The Dennigans of Tomiskey
As Dennigan is a variant of
Donegan, it is worth considering the locations of surnames such as Donegan,
Doonigan and Dunigan according to Griffith.
Taking all of these variants
(those of Dennigan and those of Donegan) into account, we find the following –
with Donegan variants marked in Green, and Dennigan variants in Yellow.
|
No of Holdings in Parish |
||
|
Parish |
Dennigan Variants |
Donegan Variants |
|
Ardagh |
1 |
1 |
|
Ballymacormick |
6 |
8 |
|
Cashel |
|
1 |
|
Clonbroney |
|
1 |
|
Clongesh |
2 |
3 |
|
Kilcommock |
2 |
|
|
Kilglass |
|
1 |
|
Killashee |
1 |
13 |
|
Noughaval |
|
1 |
|
Rathcline |
4 |
8 |
|
Shrule |
|
1 |
|
Taghsheenod |
|
2 |
|
Taghshinny |
|
2 |
|
Templemichael |
1 |
3 |
This is
represented on the map
(Page 5), again with
Dennigan Parishes in Yellow and Donegan ones in Green.
From this
it does seem reasonable to suggest that the Dennigan name is most likely to have
come across the Shannon from County Roscommon.
