Originally Mac the name was Anglicized to Gaffey in the 17th century. There has been confusion about the origins of the Gaffey name, some people believing that the name came from England or Scotland and moved to Ulster during the Ulster plantation and moved again to Connacht in the wake of the O'Donnells. This has been disproven as they did not come from Donegal nor did they settle in north Connacht like other Ulster families. A poet named O'Dugan wrote in "The Topographical Poem" of a sept called Mac Gaibhidh, describing their location as a "land of fruit" it was clearly not the west or north of Connacht but instead the southern Roscommon area. It is thought that the Gaffeys are descendants of Vikings who sailed down the River Shannon and settled near the Viking town, Athlone. The name Mac Gaibhidhe comes from the Irish "mac an gabha" which translates to "Son of the Smith". Irish people called Vikings "The Blacksmiths" for their skills at iron work and it is believed that this is where the Gaffey name originates. There is more confusion to the name Gaffey as not all Gaffeys are from the original Mc Gaibhidhe name. some small branches of the Gaffney family moved from Britain to Connacht during some unknown point of time and converted their name to Gaffey as they hibernicized. And Gaffeys that moved to Scotland and Australia changed their names to Gaffney. And the name Gaffey and Hackett (surname) have such similar coat of arms that they are often confused with each other by heraldry websites.
The Gaffey coat of arms is a white chief containing three green shamrocks or trefoils symbolising peace, authority and perpetuity, the rest of the shield is Royal blue (azure) containing three fish (vertical) symbolising loyalty and virtue. The motto of the Gaffey family is "Fortitudine et prudentia" meaning Courage and Caution. The family colors of the Gaffey family are royal blue and white as shown by their mantle. and their crest is a golden crown below a double-headed eagle supporting two serpents lifting a tiara.
People
Notable people with the surname include:
Hugh Joseph Gaffey (1895–1946), Chief of Staff for General George Patton's Third Army during World War II
John Tracy Gaffey (1860–1935), a journalist, state and city official, real-estate speculator and investor at the turn of the 20th century in Los Angeles, California
Michael Gaffey (1893–1961), the police chief of San Francisco between 1951 and 1955
Michael James Gaffey, planetary scientist who specializes in deriving the mineralogies of asteroids from their reflectance spectra
Nigel Gaffey (born 1970), Australian rugby league footballer
Thomas Gaffey, American politician, state senator from Connecticut since 1995
See also
3545 Gaffey (1981 WK2), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1981
Sources
"Supplement Irish families" by Edward MacLysaght M.A, D.Litt., M.R.I.A
"Historic Families" Aston house, Dublin
This page lists people with the surnameGaffey. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gaffey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Gaffey alternately Mac Mc Gaibhidhe is a surname originated from South Connacht almost exclusively to the area around Athlone Contents 1 History 2 Coat of arms 3 People 4 See also 5 SourcesHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Originally Mac the name was Anglicized to Gaffey in the 17th century There has been confusion about the origins of the Gaffey name some people believing that the name came from England or Scotland and moved to Ulster during the Ulster plantation and moved again to Connacht in the wake of the O Donnells This has been disproven as they did not come from Donegal nor did they settle in north Connacht like other Ulster families A poet named O Dugan wrote in The Topographical Poem of a sept called Mac Gaibhidh describing their location as a land of fruit it was clearly not the west or north of Connacht but instead the southern Roscommon area It is thought that the Gaffeys are descendants of Vikings who sailed down the River Shannon and settled near the Viking town Athlone The name Mac Gaibhidhe comes from the Irish mac an gabha which translates to Son of the Smith Irish people called Vikings The Blacksmiths for their skills at iron work and it is believed that this is where the Gaffey name originates There is more confusion to the name Gaffey as not all Gaffeys are from the original Mc Gaibhidhe name some small branches of the Gaffney family moved from Britain to Connacht during some unknown point of time and converted their name to Gaffey as they hibernicized And Gaffeys that moved to Scotland and Australia changed their names to Gaffney And the name Gaffey and Hackett surname have such similar coat of arms that they are often confused with each other by heraldry websites Coat of arms EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gaffey coat of arms is a white chief containing three green shamrocks or trefoils symbolising peace authority and perpetuity the rest of the shield is Royal blue azure containing three fish vertical symbolising loyalty and virtue The motto of the Gaffey family is Fortitudine et prudentia meaning Courage and Caution The family colors of the Gaffey family are royal blue and white as shown by their mantle and their crest is a golden crown below a double headed eagle supporting two serpents lifting a tiara People EditNotable people with the surname include Hugh Joseph Gaffey 1895 1946 Chief of Staff for General George Patton s Third Army during World War II John Tracy Gaffey 1860 1935 a journalist state and city official real estate speculator and investor at the turn of the 20th century in Los Angeles California Michael Gaffey 1893 1961 the police chief of San Francisco between 1951 and 1955 Michael James Gaffey planetary scientist who specializes in deriving the mineralogies of asteroids from their reflectance spectra Nigel Gaffey born 1970 Australian rugby league footballer Thomas Gaffey American politician state senator from Connecticut since 1995See also Edit3545 Gaffey 1981 WK2 a Main belt Asteroid discovered in 1981Sources Edit Supplement Irish families by Edward MacLysaght M A D Litt M R I A Historic Families Aston house Dublin This page lists people with the surname Gaffey If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link This page lists people with the surname Gaffey If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaffey amp oldid 1100131701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
