Hello John McNerney,
My name, Kinerk, is derived from the County Clare pronunciation of Mac
Inerney.
I have looked at a coat of arms for Mc Enery, which I understood to
be derived
from Mc Henery. It is the same as the same one
you display in your page. I also understand
that Mc Inerney is derived from Mac an Archinnigh which means son of
the steward of the church lands. I have attached the coat
of arms associated with Mac an Archinnigh. So did Mc Inerney's derive
from two sources, Mac an Archinnigh and Mc Henery?
Who knows!
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Here are the various old spellings and derivitives that I have heard
of or seen:
Mac an Airchinnigh (Original Gaelic spelling)
Mac an Airchinn (Original Gaelic spelling
shortened form)
Mac an Oirchinn (alternate Original Gaelic
spelling).
MacanEirkeannach ((mis?)spelled from memory by James
Playa Del Rey Kinnerk)
Mac an Eineareach((mis?)spelled from memory by Maud
Burnett McInerney)
(anglicized variations of Mac an Airchinnigh):
Mac Inerheny | (pronunced MacInerkney anglisized
MacInerheny | (pronunced MacInerkney anglisized
McIneriney |
McInernay |
MacInerney |
Mc Inerney |
McInerney |
MacInerny |
MacInhereny |
M'Enarhin |
M'Enerin |
M'Naryn |
MacNairn |
MacANern |
MacNern |
Macnerney |
McNerney |
McNearney |
Nerney |
McKenerney |
MacInnery |
McKennirey |
McKinnery |
Kinnery |
Kinary |
Kearney |
O'Keerny |
O'Kearney |
Mac Inerkney |
MacInerkney |
MacKinerkin |
M'Kinnertin |
Kinerk |
Kennark(missp)|
Kennerk |
Kinnerk |
|
McAnarney |
|
MacEneiry |
McEnery |
MacEnery |
MacEniry |
McIniry |
And here is part of a legendary story from the Book of Munster, along with some information about others with this name.
Steve Kinerk
email: kinerk@yahoo.com
