Loughrey's (Northern Ireland & possibly Ayrshire).....

Marie Van Laeys · Post by **Marie Van Laeys** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:07 am

I've been informed the name Loughrey is most likely of Scottish origin.
I am searching for information on my great grandmother Bridget Loughrey who's death certificate said her father's name was Bernard Loughrey. Bridget was born in February of 1856 in Northern Ireland. Bridget was found in Philadelphia PA in 1877 married to John McGlynn (McGlen), she married again in 1895 to Hugh Corrigan (Carrigan).
I did find an Anne Loughrey in Binion, Clonmany Co. Donegal who owned 1181 acres along with two other's William and James. I had been told that Bridget might have been from the area of Moville.
Would appricate hearing from anyone with information to help me in my search.
Thank you

Post by **Tracey** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:34 am

Hello Marie

Welcome to Talking Scot

Loughrey - my searches for the origin of this name has pointed to Ireland so far.
What information makes you think there is an Ayreshire connection ?

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:39 am

Black's "The Surnames of Scotland" doesn't mention LOUGHREY or any alternative spelling that I can think of.

MacLysaght's "The Surnames of Ireland" gives "(O) Loughrey - Ó Luachra - mainly found in Ulster. Can be confused with Loughran. Linked with Rush (see Ó Luchra) and Deloughery".

Curiously, given MacLysaght's comments, Bell's "Book of Ulster Surnames" doesn't list it, but in the entry for Loughran has the comment "The spellings Laugheran and Lochrane are found, and the name, mistaken for Loughrey, Gaelic Ó Lusaithéirghigh, which means 'descendant of the early riser', ...........".

The Oxford "A Dictionary of English Surnames" has no entry.

So it looks like the most recent origin of the name is Irish, but that's not to say that the surname has links with SW Scotland both in earlier eras and more recently, as it's only a ferry journey of a couple of hours or so across the North Channel.

David

Marie Van Laeys · Post by **Marie Van Laeys** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:55 pm

Thank you both Tracy and David for your input.
The reason for my inquirey about an Ayershire connection was that the administrator on the Ulster message board suggested they had a connection to that area with alternate spellings.