O'Flaherty — Irish Surname Origin & Meaning

Irish form: Ó Flaithbheartaigh

Meaning: “bright ruler”

Traditional stronghold: Galway

The old city walls allegedly prayed: “From the ferocious O’Flahertys, good Lord deliver us.”

Related names from the same part of Ireland: Kelly · Lynch · Connolly · Burke · Clarke · Hughes · Keane · Kenny

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