Keane
Keane 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: | 34 | Armagh: | 11 | Belfast city: | 1 | Carlow: | 4 |
| Cavan: | 13 | Clare: | 182 | Cork: | 88 | Cork city: | 7 |
| Derry: | 90 | Donegal: | 10 | Down: | 19 | Dublin: | 12 |
| Dublin city: | 8 | Fermanagh: | 3 | Galway: | 240 | Kerry: | 165 |
| Kildare: | 19 | Kilkenny: | 35 | Laois: | 12 | Leitrim: | 6 |
| Limerick: | 111 | Longford: | 6 | Louth: | 6 | Mayo: | 151 |
| Meath: | 17 | Offaly: | 10 | Roscommon: | 22 | Sligo: | 29 |
| Tipperary: | 71 | Tyrone: | 23 | Waterford: | 182 | Westmeath: | 11 |
| Wexford: | 57 | Wicklow: | 23 |
Surname Dictionary
| Kean | fairly rare: Down & scattered. See Keane. |
| Keane | Very numerous: all areas, especially Munster. Ir. Ó Catháin, Ó Céin. The former is general in Munster; the latter relates to Waterford. Evidently distinct from the Ulster group, although Woulfe refers to a branch of the Derry sept in Clare. SI & SGG. |
| Keen | rare: Down. Possibly English, also a variant of Keane, q.v. DOS. |
| Mac Aodháin | Keane: ? líonmhar sa tír, ach ní ag freagairt don sloinne Gaelach sa a fuair de Bhulbh i gConnacht. Aodhán - díspeagadh ar Aodh a chiallaíonn "lasair". SGG. |
| Mac Catháin | Keane: líonmhar go forleathan ach baineann an sloinne seo leis an gClár mar a raibh siad ina gcomharbaí ar N Seanán ag Inis Cathaigh.SGG. |
| Ó Catháin | Quite numerous: scattered. Ir.Lang. See Kane, Keane. |
| Ó Catháin | Kane, Keane: an-líonmhar ar fud na tíre. (1) Clann de Chinéal Eoghain (Doire), (2) Clann d'Uí Fiachrach (Gaillimh). Ach, sa Mhumhain, ní mór aire d'Ó Céin, q.v. IF. |
| O'Keane | rare: scattered. Ir. Ó Catháin. Also as Ó Céin (a different name) in Waterford. See also Keane and Kane. |
MAPS
- Keane variants in 1659
- 1850s Keane householders by civil parish
- 1864-1921 Keane births UPDATED
- 1864-1922 Keane deaths NEW
- 1845-1922 Keane marriages
- 1901 Keane heads of household
- 1911 Keane heads of household
- Keane Roman Catholic baptisms
- Keane Roman Catholic marriages
The surname
Parishes where Keane and a second surname are found together
Variants in Griffith's
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