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McVeigh

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McVeigh is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin from Gaelic Mac Bheatha or Mac an Bheatha,[1][2][3] and a bearer of Mac Beatha is mentioned in the Annals as taking part in the battle of Clontarf in 1014.[citation needed] The name is common in east Ulster, particularly Armagh.[1] Variations include MacVay, MacVey, McVeagh.[3][1] Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ a b c Maclysaght Edward. The Surnames of Ireland (1985 ed.). Dublin: Irish Academic press. p. 294. ISBN 0-7165-2364-7
  2. ^ Maclysaght Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic press, 1982. Print (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
  3. ^ a b Black, George F. (1946).The Surnames of Scotland (1993 ed.). Edinburgh: New York Public Library/Birlinn. p. 568. ISBN 1-874744-07-6