Black


Black households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Surname Dictionary

Black Very numerous: Ulster, also Dublin and Leinster. Rare in Munster and Connacht. English & Scottish, but also translation of Duff and Kilduff. SI.
Ó Duibh Duff, Black: líonmhar i gCúige Uladh. Is cosúil gur giorrú é ar Ó Duibhinn (Duffin) agus fiú Mac Giolla Dhuibh (Mac Elduff), ach luann de Bhulbh iad mar chlann a bhí suite in aice le Port Laoise. Féach Ó Dubhuidhe. Dar ndó, d'fhéadfadh an sloinne a theacht go díreach ó bhua-aidiacht, cosúil le bán, crón, glas, liath & rl. MIF.

Variants in Griffith's
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Non-Griffith's Variants

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