| Dooley | numerous: all areas; particularly Midlands, Kilkenny-Tipperary, Galway. Ir. Ó Dubhlaoich (dark warrior). Woulfe mentions three families in Meath, W Meath and Galway. The Meath grouping later settled in Laois. IF. |
| Dowley | Quite numerous Waterford etc. Ir. Ó Dubhlaoich, variant of Dooley, q.v. |
| Ó Dubhlaoich | Dooley, Dowley: líonmhar tríd an dtír: go sonrach sa Lár, Cill Chainnigh, Tiobraid Árann, Gaillimh. Ainmníonn de Bhulbh trí chlann - dhá cheann i Lár na Tíre agus ceann i nGaillimh. Brí: dubh + laoch. IF. |
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