Etymology

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Irish Mac an tSagairt
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac an tSagairt“son of the priest”
  2. English todayMcTaggart

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).

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