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- The surname Daly was first found in the barony of Magheradernon, in County Westmeath and traditionally claim descent from Eanna Ceannselach (Ian Kinsella), King of Leinster. They became Chiefs of Muintir Bhaire in the south west of Cork, and later in the north west of the same county, largely in O'Keefe's country.
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The name Daly has its roots in the old Gaelic Irish clans, where it was originally spelled as Ó Dálaigh, from the Gaelic word “dálach”, which means ‘assembly’. This surname was first borne by a group of families who were hereditary poets and scholars to the Gaelic lords.
THE Daly family is descended from Milesius, King of Spain, through the line of his son Heremon. The O’Dalys belonged to the Hy Nial tribe, founded by Nial the Great, or Nial of the Nine nostages, King of Ireland, A. D. 379. The founder of the family was Conal Gulban, son of Nial the Great.
Where is the Daly family from? You can see how Daly families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Daly family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920.
History: The main Irish family of this name claims descent from Dálach, tenth in descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages. From the 12th century they became famous as a poet family, and branches spread all over Ireland.
Daly is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic Ó Dálaigh. The modern Irish surnames O'Daly, Daly, Daley, Daily, Dailey and Dawley are derived from Ó Dálaigh. The name Ó Dálaigh means 'descendant of Dálach'.
A sept of the Southern Uí Néill, chiefs of tribal grouping Corca Adain, whose original territory was in the barony of Magheradernon in modern Co Westmeath, they spread out from their homeland to set up schools and bardic centres in several parts of Ireland.
