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The Irish name Brady is derived from the Gaelic name MacBradaigh, which means "spirited."
Ireland. The original Irish name for Brady was MacBradaigh and they were a powerful sept located in East Breifne, their chief holding sway over a territory lying a few miles east of Cavan town in county Cavan. The first use of the name Bradaigh occurred in the Annals of the Four Masters in 1256 in reference to the death of Tighearan MacBradaigh in a battle against the neighboring O'Rourkes. The earliest recorded namebearer was Gilbert MacBrady, the bishop of Ardagh from 1396 to 1400. There followed other MacBrady bishops and poets.
America. Hugh and Hannah Brady were probably the first Bradys in America, arriving in 1732 and settling in Pennsylvania in the Cumberland valley. The old Brady homestead has survived. Many of their descendants fought in the Revolutionary War and Hugh Brady was a Brigadier General in the War of 1812. Captain Sam Brady was a well-known Indian scout. One Brady family from Pennsylvania headed west in the 1860's and settled in Kansas. James Brady moved further west to Idaho in 1895 and became Governor of that state in 1909. The Brady Genealogy, begun by William Young Brady, has documented the descendants of Hugh and Hannah Brady.
Peter Brady, an Irish immigrant, was a prominent local politician in Washington, D.C in the early 1800's. His son Peter joined the Texas Rangers and fought in the Mexican War. He later became one of the first settlers in Arizona. Michael and Rose Brady arrived from Cavan in the 1830's. Their son Terence was a shipowner in Bristol, Pennsylvania but died at a young age.
Anthony Brady had come to upstate New York as a young boy in 1857 from northern France where his Irish parents had temporarily settled. He became a highly successful investor in railroads and lighting companies and left a fortune on his death in 1913. His sons James and Nicholas carried on his business empire. Brady was the great grandfather of Nicholas F. Brady, a former Senator from New Jersey who became US Secretary of the Treasury under Reagan and Bush.
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Andrew MacBrady was the first bishop of Kilmure in Cavan to provide a cathedral church for the diocese. That was in 1454.
Rev. Philip MacBrady was a 17th century Gaelic satirical poet and Protestant clergyman in county Cavan.
Matthew Brady was the Irish-American photographer who documented the American Civil War.
Diamond Jim Brady, born in New York, became a hugely wealthy and flamboyant businessman and financier of the late 19th century.
Jim Brady was the American White House press secretary who survived the assassination attempt on President Reagan in 1981.
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The Irish name Brady is derived from the Gaelic name MacBradaigh, which means "spirited."
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- Brady. Brady clan in Ireland.
- Brady. Brady history.
- The Brady Family Heritage Association. US-based Brady website.
- The Brady Family. Bradys from Ireland to Pennsylvania.
- Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. Descendants of John Brady from Ireland.
- Brady DNA Project. Brady DNA.
Ireland. The original Irish name for Brady was MacBradaigh and they were a powerful sept located in East Breifne, their chief holding sway over a territory lying a few miles east of Cavan town in county Cavan. The first use of the name Bradaigh occurred in the Annals of the Four Masters in 1256 in reference to the death of Tighearan MacBradaigh in a battle against the neighboring O'Rourkes. The earliest recorded namebearer was Gilbert MacBrady, the bishop of Ardagh from 1396 to 1400. There followed other MacBrady bishops and poets.
America. Hugh and Hannah Brady were probably the first Bradys in America, arriving in 1732 and settling in Pennsylvania in the Cumberland valley. The old Brady homestead has survived. Many of their descendants fought in the Revolutionary War and Hugh Brady was a Brigadier General in the War of 1812. Captain Sam Brady was a well-known Indian scout. One Brady family from Pennsylvania headed west in the 1860's and settled in Kansas. James Brady moved further west to Idaho in 1895 and became Governor of that state in 1909. The Brady Genealogy, begun by William Young Brady, has documented the descendants of Hugh and Hannah Brady.
Peter Brady, an Irish immigrant, was a prominent local politician in Washington, D.C in the early 1800's. His son Peter joined the Texas Rangers and fought in the Mexican War. He later became one of the first settlers in Arizona. Michael and Rose Brady arrived from Cavan in the 1830's. Their son Terence was a shipowner in Bristol, Pennsylvania but died at a young age.
Anthony Brady had come to upstate New York as a young boy in 1857 from northern France where his Irish parents had temporarily settled. He became a highly successful investor in railroads and lighting companies and left a fortune on his death in 1913. His sons James and Nicholas carried on his business empire. Brady was the great grandfather of Nicholas F. Brady, a former Senator from New Jersey who became US Secretary of the Treasury under Reagan and Bush.
Australia. Matthew
Brady was a celebrated bushranger in Tasmania in the early
1800's, sometimes known as "the gentleman bushranger." After two
years on the loose he was finally captured by a bounty hunter in 1826
and hanged at Hobart.
John Brady was a Catholic priest from Cavan who came out to Western
Australia in 1843. However, he was not able to withstand the
stresses of founding a diocese in a new and unsympathetic environment.
Eventually he withdrew to his native diocese of Kilmore in Ireland and
spent his last years as a hermit in France.
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Andrew MacBrady was the first bishop of Kilmure in Cavan to provide a cathedral church for the diocese. That was in 1454.
Rev. Philip MacBrady was a 17th century Gaelic satirical poet and Protestant clergyman in county Cavan.
Matthew Brady was the Irish-American photographer who documented the American Civil War.
Diamond Jim Brady, born in New York, became a hugely wealthy and flamboyant businessman and financier of the late 19th century.
Jim Brady was the American White House press secretary who survived the assassination attempt on President Reagan in 1981.
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