Slattery is a surname of Irish

Ireland

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 origin. The name is a anglicisation

Anglicisation

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 of the Gaelic Ó Slatara or Ó Slatraigh, from the Irish 'descendant of slatra' meaning 'robust', 'strong', 'bold'. The name originated in the townland of Ballyslattery in the barony of Tulla Upper in east County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

. 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.

Notable people named Slattery include:

• Barry Slattery
  Barry Slattery
  Barry Slattery joined Kildare County during the 2006 pre season from Kilkenny City F.C.. The midfielder made 15 appearances starting nine games and coming on as a substitute in six others. Slattery was also a member of the Kildare County Under-21 team that was defeated by Cork City F.C. in the...
  
  
• Brian Slattery
  Brian Slattery
  Brian Slattery, B.A., BCL, D.Phil., F.R.S.C., is a Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, in Toronto, Canada. He is a prominent academic in Canadian Constitutional Law and Aboriginal Rights discourse.- Education :...
  
  
• Edward James Slattery
  Edward James Slattery
  Edward James Slattery is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current bishop of Tulsa.-Early life:...
  
  
• Fergus Slattery
  Fergus Slattery
  John Fergus Slattery is a former rugby union player who represented Ireland. He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for UCD, before earning a call up to the Ireland team in 1970. During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as captain, and scored 3...
  
  
• Harry A. Slattery
  Harry A. Slattery
  Harry A. Slattery , was an American lawyer and statesman. He was United States Under Secretary of the Interior from 1938-39 and gave his name to the Slattery Report, which proposed to develop Alaska through immigration...
  
  
• Henry Slattery
  Henry Slattery
  Henry Slattery is football player in the Australian Football League, playing for the Essendon Football Club.Slattery was recruited by Essendon from with selection 46 in the 2004 AFL Draft. He had previously played for West Adelaide in the SANFL. He made his debut in 2005 against St Kilda, kicking...
  
  
• Jack Slattery
  Jack Slattery
  John Terrence Slattery was a catcher and first baseman for the Boston Americans, Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Washington Senators for parts of four seasons between 1901 and 1909. He was never used regularly, and some of his Major League stops were very short...
  
  
• James M. Slattery
  James M. Slattery
  James Michael Slattery was a United States Senator from Illinois.Born in Chicago, he attended parochial schools and St. Ignatius College . He was employed as a secretary with the building departments of the city of Chicago in 1905, and graduated from Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908...
  
  
• Jim Slattery
  Jim Slattery
  James Charles Slattery is an American politician and was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas.- Early life and career :...
  
  
• Jimmy Slattery
  Jimmy Slattery
  James Edward Slattery was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. James Edward Slattery (born August 25, 1904 in Buffalo, NY - died August 30, 1960) was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight (175lb) division. James Edward Slattery (born August 25, 1904 in Buffalo, NY -...
  
  
• John Henry Slattery
  John Henry Slattery
  John Henry Slattery served in the Colorado State House of Representatives from 1911 to 1914, and he was speaker of the Colorado General Assembly in 1914....
  
  , Colorado businessman
• John Slattery
  John Slattery
  John M. Slattery, Jr. is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Roger Sterling on AMC's series Mad Men. He has been nominated for many awards, and has won two SAG Awards with the Mad Men ensemble....
  
   (born 1962), American actor
• Martin Slattery
  Martin Slattery
  Martin Slattery is a British multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of Joe Strummer's backing band The Mescaleros. He played there amongst others electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, saxophone, and flute. He is currently in the band The Hours alongside Antony Genn.- References :...
  
  
• Michael Slattery
• Richard X. Slattery
  Richard X. Slattery
  Richard Xavier Slattery was a long-time character actor in film and television.Slattery was distinguished by a square-jawed look and a rough, gravelly voice that made him ideal as a "tough guy" character, usually as a cowboy or a cop or a drill sergeant type...
  
  
• Ryan Slattery
  Ryan Slattery
  Ryan Paul Slattery is an American film and television actor, writer, producer, and director. Slattery is most notable for his work in the MGM film Sleepover as Peter, the kind-hearted boy who befriends Yancy, played by Kallie Flynn Childress.- Early Life and Education :Slattery was born in...
  
  
• Tony Slattery
  Tony Slattery
  Anthony Declan James "Tony" Slattery is an English actor and comedian who has appeared on British television regularly since the mid 1980s, most notably as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? As a film actor, both comedic and serious, his credits include The...