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Creagh is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Craobhach, meaning "branch". The Creagh family was first found in County Clare, where they held a family seat from ancient times. It is also the name of several locatons throughout the island of Ireland, for example:
- Creagh, near Ballinasloe, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland
- Creagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, just across the River Bann from Toome, County Antrim
- Creagh near Skibbereen, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Creagh Beg and Creagh More near Clonakilty, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Creagh, in Kilcommock parish), County Longford, Republic of Ireland]]
Many spelling variations of the surname Creagh can be found in archives. One of the reasons for these variations is the ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. The different spellings that were found include Creagh, Crear, Creag, Creavagh, Cray and others.
Usage examples of "creagh".
But by far the most wonderful of all Cetacean relics was the almost complete vast skeleton of an extinct monster, found in the year 1842, on the plantation of Judge Creagh, in Alabama.
One squadron of the Guides cavalry, under Captain Brasier Creagh, pursuing the enemy had a successful skirmish near the village of Abueh, and returned to camp about 6.
I hope you will immediately set to work on all preparations so that a real evolution can be made of this job, and the famous 7th Armoured Division, whose absence was so unexpected to us, will resume under Creagh its victorious career.
General Creagh commanded our armour, and General Messervy the 4th Indian Division and the 22d Guards Brigade.
To deal with this threat Creagh proposed an attack with the 7th Armoured Brigade from the south, while the 4th Armoured Brigade, to be relieved of its task of co-operating with the Guards Brigade, attacked from the north.
The armoured brigade held this attack off, but the enemy pressure continued, and Messervy informed Creagh that he could not part with the brigade lest his infantry be cut off.
Wavell, out on the desert flank with Creagh, was confronted with this fact and concurred in the decision.
Billy was surrounded by male and female ancipitals, creaghs and gillots and runts, glaring up at him inquisitively.