The Irish Surname Neary is an anglicised form; of the ancient Gaelic surname O Naraigh which is derived from the personal name Narach which Means "Modest". This surname was primarily associated with the province of Connacht ( West Of Ireland) , in particular with counties Rocscommon and Mayo.
A Rex Neary, here on the board (around 2008) posted that A John Neary, married his 2nd wife, Mary McCabe and had 5 kids: John, Joseph, Mary, Josephine, and Catherine. I believe I vaguely remember Catherine being the name of the sister in Canada I corresponded with. ~ Barbara eyregen@barbaraeyre.com No replies.
The Neary family settled in Portugal Cove, Nfld from Ireland and their descendants moved to Horse Cove (St. Thomas),to Bell Island and to St.John's, NF. Can anyone tell me if "Neary" is an anglicization of a Gaelic name, or were the Neary's like the FitzGeralds, Powers, Roaches,Walshes,and Butlers to name a few, Anglo-Normans who came to ...
I am a Grandson of Andrew Neary/ and Mary Murray of Ardvarney, Castlebar, Co. Mayo Dominic Neary was his brother and lived close to each other- I was shown the area where the house used to be by a 1st cousin that is dead now. Dominic Married a sister of Mary Murray's and yes they came from Islandeady. I was going to Mayo next week to try to find more info on Dominic and the rst of my dad's ...