A Potted History of the Divilly Clan

A quick search on the Web indicates that there are Divillys in various locations in Ireland and the U.K and in Pennsylvania and New York in the USA.  The Discussion Form has contributions from Divillys in Australia.

Most entries in the Internet report the successful exploits of Divillys on the sports field and in business and community life.

Divillys in the UK

A web site http://www.192.com/ provides full name and address details for 44 million people on the UK Electoral Register. A quick search on "Divilly" shows that there are 28 Divillys on the Electoral Register. Full names and addresses are provided. Interestingly, all 28 are in England and there are no Divillys recorded as being on the Electoral Register in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.  The geographic breakdown of those listed in England is as follows:

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Divillys in the USA

Ellis Island http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ records show that, like most Irish families, Divillys emigrated to the USA from the 1890s to the 1920s.  The records indicate that 3 Divillys and 12 Devillys passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. Check out the details under Divilly Earliest Records.

Recent History and Exploits

More recent noted members of the Divilly family include:

• Martin Divilly; Mayor of Galway in 1970. 

• John Divilly; a leading member of the Galway All Ireland winning Gaelic football team of 1998 and was also a member of the successful squad that repeated the feat in 2001.

John Divilly in action

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