I am always interested in the Keogan name. It seems that they originated in County Cavan or County Meath, Ireland. How do you pronounce it? I would love to know the origin of the name.
Early Gaelic did not have a K in its alphabet. I have seen the name as K'Eogan in one early document. I have suspicions that the name was originally Eogan with Mac added, then later dropped except for the K sound. Eogan is pronounced as "yogan" so add the K and it sounds like Kyogan. That is the pronounciation in County Cavan. My cousin visited Virginia, Co. Cavan where some of them still live. Decendants of Christopher Keogan. My ggrandfather. See the Irish records on this web site for the records of "Knocktemple Old Cemetery".
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