Qua - O Quigley 

Qua. They have been in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province since 1660 AD. It may also be an abbreviation of Mac Quaid or Mac Quey, which see. See also Quee.

Mac Quaid or Mac Quaide - Irish / Mheic Uaid (Descended from a son of Wat) Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Cenel Rochada Fernmag (Fer Fermaighe) Farney Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Clones in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster in the kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel and surrounding Counties. Also now found in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province and also in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province without the Mac. Ancestors: 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch - Champion of the Two Countries, 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.

O Quaile  or O Quill or Penfeather or Pennefather / Irish / Ua Cuill. Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Sept / Family branch.Ancestors: 96.Seachnasach, 97.Reachtabra a brother of 97.Fiachna an Gaircedh the ancestor of the O Sullivans, 98.Flann, 99.Iondrachtach, 100.Maonach, 101.Bran, 102.Maolfohartach, 103.Donogh / Donnchadh, 104.Flann, 105.Cuill the direct male line ancestor of the O Quailes, 106.Aodh, 107.Donogh , 108.Ceannfaoladh, 109.Aodh, 110.Mahon / Mathghamhna, 111.Ceannfaoladh, 112.Seann, 113.Donogh O Cuill,

Mac Quail or Mac Quayle. See Mac Queale.

Quain. See Quane.

Qualey. Used as a variant for Queally, which see.

Qualter. Gaelicized as Mheic Ualtair. Used for Mac Walter in the north of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht and Co. Mayo in the mid - west of Connacht  Province. A branch of the Burkes, which see, of Connacht.

O Quane or O Quan - Irish / Ua Cuain / Cuan. A Sept / Family branch, who had their original territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province who for the last 300 years have been in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province. Ancestor: Cuan.

Quaney. Used as a variant for Queeney, which see,  in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

Quarry. French origins. quarre / square built) Huguenot in Co. Cork and Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province.

Quarry. Highland Scottish and Manx origins. Used as an abbreviation for Mac Quarrie - Gaelic / Mheic Guaire / guarie (noble).

Quatermas -

Mac Quatter or Mac Quatters. See Waters.

Mac Quay. See Mac Quey.

Mac Queale - Irish / Mheic Ceile. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Connacht Province.

Mac Queale - Manx origins. Gaelic / Mac Fhail in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and nearby in the east of the Ulster Province. Also see Mac Phail.

O Queally or O Kealy - Irish / Ui Cadhla. Important Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Mara Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Connemara in the west of Co. Galway in the Connacht Province. Especially see O Kealy.

O Queally - Irish / Ua Caollaidhe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

O Queally - Irish / Ua Caollaidhe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster.

Quearney or Querney. They were in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster.

Quee. May be of Scottish origins from Mac Quey, which see ? They were in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

O Queelty. See O Quilty.

Mac Queen. Gaelic / Mheic Shuibhne / Mac Sweeney, which see. Highland Scottish origins in the Ulster Province.

Queen. Used as a synonym for Quinn, which see, in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and nearby in Southern Ulster.

O Queenan - Irish / Ua Cuineain (Descended from Conan) A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province and nearby in Co. Roscommon in Connacht. O Cunnane was also used as a variant in Connacht. Not connected to Kinnane. Ancestor: Conan.

Mac Queeney - Irish / Mheic Shuibhne. Used as a synonym with Mac Weeney, which see, in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province and Mulqueeley and Macqueeney. Also used as a variant for Mawhinney, which see, in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.

Quentin. See Quinton.

Mac Question or Mac Quiston. See Mac Cutcheon.

Mac Quey or Mac Quay. Highland Scottish origins. Gaelic / Mheic Aodh / Mac Kay.

Queytrot -

Quick. Used as a synonym for Quirke, which see, in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.

Quick. English origins they came from Devon.

O Quiddihy. See O Cuddihy.

O Quigg or O Quig or O Kegg or O Fivey - Irish / Ua Cuaig. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Clann Conchobhair Clann Drugain Sept / Family branch - who had their territory in the Coleraine region and Keenaught in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster  Province and were also in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster. Kinsmen to their most important Sept the O Cahans / O Canes / O Kanes. Used to also abbreviate O Quigley, which see, along with Twigley. Fivey also incorrectly used from cuig / 5 in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster as a synonym. They are descended from 96.Conor / Conchobar, a brother to 96.Aodh Allan the 160th King of Ireland, and to *96.Niall Frossach the 162nd King of Ireland. Ancestors: Cuag, 96.Conor, *98.Fergal the 17th King of Aileach and 156th King of Tara / Ireland, 97.Mael Duin the 14th King of Aileach, 96.Mael Fithrich the 10th King of Aileach, *95.Aed Uaridnach the 8th King of Aileach and 143rd King of Tara / Ireland, *94.Donnell / Domhnall Ilchelgach the 4th King of Aileach and 134th King of Tara / Ireland, *93.Murtough / Muirchertach mac Ercae the 3rd King of Aileach and 131st King of Tara / Ireland, 92.Murray / Muireadach the 2nd King of Aileach, 91.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

Mac Quiggin - Irish / Mheic Guaigin. They were in the Ulster Province and are now mostly anglicized as Mac Guiggin. Also see Mac Guigan.

O Quigley or O Cogley or O Kegley - Irish / Ua Coigligh / coileach (unkempt hair). Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch descended from 90.Fiachra (Ui Fiachrach) the second Dal Cuinn King of Connacht, a brother to 90.Brion the first Dal Cuinn King of Connacht (Ui Briuin) and 90.Ailill (Ui Ailello) whose descendants made up the 3 Connachta in the Connacht Province. The O Quigleys had their original territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, but are now in Co. Donegal and Co. Derry in Northern Ulster, Co. Sligo in the north - west of Northern Connacht, Co. Wexford  in the south - east of Southern Leinster as O Cogley and in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster as O Kegley.  See also Quigg. Ancestors: 90.Fiachra the second Dal Cuinn King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach), *89.Eochy Mugmedon the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

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