Keilty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Keilty family

The surname Keilty was first found in Munster, where they held a family seat as chiefs in Limerick descended from Cuallta (a wolf) who was descended from the ancient Earls of Dunraven. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. 1

Early History of the Keilty family

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Keilty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quilty, Kielty, Kieltagh, O'Kielt, Keelty, Quiltie, MacQuilty, MacWilty, MacQuiltie, Kealty, Keilty, Keiltagh, O'Quilty and many more.

Early Notables of the Keilty family

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Migration of the Keilty family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Quilty, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1821; Johanna Quiltey, who arrived in Quebec in 1847; Anne Quilty, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1853.

Contemporary Notables of the name Keilty (post 1700) +

Patricia Kerwin Keilty, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000, 2008 2
John R. Keilty, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Connecticut State Constitutional Convention 6th District, 1965 3

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html