Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish surnames, derived from the GaelicÓ Gairbhith, also spelt Ó Gairbheith, meaning "descendant of Gairbhith".[1][2]Gairbhith itself means "rough peace".[3]
There are three distinct Ó Gairbhith septs in Ireland:
A sept of the over-kingdom of Airgíalla, who were kin of the Ó hAnluain. They at one time ruled Uí Bresail, also known as Clann Breasail (Clanbrassil), located in the present-day barony of Oneilland East in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. At an early stage they were disposed of their territory by the Mac Cana sept of the neighbouring Clan Cana (Clancann).[3][4][5]
A sept of the Uí Ceinnselaig, who were at one time chiefs of Uí Feilmeadha Thuaidh, located in present-day barony of Rathvilly in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland.[3]
The similar name MacGarvey, which derives from the Mac Gairbhith sept located in present-day County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, is not usually anglicised as Garvey.[1]
People
Adrian Garvey (born 1968), Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player
Amy Ashwood Garvey (1897–1969), Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist, first wife of Marcus Garvey
Amy Jacques Garvey (1895–1973), Jamaican-American journalist; widow of Marcus Garvey
^ abJohn O'Hart, Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, 5th edition, in two volumes, originally published in Dublin in 1892, reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976, Vol. 1, pp. 466–467 (Heremon Genealogies) and p. 819 (Principal Families of Ulster)
^ abcdeWoulfe, Rev. Patrick (1923). "Ó Gairbheith". Irish Names and Surnames. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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