Falvey


Falvey 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

Falvey numerous: Kerry-Cork etc. Ir. Ó Fáilbhe (fáilbheach, lively). Pre-Invasion chiefs of Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle Peninsula). They retained a leading status until fairly recent times. The name has become Fealy in some parts of Kerry. MIF.
Ó Failbhe Falvey, Fealy: líonmhar: Ciarraí-Corcaigh. Dream a bhain le Corca Dhuibhne ó thosach agus a sheas an fód go deireadh. Brí: fáilbheach = bríomhar, beoga.MIF.

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