| The Keneavy Family |
| Keneavy, Kineavy, Kanavy, etc |
| A source of information for all of our relatives |
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| SURNAME HISTORY Kinneavy In form, this is a common English name for someone who lived near a ford. In Ireland, where it is more often "Forde", it may indicate English ancestry, since many English of the name settled in Ireland. However, in the majority of cases, it is a native Irish name, an anglicisation of at least three Irish distinct originals: Mac Giolla na Naomh, meaning "son of the devotee of the saint", also anglicised as "Gildernew"; MacConshamha, from conshnamh, meaning "swimming dog", also anglicised "kinneavy"; and O Fuarain, from fuar, meaning "cold", and also anglicised as "Foran". Clearly, the English clerks transcribing Irish names had scant knowledge of the language they were hearing. Mac Conshamha originated in north Connacht, where the sept were chiefs in the area now part of Co. Leitrim from the thirteenth century. Mac Giolla na Naomh was principally a south Connacht name, while O Fuarain originated in Co. Cork. The name is still most common in Cork, though large numbers are also to be found in the Connacht counties of Galway and Mayo, as well as Dublin. |
| This site is intended to be a warehouse of Keneavy family information. It is to be lines of facts, that are substantiated by the contributor for verification of dates and names. Contributors, and their e-mail addresses, will be listed with their page(s), so that they might be contacted directly by inquisitors. |
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