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Creagh
Creagh is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic word Craobhach, meaning "branch". The surname originates from the O'Neill dynasty of County Clare, as one of their ancestors reportedly carried a green branch into battle. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the Creaghs were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC. Many spelling variations of the surname Creagh can be found in archives. One of the reasons for these variations is ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. The different spellings that were found include Creagh, Crear, Creag, Creavagh, Cray, Cree and others.
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Creagh is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic word Craobhach, meaning "branch". The surname originates from the O'Neill dynasty of County Clare, as one of their ancestors reportedly carried a green branch into battle. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the Creaghs were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC. Many spelling variations of the surname Creagh can be found in archives. One of the reasons for these variations is ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. The different spellings that were found include Creagh, Crear, Creag, Creavagh, Cray, Cree and others.
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