Devaney

Devaney, Devany, and O'Devaney are surnames derived from the Irish Ó/Mac Duibheamhna, meaning "descendants/son of Dubheamhna". They are cited by O'Dugan as being chiefs of Kinelawley in the over-kingdom of Ulaid, now known as Clanawley in present-day County Down, Northern Ireland.^[1]^[2]

Thumb — Map of Gaelic Ireland showing the territory of the over-kingdom of Ulaid circa 900 A.D.

Ó Duibheamhna derives from a personal name based on the Irish word dubh, meaning "black", and the genitive of Eamhain, the Irish name for Navan fort located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was the former capital of Ulaid.^[1]^[3] Another family/clan was based in the diocese of Raphoe, in Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and may be a distinct branch.^[4]

The surname was considered obsolete by Woulfe in 1923 and changed into some other English or Irish form.^[1]

Devaney may refer to:

Aidan Devaney, Sligo Gaelic football goalkeeper
Arthur De Vany (born 1937), American economist
Billy Devaney (born 1955), American football executive
Bob Devaney (1915–1997), American football coach
Charlotte Devaney (born 1988), British DJ
Chris Devaney, state Republican Party chairman
Earl Devaney (1947–2022), American government official
Francis Devaney (born 1984), Irish hurling champion
James Devaney (1890–1976), Australian poet
Jim Devaney (1907–1987), Irish hurler
John Devaney (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
John Devaney (businessman) (1946–2018), British businessman
John P. Devaney (1883–1941), American judge
June Anne Devaney, (1944–1948), English murder victim
Liam Devaney (1935–2017), Irish hurling champion
Marjorie Devaney (1931–2007), American computer programmer
Martin Devaney (born 1980), English footballer
Michael Devaney (racing driver) (born 1984), Irish racing driver
Michael Aloysius Devaney (1891–1967), American track and field athlete
Michael S. Devany, American admiral
Patricia DeVaney (born 1968), American judge
Pauline Devaney (born 1937), British actress
Phil Devaney (born 1969), English footballer
Robert L. Devaney (born 1948), American mathematician
Sue Devaney (born 1967), English actress
Theo Devaney (born 1984), English actor
Thomas Devaney (born 1969), American poet
Tom Devaney (died 1976), American mobster

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