Guiney Explained

Guiney ^[1] is an Irish surname is mainly found in Cork and Kerry, also in the forms 'Guinee' and 'Geaney'. The name 'MacGuiney', a variant of 'MacGeaney', is found in County Cavan.^[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Ben Guiney, American baseball player
• Bob Guiney, star of the fourth season of The Bachelor
• Louise Imogen Guiney, American poet
• Mary Guiney, chairperson of the Clerys department store group
• Patrick Guiney, Irish Nationalist politician
• Patrick Robert Guiney, American Civil War soldier
• Rod Guiney, Irish sportsperson

See also

• Guineys, a department store in Ireland

References

1. Book: Pointon, G. E.. 1983. BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. 2nd. Oxford University Press. 109. 0-19-282745-6.
2. The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, 1985, Irish Academic Press