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The Tuohy Name

Tuohy: The name Tuohy is derived from the native (Or Irish) Gaelic word O’Tuathaigh (pronounced o-Too-hig) and was based in County Galway and parts of Clare.

The word O’Tuathaigh might “the descendant of the chief" (My own guess) descendant of Tuathach’, “ruler” or “King of a rural people” it may also mean “A stoic man” Although some argue that the name simply means something like “A collection of people”

Toohy is a variation of Tuohy and is usually found in Munster, so is Touhy and Twohig (Usually found in County Cork) Towey may or may not be a variation of Tuohy. The name was developed in County Mayo and means “The Chosen”

The Tuohy’s were part of the great tribe of the Ui Maine (pronounced Hi Maine) of southern Ireland, which was, basically, run by the O’Kelly’s.

The earliest mention of the Tuohy’s is found in the ancient book of Ui Maine (Before the 10th century) where it was noted that the Hy (Grandson) Tuathaigh (O’Tuohy) were seated in the village of Echdhruim (Now called Aughrim) and were charged with providing and guarding iron for the greater tribe.

Remember, iron was a vital and extremely valuable product in the ancient world and therefore the Tuohy’s were valued allies. The first recorded spelling of the family name may be that of Teag (Timothy) O' Tuathaigh in the Annals of the Four Masters, in about the year 1447.

I have also been told that the name means (sort of) a “rented warrior” since Tua meant a guy who carried a weapon, like a club with a massive iron ball at the end, held together by a chain.

The Tuohy surname, in the late 17 and 18th centuries, was found mostly in County Cork and the 1990 census showed it to be the 14,000 most common name in the United States.

Understanding the Tuohy Crest (Its a crest, the English have coats of arms)

That thing that looks like a lion on the Tuohy crest is actually an enfield. The Enfield is a fictitious creature sometimes used in heraldry, having the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the body of a lion, the hindquarters and tail of a wolf, and forelegs like an eagle's talons.

The Enfield is a rare heraldic mythical beast confined in its earliest apparitions in heraldic symbolism as the crest of the armorial bearing of the O'Ceallaigh (O'Kelly) Septs of Ireland. Shown is the Sept of the O'Ceallaighs of Uí Maine, the most documented O'Kelly sept in early Irish written history and annals. The enfield appears in The Book of O'Kellys — written in 1394AD, named the Book of O'Kellys (or the Book of Ui Maine), it is amongst Ireland's finest ancient manuscripts and is held as an Irish national treasure.

The bound wheat (It looks like a group of arrows) means "A bountiful reward for hospitality"

The red cross within the gold pennant is symbolic of christian belief

The wheel is called the Saint Catherine's Wheel, it means devotion to the church

Go raibh míle maith agat! (May you have a thousand good things!)

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