 Both were dispersed by the Cambro-Normans.Patrick Woulfe in his 'Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall' ('Irish Names and Surnames' 1923), says that in the 16th century Buckley was peculiar to Cork, Tipperary, Offaly and especially Kerry.The area surrounding Lemanaghan in Offaly is still home to many Buckleys today.