McNally (surname)
McNally, also spelt MacNally, is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Con Allaidh meaning 'son of Cú Allaidh',[1] a given name meaning 'wild hound' (i.e. wolf).[2][3][4] There are many anglicised variations, including McAnally and the Scottish McInally.[5]
The name is often asserted to derive from Mac an Fhailghigh (which means 'son of the poor man').[5] However in Ulster, McNally has nothing to do with the Mayo name Mac an Fhailghigh,[1] and is, in fact, a derivation of Mac Conallaidh meaning 'son of the wild hound'.[3] In County Tyrone and County Donegal, the McNallys were a sept of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél Moain.[1][6] In Scottish Gaelic a wolf is cu-allaidh or more so madadh-allaidh.[7]
Notable McNallys
- Andrew McNally (1836–1904), American co-founder of Rand-McNally
- Art McNally (1926–2022), American sports executive
- Caty McNally (born 2001), American tennis player
- Charles McNally (1787–1864), Irish bishop of Clogher
- Dave McNally (1942–2002), American baseball player
- Grant McNally (born 1962), Canadian politician
- Joanne McNally (born 1983), Irish comedian and actress
- John McNally (born 1951), Scottish politician
- John McNally (1932–2022), Irish olympic boxer
- Keith McNally (born 1951), British restaurateur
- Kevin McNally (born 1956), English actor
- Leonard McNally (1752–1820), Irish barrister, playwright and spy
- Luke McNally (born 1999), Irish footballer
- Mark McNally (born 1971), Scottish footballer
- Paddy McNally (born 1937), British motorsport businessman
- Randy McNally (born 1944), American politician
- Shane McNally (born 1954), Australian rugby player
- Shannon McNally (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
- Stephen McNally (1911–1994), American actor
- Terrence McNally (1938–2020), American playwright
- Tom McNally, Baron McNally (born 1943), British politician
- William McNally (1894–1976), British soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
References
- Ó Ceallaigh, Seamus (1951). "A Preliminary Note on Some of the Nomenclature on the Map of S.E. Ulster". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 81 (1): 39. ISSN 0035-9106.
- Raifeartaigh, T. Ó (1958). "Review of Irish Families, Their Names, Arms, and Origins". Irish Historical Studies. 11 (42): 176. ISSN 0021-1214.
- Ó Fiaich, Tomás (1986). "Brian Mac Gurk, Dean of Armagh". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 12 (1): 69. doi:10.2307/29745225. ISSN 0488-0196.
- O'Brien, Kathleen M. (2006). "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Cú Allaid". medievalscotland.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- "McNally". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115.
- "Sloinnte Gaelacha in Ultaibh". www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- Forbes. Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles etc (PDF). National Library of Scotland.
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