Carmel Claffey was born in 1935, in Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland as the daughter of James Claffey. She died in 2013, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Kieran.
Irish (Westmeath and Offaly): shortened Anglicized form of Mac Fhlaithimh, a patronymic from the personal name Flaitheamh ‘prince’. This name has in some cases been Anglicized as Hand , on account of erroneous association with the Irish word lámh ‘hand’.
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