O'Leary
Common Irish name
O'Leary is an Irish surname, from a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the calf keeper." It appears in the American folk legend of Mrs.
O'Leary's cow, blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
The name is common enough to serve as a generic Irish surname in jokes and stories.
Three-leafed Irish emblem
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- DublinIrish capital city
- GuinnessIrish dry stout brand
leprechaun · Eire · brogue · soda bread · St. Patrick · Riverdance · hurling · Gaelic football
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
ancestors · descendants · forebears · heritage · clan · generations · records · archives
shamrock
Three-leafed Irish emblem
Guinness · leprechaun · Eire · brogue · soda bread · St. Patrick · Riverdance · hurling · Gaelic football · colleen
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
roots · ancestors · descendants · forebears · heritage · clan · generations · records · archives · immigration
1871
Four-digit date
scapegoat · urban legend · Catherine · myth · inferno · lantern
Murphy
Irish family name
Gallagher · Kennedy · Flanagan · Nolan · Brennan · Doyle · Flynn · Quinn · Reilly · Ryan
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor
- Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown, Green Gables, Anne Shirley, red soil, potato farming