Delargy Surname History

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Ireland

Etymology of Delargy

What does the name Delargy mean?

The surname Delargy derived from the original Irish Ó Duibhlearga "(learga is more likely to be from learg, plain or slope, than a place-name." 1

Early Origins of the Delargy family

The surname Delargy was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where O Duibhleara of Dunfeeny in the barony of Tirawley is described in the Book of Lecan as "loving not the Galls," the Galls being the Anglo-Norman settlers in northern Mayo. 2

Early History of the Delargy family

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Delargy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delargy, O'Delargy and others.

Early Notables of the Delargy family

the Delargy family of Cushendun

Delargy migration to the United States +

Delargy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Delargy, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Philadelphia in 1857
Bella Delargy, who landed in New York in 1866

Delargy migration to Canada +

Delargy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Patrick Delargy, who was recorded in the 1871 census in Ontario, and Charles Delargy, who brought his family to New York in 1880

Contemporary Notables of the name Delargy (post 1700) +

Jamie Delargy (b. 1953), Northern Irish journalist
Professor Seamus Delargy, renowned for his work in the field of folklore
Hugh James Delargy (1908-1976), British Labour Party politician

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)