Slattery
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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.[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
- 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
- Father Joseph Patrick Slattery, C.M., physicist, radiologist, Catholic priest, pioneer in the field of radiography in Australia
- Martin Slattery, British musician
- Michael Slattery, Irish priest
- Richard X. Slattery, American actor
- Ryan Slattery, American film and television actor
- Tony Slattery, English actor and comedian
- Troy Slattery, Australian rugby league footballer
