O'Boyle
Doon Fort in County Donegal, Ireland was built by the O'Boyle family in 1500
Boyle / O'Boyle is a surname of Irish origin. It is anglised from the Gaelic Ó Baoighill/Ó Baoill.
The clan was founded by a Donegal chieftain, Aneisleis Ó Baoighill, the grandson of Baoghal.[1]
The derivation of the Gaelic/Irish is uncertain, and has been translated as "Peril" or "Danger",[1] "Son of the rash one[2]" or more positively "having profitable pledges[3]" (from the Irish word geall, meaning "pledge").
Their chiefs came to rule over Tír Ainmhireach[1] in the west of what is now County Donegal, which as a result became known as Críoch Bhaoigheallach; later renamed as the barony of Boylagh under colonial rule.[2]
People[]
- Conor O'Boyle, Irish Defence Forces Chief of Staff
- Ciarán O'Boyle, Irish rugby player
- Dan O'Boyle (b. unknown, d. 1933), Irish republican; murdered 1933
- Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle CBE DL (born 1960), British lobbyist, charity trustee, and public official
- George O'Boyle (b. 1967), Northern Irish professional football player
- Harry O'Boyle (1904–1994), American football player
- Ian O'Boyle, Irish basketball player
- John O'Boyle (born 1928), American professional basketball player
- Maeve O'Boyle (b. 1987), Scottish singer and songwriter
- Maureen O'Boyle (b. 1963), American television show host and news anchor
- Michael O'Boyle, Architecture professor
- Neal O'Boyle, president of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from 1907 to 1910
- Patrick O'Boyle (1896–1987), American Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal
- Sean O'Boyle (b. 1963), Australian composer
- Shaun O'Boyle, Irish science communicator, podcast producer and activist,
- , Irish Sports radio Soccer host in Edmonton Alberta Canada. Covering pro soccer, announcing Fifa World cups & Fifa qualifying games. Host of The Ultimate Soccer Show on TSN 1260. Always Live no delay!
- Tommy O'Boyle (1917–2000), American college football coach
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References[]
- ^ a b "Boyle Family History". www.araltas.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Irish Surname - Boyle or O'Boyle". www.irelandroots.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "RootsWeb: GENEALOGY-DNA-L The Hegemony of the O'Donnell of Tir Connail". archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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