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Slattery is a surname of Irish origin. The name is a anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó Slatara or Ó Slatraigh, from the Irish 'descendant of slatra' meaning 'robust', 'strong', 'bold'.[1] The name originated in the townland of Ballyslattery in the barony of Tulla Upper in east County Clare.[2] The Slattery coat of arms which shows three red submissive lions against a white background indicates a family that are magnanimous in warfare and yet kind and warm in peacetime.[3][4]
Notable people named Slattery include:
- Barry Slattery
- Brian Slattery
- Edward James Slattery
- Fergus Slattery
- Harry A. Slattery
- Henry Slattery
- Jack Slattery
- James M. Slattery
- Jim Slattery
- Jimmy Slattery
- John Henry Slattery, Colorado businessman
- John Slattery (born 1962), American actor
- Martin Slattery
- Michael Slattery
- Richard X. Slattery
- Ryan Slattery
- Tony Slattery
See also
References
- ^ "Slattery Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com.au. http://www.ancestry.com.au/facts/slattery-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Slattery surname". RootsWeb. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IRELAND/1999-08/0934049844. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "The history of the Slattery surname". Slattery's Pub. http://slatteryspub.com/history.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Slattery Family Crest and Name History". House of Names. http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/slattery-family-crest.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
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