(Mac)Keogh;
Variant Spellings; Cuhy, Kehoe, Keogh, Keoghoe, Keoghy, Keough, Kough, McCahaugh, McKeogh, O’Hoey, Hoy, Haughey, Haugh, Hough.
In Irish the name is Mac Eochaidh, son of Eochadh and is found today in Roscommon, Limerick, Tipperary and Wexford.
The most important sept were the Keoghs of Leinster where they were hereditary bards to the O’Byrne family. As the O’Byrnes migrated from Kildare to Wicklow and later to Co Wexford the Keoghs moved with them.
The family produced many fine poets and in 1534 Maolmiuire Mac Keogh was the Chief Poet of Leinster.
Matthew Keogh (1744-1798) was prominent in the 1798 rebellion and was hanged for it. John Keogh (1740-1814) was a leader in the Catholic cause before O’Connell.
In America Captain Myles Walter Keogh (1849-1876) was a Federal officer in the civil war there and died at the Little Bighorn where his horse was the only survivor.
O hEochach is translated in English as Hoey or Huey and is found mostly in Ulster. While Haughey may be found in Counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary.
John Cashel Hoey was the editor of the Nation; Charles Haughey became Prime Minister of Ireland.
Coat of Arms
(Mac)Keogh
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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