Geraghty name variations
If you're searching for your Geraghty kin and are not checking other name variations, you might be 'missing the boat'as the saying goes. The name is unique in the variety of ways in which it is spelled. The original Mag Oireachtaigh name has variously been spelled as McGeraghty, McGarrity, Geraghty, Garrity, Gerrity, Garritty, Heraghty, Gerty, and quite a number of other spellings. In fact, the way it is spelled can sometimes be useful in tracing the locality of Irish ancestors. McGarrity is the common spelling for the name in County Tyrone, while Heraghty is found mostly in the coastal areas of Co. Mayo and Sligo. Geraghty is the usual spelling for the rest of the Republic of Ireland. Altogether there are well over twenty different spellings of the name.
So, if it's Geraghty you're named, don't ignore the other spellings. You might find your ancestors lurking under another name variation.
By the way, quite a few McGarritys settled in Scotland and some Garritys made their home in the north of England during the potatoe famine exodus. Some settled inCounty Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, etc and remained there.
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Re: Geraghty name variations
Dennis Mumby 8/29/02