(O)Duffy;
Variant Spellings; Black, Docy, Doocy, Dooey, Doohey, Dowey, Dowie, Duff, Duffin, Duhig, McElduff, O'Diff, O'Duffy.
This name is found through the island but their main territories are in counties Roscommon and Donegal. The sept is notorious for its association with religion, not only in its production of clerics but also of artisans who dealt in religious art; for instance they were responsible for making the Cross of Cong.
In Irish the Name is O Dubhthach and is derived from dubh or black.
James Duffy (1809-1871) founded the Dublin publishing company, James Duffy and Company. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903) was a Young Islander and Member of Parliament; he emigrated to Australia where he became Premier of Victoria. His son Sir Frank Gavan Duffy (1852-1936) was Chief Justice of Australia.
Father Francis P. Duffy was chaplain to the 'Fighting 69th Regiment' of New York and he wrote of his experiences in the First World War.
General Eoin O'Duffy (1892-1944) was associated with the Blueshirts, an Irish Fascist organization, and recruited 700 men to fight for General Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
Duffy's Circus is the oldest and most popular circus in the country.
Coat of Arms
(O)Duffy
Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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