No Donaghou households in Griffith's.
| Donoghue | Very numerous: Midlands, Connacht and generally. Ir. Ó Donnchadha, mod spell. Donnchú. Septs in Cavan, Galway and Kerry. Usually O'Donoghue in Munster. Derived from the personal name Donnchadh, possibly "strong warrior". In Leinster the name also occurs as Dunphy. IF & SGG. |
| Ó Donnchadha | rare: Cork etc. Ir.Lang. See O'Donoghue. |
| Ó Donnchadha | O'Donoghue, Donagh, Dunphy: an-líonmhar tríd an dtír, i gCiarraí & Corcaigh ach go h-áirithe. Bhí clanna éagsúla ann: (1) Ciarraí - Ó Donnchú Mór & Ó Donnchú an Ghleanna. (2) Osraí, mar a bhfuil Dunphy orthu. (3) Uí Máine (Gaillimh). (4) i gCabhán. Ón ainm pearsanta Donnchadh, a chiallaíonn, b'fhéidir, tiarna donn nó laoch láidir. Maireann Ó Donnchú an Ghleanna agus é i dteideal bheith ina thaoiseach ar an gClann. Ó Donnchú an litriú nua. IF & SGG. |
| O'Donoghue | Very numerous: all areas, especially Munster. Ir. Ó Donnchadha, from first name Donnchadh, "brown lord". There were a number of septs: Cork-Kerry, Galway, Cavan, Kilkenny. The latter became Dunphy. IF. |
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