Please see the table below for the list of Treinfhir nicknames we have so far. This table will be updated when we have more information. Please leave a comment if you are able to furnish additional background information on the origins of any of the names, or email your humble webmeister at the envelope link below.
| Nickname | Present Townland | Ancestral Nickname | Ancestral Townland | Nickname Patriarch | Nickname Story / Meaning | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim (loc) | Newtown-Crommelin | Breandain | ||||
| Arts | Drumdart/Tonyfinnegan | unknown | Drumdart | Arthur Treanor (1834-1891) | ||
| Atty | Monaghan Town | unknown | Dunmadigan | Arthur Treanor (?-?) | patriarch named Arthur | |
| Baker | Cavan (Moutray) | Cavan (Moutray) | Matt the Baker | patriarch owned a bakery | ||
| Bann | Glen Beg | unknown | Glen Beg | John Treanor | ||
| Barney | Glen More | unknown | Bragan | Patrick Treanor (1803-1878) | ||
| Barney Eoin | Doogary | Neddy Johnny | Drumdart | |||
| Beckon | Cloughfin | unknown | Cloughfin | crooked bones/legs | Aedh | |
| Big Pat | extinct | Fagavig | Crossnacaldoo (aka Crush) | Pat Treanor (Fagavig) | ||
| Big Willie | Drumdart | Neddy Willie | Drumdart | William John Treanor (1902-1952) | patriarch was a tall man | |
| Billy | extinct | Billy Myles | Bragan | William Treanor (1837-1891) | ||
| Billy Myles | extinct | unknown | Crossnacaldoo (aka Crush) | |||
| Briney | Dundian/Clones | unknown | Edenmore/Golan | Aedh | ||
| Cafkin | Monaghan Town | unknown | ||||
| Carrick (loc) | Creggan/Corlygorm | Breandain | ||||
| Cavan (loc) | Cornabaste/Drumgoon | Cootehill/Knockbride | David Treanor (1751-?) | Eanna | ||
| Crush | Davagh Otra/Etra | Billy | Crossnacaldoo (aka Crush) | Bernard Treanor (1839-1918) | patriarch was from Crush | Aedh |
| Drogheda (loc) | Drogheda | Fionn | ||||
| Dry Arch | County Antrim | |||||
| Fagaharley | Tonintlieve/Cloghfin | unknown | Corryarbeg | Mickey Treanor (abt. 1850-?) | Aedh | |
| Fagakane | extinct | unknown | Killycarran | |||
| Fagavig | Derryhee | unknown | Crossnacaldoo (aka Crush) | |||
| Fagawiles | extinct | Bragan | ||||
| Faravarney | extinct | unknown | Killybreen | James Treanor | ||
| Fedder On | extinct | unknown | Glen Beg | James Treanor | John (Fedder On) was a builder | |
| Francis | Glen More | Glen More | John Treanor (1780-1854) | patriarch named Francis? | ||
| Frandy | extinct | Killylough | ||||
| Halligan | Drumbristan | Tonysillogagh | James Halligan | patriarch's surname | ||
| Hamish | extinct | Killybreen/Davagh | ||||
| Hughie Jemmy | extinct | unknown | Derryveagh | |||
| Hugh Varney | Killnagullan | |||||
| James John | Drumbriston | MaSheemin | Tonintlieve/Drumbriston | John Treanor (1818-1898) | ||
| Jigger | ||||||
| Jingo | Shercock, Co. Cavan | |||||
| Johnny John | extinct | unknown | Drumdart | |||
| Johnny John | Crumlin, Tehallan | MaSheemin | Clonkeen | John Treanor (1818-1898) | ||
| Johnny Oiney | various | Oiney | Cullamore, Tyrone | |||
| MacFin | Coleraine, Londonderry | Philip Treanor | patriarch was station master at MacFin Railway Station | |||
| MaSheemin | extinct | unknown | Tonnintlieve | |||
| Master Treanor | extinct | Drumbristan | patriarch was a teacher | |||
| Mickey John | Tonysillogagh | MaSheemin | Clonkeen | John Treanor (1818-1898) | ||
| Mickey Oiney Fat | extinct | MaSheemin | Raflacony | Mickey Treanor (1827-1877) | ||
| Mickey Tommy | Mullaghinshigo | Myles | Knockballyroney | Michael Treanor (1824-1867) | ||
| Miller | Hillhall | Faulkland | Patrick Treanor (1841-?) | Diarmuid | ||
| Morris | Killala, Co. Mayo | Knockronaghan | Thomas Treanor (1749-1839) | Eanna | ||
| Morton | ||||||
| Myles | various | unknown | Davagh Otra/Etra | Aedh | ||
| Ned Tracy | Bragan | Tracy | Bragan | Edward Treanor (1830-?) | ||
| Neddy Johnny | Drumdart | unknown | Drumdart | |||
| Neddy Willie | extinct | unknown | Drumdart | |||
| Niall | Drumfurrer | Nail | Glen More | Neal Treanor (1825-?) | ||
| Oine John Bann | extinct | unknown | Corryarabeg | Owen Treanor (1880-?) | ||
| Oine Nicholas | Derrilla | |||||
| Oiney | Drumbristan | MaSheemin | Drumbristan | Owen Treanor (1809-1895) | ||
| Oiney Hughie | Killybreen | unknown | Derryveagh | Owen Treanor (1803-1881) | ||
| Oiney Fat | extinct | Mickey Oiney Fat | Derrykinnigh More | Mickey Treanor (1827-1877) | ||
| Ormsby | Mullanderg | Mullanderg | Bernard Treanor (1841-1895) | Eanna | ||
| Paddy | Shanco | Drumfurrer | Patrick McKenna | patriarch named Patrick | ||
| Paramore | England | unknown | Mullabryan | Eanna | ||
| Pat Felix | Knockabeany | Ardginny | Felix Treanor (1857-1904) | |||
| Pat Jemmy Harleys | extinct | Corryarabeg | ancestors Patrick and James | |||
| Pat On Nail | extinct | unknown | Glen More | Patrick Treanor | ||
| Pat Vale | extinct | Derrygola | ||||
| Peter | extinct | unknown | Drumdart | Owen Trainor (1784-1895) | Aedh | |
| Peter Bann | Glen More | unknown | Glen More | |||
| Phaeder Kane | extinct | MaSheemin | Raflacony | Mickey Treanor (1827-1877) | ||
| Piper | extinct | unknown | Killycarran | Peter Treanor (1850-1936) | ||
| Red Pat | extinct | Killycarran | ||||
| Road | extinct | unknown | Drumdart | Edward Treanor (Barney?) | house on main road? | |
| Rock | extinct | Roe | ||||
| Roe/Red | Rarutagh | Roe | Rarutagh/Edenmore | Owen Trainor (1788-1883) | Aedh | |
| Tammy | various | Myles | Eshnaglogh | Thomas Treanor (1782-1879) | ||
| Thrush | Avalreagh | Avalreagh | Owen Treanor (1803-?) | Diarmuid | ||
| Thump | Derrygorry | unknown | Tonyfohanan | |||
| Treanor Hughie | extinct | unknown | Tamlat | |||
| Tyrone (loc) | Dromore | Breandain | ||||
| Varney/Paravarney | extinct | unknown | Drumdart/Dernalosset | |||
| Veil | extinct | unknown | Derrilla | Pat Treanor (1873-?) | ||
| Vealhemish | Derrilla/Drumdart | unknown | Derrilla | Owen (abt. 1770-?) | EiNeill B | |
| Whiskey | Drumcoo (Woods) | unknown | unknown | Hugh Trainor (1794-1866) | family were spirit merchants | EiNeill B |
| Wicklow (loc) | Co. Wicklow | Tinahely | Peter Treanor (1841-?) | Cormac | ||
| Yankee | Knockabeany | Fagaharley | Corryarbeg | Micky Treanor (Fagaharley) | ||
| Yankee John | Drumdart | Johnny John | Drumdart | Aedh |
This is awesome! Big THANKS for your initiative and tenacity and research. My 100 year young dad is full of nicknames in Emyvale. I’ll print this list and see if we can add anything of substance.