Thank you, Joe. These are all anglicizations of Ó Gadhra (O'Gara) in Munster. Your branch of the Ó Gadhra family of the Luighne of Mayo/Sligo settled in Munster before the end of the 16th century. Your tribal genealogy is Ó Gadhra of the Luighne of the Érainn. The Luighne are one of the 'archaic peoples' of Ireland. Their name literally means 'the collective descendants of Lugh'. Obviously, the popular Celtic god Lugh was your tribe's ancestor-god. The Luighne held the baronies of Corran and Leyney (i.e., Luighne) in Sligo, Gallen in Mayo, and Sliabh Lugha (the 'Mountain of Lugh'), which is the northern half of the barony of Costello in Mayo. The Luighne separated into two families, the Ó Gadhra (O'Gara) and the Ó hEadhra (O'Hara), in the 10th century. The Ó Gadhra got the southern half in Mayo and the Ó hEadhra got the northern half in Sligo. Hope that's helpful, Jerry Kelly NA GAEIL MAGAZINE (coming soon and free to an internet near you) ----- Original Message ----- From: "j.p. geary" <joe111_@hotmail.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:29 PM Subject: [Irish-American] Geary of Limerick > Jerry, > In the 20th century our name was Geary, in the 19th, it was Guiry. What was > the name spelling in the 18th - 17th? The family was from the > Kilmeedy/Feenagh area. > Thank you, > Happy St. Pattrick's Day > Joe > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out MSN PC Safety & Security to help ensure your PC is protected and > safe. http://specials.msn.com/msn/security.asp > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. >