Background: This important sept is akin to the O'Carrolls of Ely. Unlike so many Irish septs, they were not driven from their homeland after the Anglo-Norman invasion. Name is derived from the word meachar, meaning hospitable.
Variations: Maher, O'Meagher, Meagher, O'Meachair, O'Maher, Mahir.
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Discussion of this family is welcomed.
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