Crotty
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'''Crotty''' (and variations O’Crotty, Crottee etc.) are [[anglicisation]]s of the [[Irish name]] O’Crotaigh – ‘Descendant of Crotach’.
The name dates from medieval times, to the pre-[[Norman Ireland|Norman]] kingdom of [[Thomond]] ('North [[Munster]]') where the [[Dál gCais]] (in English: ‘Dalcassian’) clan, centred on the regional rulers - the Ua Briain ([[O'Brien]]) family - were dominant. The Crottys were one of eight [[Sept (social)|septs]] of the O’Briens (i.e. descended via the female line - hence the different surnames). They settled in Western [[County Waterford|Co.Waterford]] and Eastern [[County Cork|Co.Cork]]. In common with the O’Briens - and the millions of descendants of the other seven septs - the Crotty sept's likely ultimate common ancestor is Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (‘[[Brian Boru]]’) c.941 – 1014, and therefore possibly (via the Dál gCais) as far back as Cormac Cas in the 3rd Century.
The name originates in present-day [[County Clare]], and (despite extensive emigration) is still most common in the general area of the former kingdom of Thomond (i.e. West Waterford, Clare, [[County Tipperary|South Tipperary]], parts of Cork and [[County Limerick|Limerick]]).
Spelling variations include Crotty, O'Crotty, Crothon, Crotton, Crotone, Crottee, Crottey, O'Crottey, O'Crottee, and O'Crottie.
The other seven related septs of the O'Briens are the families: Bernard, Consadine, Lysaght, MacMahon, O'Mahoney, Padden/MacFadden and Plunkett.[http://www.dalcassiansept.com/pedigrees/dalcassian.htm]
==Notable People with the Crotty Surname==
*[[Kieran Crotty]] was a Fine Gael TD [Member of the Irish Parliament] for Carlow-Kilkenny for many years.
*William Crotty [http://www.geocities.com/rathgormack/history/crotty.htm ] ("Crotty the Robber") was a [[highwayman]] who was hanged in Waterford in 1742. Several of his hideouts in the [[Comeragh Mountains]] are named after him.
*In North America some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: David Crotty, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1779; George Crotty, who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1784; Ellen Crotty, a bonded immigrant who arrived in Massachusetts in 1850.
*In [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] in the state of [[Florida]], [[Rich Crotty]] is the current chairman (though his official title is "mayor").
*[[Elizabeth (Lizzie) Crotty]] (1885-1960) was a notable and fondly-remembered Irish traditional musician from [[Kilrush]], Co.Clare. An annual music festival is held in the town in her memory.
*[[Gary Crotty]] is an esteemed attorney and holds the position of NASCAR Board Member and Corporate Counsel, as well as Sr. Vice President and General Counsel of International Speedway Corporation. He is considered a pioneer in the world of dodgeball game theory, sudoku and motorsports legal theory.
*[[John Crotty]], American basketball player
*[[Jay Crotty]], District Leader in Yonkers, New York
*[[Michael D. Crotty]][http://www.legacy.com/ErieTimesNews/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=107406345], Deputy Chief of the Lawrence Park Fire Department, and firefighter at the City of Erie Bureau of Fire. Lost his life in the line of duty April 8, 2008. Also, Michael was a 4 year veteran of the United States Air Force.
*[[Raymond Crotty]], litigant in the significant Irish constitutional case, ''[[Crotty v. An Taoiseach]]''. Historian and social scientist by occupation.
==External links==
* [http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Map&Surname=crotty&UserID= Map of Ireland showing Crotty family distribution in the 19th Century]
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