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The original Gaelic form of the name Conaghty is Óconnachtaigh. This name can be considered a place name as it indicates that its original bearer inhabited Connaught. The prefix O, meaning '"grandson of" indicates descent from the original bearer.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Conaghty research. Another 182 words (13 lines of text) covering the year 1893 is included under the topic Early Conaghty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The spelling of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was rarely consistent. This inconsistency was due to the scribes and church officials' attempts to record orally defined names in writing. The common practice of recording names as they sounded resulted in spelling variations such as Conaty, O'Conaty, Connaghty, Connoty, MacConaghy, MacConkey and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Conaghty Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English-ruled Ireland of the late 18th and 19th centuries featured a rapidly increasing population and an agricultural-based economy. This combination proved to be disastrous in the 1840s after a couple of failed potato harvests. Thousands died of disease and starvation, and thousands more left the country, often bound for North America. Those that survived the journey to North America were put to work building the bridges, canals, roadways, and railways needed for the development of an industrial society. Those Irish, although often despised by those already established in North American cities and towns, played an instrumental role in making Canada and the United States the powerful and wealthy nations that they are today. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has shown many immigrants bearing the name Conaghty: