Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Feighry family in Ireland was "Mac Fithcheallaigh," from the word "fithcheallach," referring to a chess player.
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Early Origins of the Feighry family
The surname Feighry was first found in counties Donegal and Derry, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Early History of the Feighry family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Feighry research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1516, 1548, 1555, 1559, 1567 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Feighry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Feighry Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Feeley, Fealy, Feally, Feely, Fehilly, Fehley, Feley, O'Feeley, O'Feely and many more.
Early Notables of the Feighry family
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Migration of the Feighry family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Margaret Fihilly, and her four children who arrived in Charleston Massachusetts in 1803; Michael Feely, whose Oath of Allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1802.
