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O'Lyne Surname Definition:

Ó Laighin or Ó Laidhin (W) In the form Lyne this name is nearly always that of a family of Co. Kerry where Lyons is occasionally substituted for it. It is spelt O’Leane in the Map (Kerry), Leane being a variant of Lyne in that county. O’Donovan was of the opinion that the Kerry sept is Ó Laoghain in Irish.

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O'Lyne Surname Meaning

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Ó Laighin or Ó Laidhin (W) In the form Lyne this name is nearly always that of a family of Co. Kerry where Lyons is occasionally substituted for it. It is spelt O’Leane in the Map (Kerry), Leane being a variant of Lyne in that county. O’Donovan was of the opinion that the Kerry sept is Ó Laoghain in Irish. IF 215

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'LYNE: An ancient sept in co. Kerry. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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