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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Re: Looney: Celtic, Norse or hybrid ?

for what its worth A W Moore has
LOONEY, CONTRACTED FROM O'Luinigh, 'Luinigh's descendant,' (luitineach, armed.')

Gillacrist O'LUINIGH, Lord of Cinel Moen,' A.D. 1090*
The O'LOONEYS were chiefs of Mulntir Loney, in Tyrone.
Compare (Irish) O'LOONEY, LOONEY.

M'LAWNEY [1504], LOWNYE [1540], LOWENY [1602], LOWNIE [1623], LEWNEY [1626], LOONEY [1644], LONEY [1681].

Jurby (very common), Marown, Lezayre, Malew, Santon, Onchan, Lonan (c), elsewhere (uncommon).

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