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Slattery is a surname of Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ó Slatara or Ó Slatraigh, meaning 'descendant of slatra' meaning 'robust', 'strong', 'bold'.[1] The name originated in the townland of Ballyslattery in the barony of Tulla Upper in east County Clare, Ireland.[2]
The Slattery coat of arms which shows three red submissive lions against a white background indicates a family that are magnanimous in warfare and yet kind and warm in peacetime.[3][4]
Notable people named Slattery include:
- Bevan Slattery, Australian technology entrepreneur
- Brian Slattery, Canadian academic
- Edward James Slattery, American Roman Catholic bishop
- Fergus Slattery, Irish rugby union player
- Francis Slattery, American naval submarine commander
- Harry A. Slattery, American lawyer and statesman
- Henry Slattery, Australian football player
- Jack Slattery, American baseball player
- James M. Slattery, United States Senator
- Jim Slattery, United States politician
- Jimmy Slattery, New York boxer
- John Henry Slattery, Colorado businessman
- John Slattery, American actor
- Joseph Patrick Slattery, Australian physicist, radiologist, Catholic priest
- Martin Slattery, British musician
- Michael Slattery (archbishop), Irish priest
- Michael Slattery (hurler), Irish hurler
- Michael Slattery (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Michael Slattery (admiral), Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force
- Mike Slattery (baseball), Major League Baseball player
- Mike Slattery (politician), Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Richard X. Slattery, American actor
- Ryan Slattery, American film and television actor
- Tadhg Slattery, South African swimmer who competed in six Paralympic Games
- Tony Slattery, English actor and comedian
- Troy Slattery, Australian rugby league footballer
Fictional characters with the name Slattery include:
- Trevor Slattery, a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
See also
- Slattery Report, 1939–40 report into Alaskan development through immigration
- Slattery's Hurricane, 1949 American film
- Slattery's People, 1964–65 American television series
- "Slattery's Mounted Foot", 1889 comic song by the Irish musician Percy French
References
- ^ "Slattery Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- ^ "Slattery surname". RootsWeb. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- ^ "The history of the Slattery surname". Slattery's Pub. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- ^ "Slattery Family Crest and Name History". House of Names. Retrieved 25 September 2008.