Kilfillan


Kilfillan 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

Gilfillan Quite numerous: Derry, Down etc. Ir. Mac Giolla Fhaoláin. For derivation see Phelan. In this case the name is primarily Scottish, being synonymous with MacClelland, a widespread name both in Ulster and Scotland. This name also applied to a sept of Uí Fiachrach (Sligo) but is now very rare. SI & SGG.

Variants in Griffith's
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Non-Griffith's Variants

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