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Guiney 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. [1]

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, 1985, Irish Academic Press