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McNevan


McNevan households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland

No McNevan households in Griffith's.

Surname Dictionary

Mac Cnáimhín Mac Nevin, Nevin: líonmhar: Laighin, Maigh Eo, Gaillimh. Clann a bhí suite in Uí Maine (Gaillimh) anallód. Bhí cáil orthu mar fhilí agus lianna. Luann de Bhulbh an sloinne Ó Cnáimhín mar dhream de chuid Dál gCais ach is cosúil gur uathu sa a d'éirigh an chlann chlúiteach i nGaillimh. Tugadh Bowen agus Neville orthu uaireannta. Ní féidir a rá go cinnte go mbaineann an sloinne seo le cnámha.SGG &MIF.
Mac Naoimhín Nevin(s), Mac Niven: líonmhar: Cúige Laighean, ach tá meascadh le Mac Cnáimhín, q.v. Leagan Albanach is ea Mac Niven. Brí: "naomh beag".
MacNevin Quite numerous: Dublin, Galway. Ir. Mac Cnáimhín, from cnámh, a bone. A literary and medical family of Uí Maine (E Galway), now usually Nevin.
Navin Quite numerous: Mayo, Down etc. Ir. Mac Cnáimhín. More numerous as Nevin, q.v.
Nevin numerous: Mayo-Galway, South East, Meath-Longford-Louth. Ir. Mac Cnáimhín, perhaps from cnámh, a bone. Also Mac Naoimhín, S Leinster. They were a sept of E Galway, distinguished as physicians. See also Mac Nevin. MIF.


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