty | – | Castlegar | 1850 | 1900 | 71 |
Jennings | – | Castlegar | 1850 | 1900 | 71 |
Joyce | – | Lackagh/Claregalway | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
Kearney | – | Lackagh | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
Kearney | Carrowmore | Ballinacourty | 1830 | 2014 | 203 |
Keaveney | – | Roscommon | 1850 | 1900 | 12 |
Keavey/Keevey/Keavy/Keevy | Cregg | Annaghdown | 1800 | 1900 | TGM |
Kelly | Cahermore | Kinvara | 1850 | 1950 | 21 |
Kelly | Newgrove | Newbridge | 1870 | 1950 | 168 |
King | Tuam | Tuam | 1834 | 1904 | 281 |
Kyne | – | Lackagh | – | – | 287 |
Lohan/Loughan | Ballygar/Lisquell East | Killeroran | 1800 | 1889 | 283 |
Martin | Cartron | Ballygar | 1830 | 1950 | 168 |
McGann | – | – | – | – | 39 |
McGrath | – | Lackagh | 1800 | 2014 | 71 |
McHugo | – | Portumna | 1825 | 1850 | 260 |
McVan | – | Sligo | 1850 | 1900 | 12 |
Murphy | Carheens | Belclare | 1860 | 2014 | 203 |
Naughton | Lisheenavalla | Lackagh | 1800 | 2014 | 71 |
Nolan | Newgrove | Ballygar | 1830 | 1950 | 168 |
O’Connor | – | Milltown/Ballindine | 1750 | 2014 | 7 |
O’Donohue | Kiltartan | Gort | 1850 | 1950 | 21 |
O’Gara | – | Sligo/Roscommon | 1850 | 1920 | 12 |
O’Gara | – | Mayo/Donegal | 1850 | 1920 | 12 |
O’Keeffe | – | Kerry North/ USA | 1890 | 1920 | 81 |
O’Malley | Killamoran | Gort | 1850 | 1950 | 21 |
Owens | Prospery | Ballinakill | 1844 | 1856 | 148 |
Reilly | Carrabeg | Headford | 1800 | 1900 | TGM |
Reilly | Galway/Portland, ME | 1840 | 1860 | KO | |
Ruane | Rinnaharney | Annaghdown | 1750 | 1955 | 203 |
Ryan | Kiltrogue | Claregalway | – | – | 4 |
Shaughnessy | Tawin | Ballinacourty | – | – | 4 |
Silke | Galway/Portland, ME | 1840 | 1860 | KO | |
Stanton | Claremorris/Portland, ME | 1880s | 1920s | 4 | |
Sullivan | – | Moycullen/Oughterard | 1850 | 1900 | 36 |
Sullivan | – | Ballinahinch | 1850 | 1900 | 36 |
Sullivan | – | Carna | – | – | 91 |
Tighe | – | Dunmore | 1776 | 1880 | 268 |
Walsh | Ballybane | Galway | 1850 | 1900 | 71 |
Walsh | Claremorris/Portland, ME | 1880s | 1920s | KO | |
Wynne | Cloonacool | Tubbercurry | 1850 | 1900 | 12 |