What is the origin of the name Dempsey?
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díomasaigh ‘descendant of Díomasach’ a byname meaning ‘proud haughty’ from díomas ‘pride’. The name was occasionally Anglicized as Proudman (see Proud). Compare McGimsey [...]
The life of Michael Davitt. With a history of the rise and development of the Irish national land league
...Balla. A small farmer, named Anthony Dempsey, holding under Sir Robert Lynch Blossc, was under sentence of eviction for non-payment... (Mayo, Mayo, Ireland - 1879)
...Balla. A small farmer, named Anthony Dempsey, holding under Sir Robert Lynch Blossc, was under sentence of eviction for non-payment... (Mayo, Mayo, Ireland - 1879)
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The life of Michael Davitt. With a history of the rise and development of the Irish national land league
What is the origin of the name Dempsey?
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díomasaigh ‘descendant of Díomasach’ a byname meaning ‘proud haughty’ from díomas ‘pride’. The name was occasionally Anglicized as Proudman (see Proud). Compare McGimsey [...]