Lavery

Lavery, also spelled Lowry, Lowrie, Lory, and Lowery, is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, meaning the "descendants of Labhradha".[1]

The Ó Labhradha descend from Labhradh, who was the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh, a people belonging to the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid.[1] At the time of Etru's death in 1056, the sept was located in the area of Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down).[2] It is in this area as well as the adjoining part of County Antrim where the surname is still most common.[2] A strong concentration of them can also be found in the Montiaghs district of County Armagh, where many moved to during the Plantation of Ulster.[2]

Due to the number of Laverys in these areas they had to adopt monikers to distinguish between them, as such there were three distinct branches: the Baun-Laverys, from the Irish word bán, meaning "white"; the Roe-Laverys, from the Irish word rua, meaning "red"; and the Trin-Laverys, from the Irish word tréan, meaning "strong".[2] The Trin-Laverys often mistranslated their name into English as Armstrong.[3] An example of the adoption of Armstrong is Dr. John Armstrong who was born Trenlavery.[2]

Some of those who are Lowrys may descend from the Mac Labharaigh of Galloway, Scotland.[2] Many of the Lowrys and Lowries in Ulster descend likewise from Scotland, where their names are variants of Laurie, a diminutive of Lawrence, common in Dumfriesshire.[2] Notable amongst these Lowrys are the Earls of Belmore in County Fermanagh, who descend from the Lauries of Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.[2]

Notable people

Laverys

Arts and entertainment
  • Bryony Lavery (born 1947), British dramatist
  • Emmet Lavery (1902–1986), American playwright and screenwriter
  • Emmet G. Lavery, Jr. (1927–2014), American TV and film producer
  • Fred Lavery (born 1955), Canadian singer–songwriter and music producer
  • Sir John Lavery (1856–1941), Irish painter
  • Hazel Lavery (1880–1935), American–Irish painter, artist's model on Irish banknotes
  • Father Sean Lavery (1931–1999), Irish priest and music director
  • Sean Lavery (dancer) (1956–2018), American ballet dancer and ballet master
  • Micheal Lavery (born 1989) Irish photographer

Politics
  • Cecil Lavery (1894–1967), Irish politician and judge
  • Frederick Lavery (1898–1971), Australian trade unionist and politician
  • Ian Lavery (born 1963), British trade unionist and politician
  • Michael B Lavery - American politician

Sport

Other

Lowrys

Lowery
gollark: Really okay animation?
gollark: A book which turns people into anthropomorphic animals? That seems like an anomaly. It should be in containment.
gollark: No.
gollark: is an esoteric joke language
gollark: WHY?

See also

References
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