Slattery

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
* Margaret Patrice Slattery, American college president
* 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

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* 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

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1. ^ "Slattery Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
2. ^ "Slattery surname". RootsWeb. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
3. ^ "The history of the Slattery surname". Slattery's Pub. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
4. ^ "Slattery Family Crest and Name History". House of Names. January 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2008.

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