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The surname McGlowry is derived from the patronymic Irish Gaelic name "O Labhradha," where "Labraidh" means "spokesman."
The surname McGlowry was first found in north-east Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where the sept originated. In the Middle Ages, their territory was around Moira in County Down. References from Lecale in 1447 state that Donatus MacGlory "held a bishop's court before the O'Neill and the Savage." In Swayne's Register, another member of the clergy was listed in the Archdiocese of Armagh in 1436 by the name of MacGlory or MacClory.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGlowry research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1659 is included under the topic Early McGlowry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lavery, Lowry, O'Lowry, MacGlory, MacGlowry, McGlory and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early McGlowry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Hugh Lavery, who settled in Ontario in 1816; Margaret and George Lavery, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1819; Peter Lavery, who was naturalized in New York in 1834.