Irish Traveller Surnames

[forthefamily]

I'm presently looking into two surnames...Jennett and Kean and variations of this name. I wondered if anyone knew if they were Traveller surnames.

Also the surnames Dooley or Dowland.

Thanks

mab

[NettieS]

Hi mab,

Dooley and Dowland are Traveller surnames.

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Celtic_Traveller

[forthefamily]

Thank you Nettie

I've been googling but so far not a thing...I'll take a look at that website.

mab

[Romany Knaves]

hi.
Dooley 1891-present (Sussex/Ireland) "Gypsies passing through"
there is a ref; Dowland 1618 on the Oxford Message Board (not sure if it is for this site)
if it is any help.

[forthefamily]

Thank you I'll take a look

mab

[Danielle.ganley]

Downey and Dooley are traveller surnames, I was wondering if Mckevitt was an irish traveller name if anyone knew?

See also McKevitt post:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,631099.msg4789392.html#msg4789392

[jlangley]

I looked up an Irish ancestor and I saw one of my families surnames "Kelley" on that familytreedna.com website, it says  "Gypsies passing through" next to the name. What does that mean?

[Romany Knaves]

Hi,
It is a Reference to one instance where say in a church record there is a birth marriage or death recorded as a gypsy who is not local to a parish, some times you may  find it recorded as a traveller and this you find sometimes recorded for a person who has died say in a hedge who is not of the parish and who's name is not known.

[jlangley]

Thanks for the info. that makes sense! So, if I understand it right, "gypsies passing through" meant just that....gypsies were passing through the area and someone with the last name of Kelley, not a local, had a recorded birth, death, or marriage and was documented as a traveller.  So Does anyone know IF Kelley is a known Irish Traveller surname? Not a lot was known about this side of my family, I have been in contact with some of my older relatives to see what they know but no one knows too much :/ Its very intriguing!