Carty or Carthy is a

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likely to have originated from the Irish name Ó Cárthaigh (

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and , ; anglicised as O'Coraic). It took its current form ''Carty'' during later historical events when many Gaelic Irish names were anglicised. It has been speculated that some Irish immigrants to America and/or their descendants added ''Mc'', changing their names to McCarty in the incorrect belief that they were returning the name back to its original form. The Carty name originates from the south of the island of Ireland

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and could have been a subclan of the much larger McCarthy clan, and a member of the Clan Eoghanachta. It has been recorded that the Carty clan was a scattered sept or clan in pre Norman Ireland which may have resulted from an event such as having come off the wrong end of a tribal dispute. Carty settlements can be found across Ireland sometimes in locations that were easy to defend such as Sligo's Coney Island which hosts the remains of a small Carty settlement (town and beach). Carty is a common name today in the Irish counties of:

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and

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. It is common in

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under the spelling of

Carthy Carthy is a surname, and may refer to: * Brian Carthy, Gaelic games correspondent and commentator * Deborah Carthy-Deu (born 1966), Puerto Rican actress * Eliza Carthy (born 1975), English folk musician * John Carthy (1972–2000), Irish citizen ...

until the last thirty years. Carty is recorded amongst the Irish travelling (tinker) community. There may also be an English version of the name Carty which could be derived from the English name Cartwright. Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty, 8th Marquess of Heusden (born 1 May 1952) is an Irish peer, as well a nobleman in the Dutch nobility. He served as an elected Crossbench member of the British House of Lords.

Cartys outside Ireland

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, Carty is a common name, due to the Irish settlers on the Island, and some of the African

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were given the name, which was a common occurrence at the time. The same is true in

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, there are still European descendants on the island as well as those of African descent. In 1873, Paul Carty emigrated with his family from Sligo, Ireland to Canada in order to take up the position of Chief Inspector of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Cartyville is named after his son Michael H. Carty who went on to become a famous Newfoundland lawyer and politician.

Cartys in County Down in Elizabethan times

According to an Elizabethan map of the 1500s, Carty was an important name in the Ards peninsula in Down in the 1500s. Little more is known of this sept at the time.

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, Canadian scientist * Donald J. Carty, American Airlines chief * E. Bower Carty * Elizabeth Carty *

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, Old IRA leader * Germán Carty, professional football player *

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Mayo FF TD *

John Carty (musician) John Carty is an Irish musician. Considered by many as one of Ireland’s best traditional musicians, Carty plays fiddle, tenor banjo, tenor guitar and occasionally the flute. He is very interested in the North Connacht traditional music style ...

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Michael Carty Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to D� ...

Mother Praxedes Carty Mother Mary Praxedes Carty (born Susan 1854 - December 16, 1933) was an Irish American educator and member of the Roman Catholic order of the Sisters of Loretto. Mother Praxedes worked throughout the Southwestern and Western areas of the United ...

, Irish American educator and religious sister *

Paddy Carty Paddy Carty (1929–1980) was a three-time all-Ireland champion Irish flute player from Loughrea, County Galway. He was well known for his flowing rhythm and his virtuoso skill on his Radcliff System flute, on which he could play freely in key ...

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Rico Carty Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939), nicknamed "Beeg Boy", is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Br ...

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, Irish actor

References

Carty, ó Cárthaigh
at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Carty of Hy Many
clan page {{surname, Carty

Cartys outside Ireland

Cartys in County Down in Elizabethan times

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