O'Boyle
Boyle / O'Boyle is a surname of Irish origin. It is anglised from the Gaelic Ó Baoighill/Ó Baoill.
The clan was founded by a Donegal chieftain, Aneisleis Ó Baoighill, the grandson of Baoghal.[1]
The derivation of the Gaelic/Irish is uncertain, and has been translated as "Peril" or "Danger",[1] "Son of the rash one[2]" or more positively "having profitable pledges[3]" (from the Irish word geall, meaning "pledge").
Their chiefs came to rule over Tír Ainmhireach[1] in the west of what is now County Donegal, which as a result became known as Críoch Bhaoigheallach; later renamed as the barony of Boylagh under colonial rule.[2]
People
- Conor O'Boyle, Irish Defence Forces Chief of Staff
- Ciarán O'Boyle, Irish rugby player
- Dan O'Boyle (b. unknown, d. 1933), Irish republican; murdered 1933
- George O'Boyle (b. 1967), Northern Irish professional football player
- Ian O'Boyle, Irish basketball player
- Maeve O'Boyle (b. 1987), Scottish singer and songwriter
- Maureen O'Boyle (b. 1963), American television show host and news anchor
- Michael O'Boyle, Architecture professor
- Patrick O'Boyle (1896–1987), American Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal
- Sean O'Boyle (b. 1963), Australian composer
- Tommy O'Boyle (1917–2000), American college football coach
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References
- ^ a b "Boyle Family History". www.araltas.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Irish Surname - Boyle or O'Boyle". www.irelandroots.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "RootsWeb: GENEALOGY-DNA-L The Hegemony of the O'Donnell of Tir Connail". archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.