Dubthaigh
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Dubthaigh or O'Dubthaigh is the name of an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 Tribe providing the origins of the name Duffy
Duffy (surname)
Duffy is a surname of Irish origin. It comes from the original Irish name Ó Dubhthaigh, meaning descendant or grandson of Dubhthach. Dubhthach was an Old Irish first name meaning "Dark one"...

 or Duffie. The name means either "Dark Man" or "the one from the dark House", and embraces many of the famous clerics linked to Cong
Cong
Cong may refer to:*Cong , a form of jade artifact from ancient China*Cong , a Chinese surname.*Cống people, an indigenous people of about 1,700 in Vietnam*Cong, County Mayo, a village in the Republic of Ireland...

, many of them called Saint Dubtach.
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