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The O'Kenny families of Ireland are found documented in our version of Keatings History of Ireland. According to O'Dugan, they were chiefs of Moy Ith. The name is as well, one of the 100 most numerous surnames in all of Ireland.
As might be expected there are several distinct origins for the name. Most often the family hails originally from the Galway/Roscommon area, as a sept of O'Cion.....
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Heraldry Database: Drury
Drury
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Surname: Drury
Branch: Drury
Origins: Irish
More Info: Ireland
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Background: The name Drury in Ireland is derived from the native Gaelic Sept Mac An Druaidh which translates as 'son of the druid'. The name is most commonly found in the ancestral homeland Counties of Cavan, Roscommon and Monaghan.
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 Motto: Droyt et devaunt, Right and forward. Arms: Ar. on a chief vert, a roman T, betw. two mullets or. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
This Irish form is erroneously anglicized Drew(e)ry in Cavan, Drury in Roscommon and more correctly Drew in Louth and Monaghan. Drewry or Drury is also an English name derived from an old French word meaning sweetheart. Druadh and draoi both mean druid.
Name Variations: Drury, MacDrury, Drewery, Drew, Droody.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
Irish Families, Their Names, Arms & Origins; Edward MacLysaght - 1957.
The Surnames of Ireland; Edward MacLynsaght - 1957.
The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.
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