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Mac or McCloy is a Scottish surname. The surname arose from the Scots slurring of the surname of the Irish MacDunleavy (dynasty) (Gaelic language MacDuinnshléibhe) royals, exiled in the still Celts Highlands of Scotland after the 12th century English conquest of the last remnants of the Dunleavy’s thereto reduced, though, still, sovereign Irish state in southeastern Ulster, that is the Ulaidh (province). The Dunleavy/MacNulty (Gaelic language Mac an Ultaigh, for an individual of the Ulaidh tribe) were the last line of rulers of the ancient Ulaidh Nation and the last line of historical Kings of Ulster. McCloy may refer to:

  • Helen McCloy (1904 - 1994) - American mystery writer (under the pseudonym Helen Clarkson)
  • Jeff McCloy - Australian politician
  • John C. McCloy (1876 – 1945) - United States Navy sailor and double-recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • John J. McCloy (1895 – 1989) - American lawyer, banker and Assistant Secretary of War
  • Peter McCloy - Retired Scottish football goalkeeper
  • Phillip McCloy (1896–1972) - Scottish association football player
  • Randal L. McCloy, Jr. - sole survivor of the 2006 Sago Mine disaster

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