Re: Maloy/Malloy's of Rhode Island, Ireland & Scotland
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Maloy/Malloy's of Rhode Island, Ireland & Scotland
Barb Malloy 4/28/09
Your "Cavanrhea" is likely a corruption of "Cavanreagh." This is the name for townlands in Monaghan, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Londonderry. Townlands are similar in size to precincts in the U.S., but to my knowledge, have no corresponding political function or elected officials.