Boyle
Boyle households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland
Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map
Click on a county to see more detail| Antrim: | 105 | Armagh: | 122 | Belfast city: | 44 | Carlow: | 6 |
| Cavan: | 47 | Clare: | 17 | Cork: | 32 | Cork city: | 1 |
| Derry: | 129 | Donegal: | 889 | Down: | 64 | Dublin: | 17 |
| Dublin city: | 15 | Fermanagh: | 33 | Galway: | 86 | Kerry: | 46 |
| Kildare: | 7 | Kilkenny: | 32 | Laois: | 10 | Leitrim: | 35 |
| Limerick: | 43 | Longford: | 9 | Louth: | 150 | Mayo: | 114 |
| Meath: | 51 | Monaghan: | 89 | Offaly: | 13 | Roscommon: | 18 |
| Sligo: | 54 | Tipperary: | 46 | Tyrone: | 125 | Waterford: | 11 |
| Westmeath: | 10 | Wexford: | 18 | Wicklow: | 3 |
Surname Dictionary
| Boyle | Very numerous: widespread, especially Ulster, Midlands, Connacht. Ir. Ó Baoighill (Baoill), the derivation is thought to relate to O Ir. baigell meaning having good pledges. This was a major sept of W Ulster. There is also the Anglo-Irish family of Boyle to which the scientist Robert Boyle belonged. Ir. now usually Ó Baoill. IF & SGG. |
| Ó Baoighill | O'Boyle, Boyle: Luaitear "baoith-gheall" mar mhíniú - ní fios. Ba chlann mhór de Chinéal Conaill iad. Leathadar ar fud na tíre sa 16 céad. An-líonmhar anois in Ulaidh, Connacht agus Lár na Tíre. Bhí siad gaolmhar le Ó Domhnaill & Ó Dochartaigh. Litriú nua: Ó Baoill. IF. |
| O Baoill | rare: Ir.Lang. See O'Boyle. |
| O'Boyle | numerous: all areas, in particular Antrim and Ulster generally, Mayo-Roscommon-Galway. Ir. Ó Baoighill, perhaps baoth + geall, vain pledge. A major sept of Donegal. See also Boyle. IF. |
MAPS
- Boyle variants in 1659
- 1850s Boyle householders by civil parish
- 1864-1921 Boyle births UPDATED
- 1864-1922 Boyle deaths NEW
- 1845-1922 Boyle marriages
- 1901 Boyle heads of household
- 1911 Boyle heads of household
- Boyle Roman Catholic baptisms
- Boyle Roman Catholic marriages
The surname
Parishes where Boyle and a second surname are found together
Variants in Griffith's
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Non-Griffith's Variants
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- Baoighill
- Boil
- Boile
- Boille
- Boyel
- Boyl
- de Boyville
- O Baoighil
- O Baoighill
- O Baoighill
- O Baoill
- O'Baoighill
- O'Boil
- O'Boile
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