Kelly
Kelly 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: | 187 | Armagh: | 244 | Belfast city: | 122 | Carlow: | 164 |
| Cavan: | 149 | Clare: | 410 | Cork: | 370 | Cork city: | 41 |
| Derry: | 273 | Donegal: | 449 | Down: | 322 | Dublin: | 392 |
| Dublin city: | 196 | Fermanagh: | 65 | Galway: | 986 | Kerry: | 226 |
| Kildare: | 461 | Kilkenny: | 466 | Laois: | 398 | Leitrim: | 238 |
| Limerick: | 349 | Longford: | 168 | Louth: | 246 | Mayo: | 595 |
| Meath: | 266 | Monaghan: | 315 | Offaly: | 408 | Roscommon: | 815 |
| Sligo: | 224 | Tipperary: | 405 | Tyrone: | 514 | Waterford: | 193 |
| Westmeath: | 302 | Wexford: | 338 | Wicklow: | 223 |
Surname Dictionary
| Kelly | second most numerous name in Ireland: in every part, especially Connacht. Irish is Ó Ceallaigh, Ceallach, bright-headed, a very old first name. The leading sept was of the Uí Maine in Galway. Now usually appears as O'Kelly. IF, SGG & GPN. |
| Mac Ceallaigh | Kelly: ní féidir idirdhealú ar Ó Ceallaigh. Bhí Mac Ceallaigh i nGailimh in anallód ach baineann an sloinne seo go príomhdha le Oileán Mhanann. |
| O'Kelly | numerous: all areas, especially N Munster. Ir. Ó Ceallaigh. Perhaps from ceallach, frequenting churches, but more likely an older name connoting "bright-headed". (GPN). The most important family were chiefs of Uí Maine (E Galway). There were a number of other septs in places such as Derry, Wicklow, Laois and Cork. See also Kelly. SGG. |
MAPS
- Kelly variants in 1659
- 1850s Kelly householders by civil parish
- 1864-1921 Kelly births UPDATED
- 1864-1922 Kelly deaths NEW
- 1845-1922 Kelly marriages
- 1901 Kelly heads of household
- 1911 Kelly heads of household
- Kelly Roman Catholic baptisms
- Kelly Roman Catholic marriages
The surname
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Kelly clan
Parishes where Kelly and a second surname are found together
Variants in Griffith's
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Non-Griffith's Variants
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- Kelay
- Kelie
- Kelle
- Kellye
- Mac Ceallaigh
- Macc Kelly
- O Cally
- O Ceallaidhe
- O Ceallaig
- O Ceallaigh
- O Kally
- O Keley
- O Kelly
- O kelly
- O'Kellee
- O'Kelley
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