When John Connolly was born on 30 November 1914, in Fylde, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Connolly, was 29 and his mother, Ellen McGrory, was 27. He died on 4 November 1985, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Bridie, Seamus, Aidan, Dermot, Eamon, Patrick Joseph, Colm, Cormac, Declan, Eoin.
Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conghaile ‘descendant of Conghal’, a name meaning ‘hound valiant’, or of Ó Conghalaigh ‘descendant of Conghalach’, a derivative of Conghal; the two surnames have long been confused. Anglicized Irish forms Conneely, Connealy, Cunneely have arisen where loss of gh has caused lengthening of the second syllable of Conghal: they often also (Connacht) represent shortened forms of McNeilly from Mac Conghaile. Another possible origin is the West Cork name Mac Coingheallaigh (or Ó Coingheallaigh) ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’. See McNeilly .
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