Maher Name Study

Date: 30 Jan 2023
Location: World
Surname/tag: Maher Meagher Mahar

About the Project

The Maher Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Maher name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Maher name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Maher's), by time period (18th Century Maher's), or by topic (Maher DNA, Maher Occupations, Maher Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Maher Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: William Maher for assistance.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

Useful Resources

Here is a list of publications which may be useful to researchers.

• Clans and Families of Ireland, Grenham, John, 2003 Salamander Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7858-3136-5
• Irish Counties, Enright, Damien; Hill, Ian; MacConnell, Cormac; Martin, Seamus; 1997 Salamander Books, Ltd. ISBN 0-517-15974-0
• The Irish Champion Peter Maher, Donnellan, Matt, 2008, Trafford Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4251-5689-3
• Irish Pedigrees Vols.1 & 2, Fifth Edition, Author John O'Hart Published by J. Duffy Dublin Re-print of the 1892 Edition. ISBN 978-9389-465457
• O'Meachair - The Story of a Clan, Ni Mheachair, Gabrielle © 2014 Published by Ui Cairin Press, St Louis, MO, USA. ISBN 978-0-692-244173
• Some Historical Notices of the O'Meaghers of Ikerrin, O'Meagher, Joseph Casimir

FamilyTreeDNA Groups

• Family Tree DNA Meagher Group (Login required)
• Family Tree DNA Ely Carroll Group (Login required)

Existing WikiTree Profiles (Notable or Famous)

• Peter Maher (1869-1940) Irish-American Professional Boxer
• Thomas Francis Meagher III (bef.1823-1867) Irish Patriot & US Civil War Brigadier General
• Thomas William Meagher M.B B.S (1902-1979) Former City of Perth Lord Mayor
• Bill Maher American Satirist, Author & Comedian
• Ciaron Maher Australian Horse Racing Trainer
• Robyn Maher AM Australian Olympian Hall of Famer
• Ray Meagher OAM Australian Television actor (Current)

External Links

• Clans of Ireland
• Ireland Calling
• Clan Cian

Proposal to Join Guild of One Name Studies

This is a call to any interested parties to create a Maher study on the Guild of One Name Studies website. Currently there is no category for any people named Maher, Meagher etc. Hopefully in future, someone will create a page for a Maher Name study and add to the knowledge of history of the Maher clan. Are you the person to begin this proposal??

Facebook Group

• Maher

You Tube

• Ikerrin and the O'Mahers
• DNA and Irish Genealogy by Dr. Maurice Gleeson

Membership

• William L Maher

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

• Meagher
• Mahar
• O'Meagher
• O'Maher
• Marr
• Maheran (uncommon)
• Mahers (uncommon)
• Maherson (uncommon)

Maher Name Study Edit Space page

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