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peninsula in northern County
Donegal. The McDevitt family name arose with the 1208 death of Davitt O’Doherty, a lesser chieftain within the O'Doherty family. Thus, McDevitt = son of Davitt. Later in Donegal, and working with the O'Doherty clan, the family was involved in several of the
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of the late 1500s. In 1608, the unsuccessful rebellion of
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In the Irish language, the name is written Mac Daibhéid.
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Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
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