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Crowley (surname)

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Crowleyis an English and Irish surname, which was traditionally pronounced/ˈkrli/in English but is now often pronounced/ˈkrli/.[1]In England, it is ahabitational surname,meaning referring to someone who lived in or nearby ameadowofcrows.

In Ireland, the name was first found in Moylurg, inCounty Roscommon,where it started as a branch of the MacDermots. It is from Teige, a Prince of Moylurg, down to Cruadhlaoch that the line of descent for the Crowleys begins. A junior branch of the Crowley family also emerged and moved to the area of Dunmanway, in the west ofCounty Cork.They eventually became a distinct sept with their chief at Kilshallow, thriving while their family of origin gradually decreased in number. The majority of the Crowley family came from the county of Cork, with three-quarters of the family originating from there.[citation needed]

TheIrishO CruadhlaoichorUa Cruadhlaoich,aGaelicname meaning "descendant of the hard hero" or "descendant of the hardy warrior", was anglicised to "Crowley" or "O'Crowley".

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