Donnelly

Gaelic: Ó Donnghaile

Variants: Donneely, O’Donnelly

Motto: Lamh Dearg Eirin
“The red hand of Eirin”

Name Meaning: Brown Valor

Famous Donnellys:
Jamie Donnelly – actress (Grease)
Ignatius Donnelly – writer/politician

Many Donnellys in the US are well-known politicians and reformers and the Irish Donnellys are 100,000 strong, making the name the 65th most numerous name in Ireland. Descendants of the Donnelly sept are most prevalent in Counties Ulster, Tyrone, Armagh and Antrim.

 

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