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Mac Hale of Co. Mayo – Mac hÉil Condae Mhuigheo. Mac Kenna of Truath – Mac Cionaoith. Mac Laughlin of Donegal – Mac Lochlainn Dún na nGall. Mac Mullen Leinster - Maoláin agus Mac Maoláin. Mac Shane – Mac Seáin. McCarty - Mac Carthaigh. McGillycuddy of the Reeks. McKernan - Mac Thighearnain. Mannion of Soghan – Ó Mainnín Soghain.
O'Grady Clan are distant relations of the O'Brian Clan. Ó hÁdhmaill The clan are a branch of Cenél nEógain [57] (specifically, Cenél mBinnigh), descendants of Eochu Binneach, the son of Eógan mac Néill. O'Higgins family claim descent from the Southern Uí Néill. Ó Flaithbheartaigh Clan claim descent from the Connachta's Uí Briúin.
The influence of the Gaelic League (formed in 1893 as Conradh na Gaeilge) "rekindled" an interest in Irish clans in the early 20th century. [2] In the 1940s, Edward MacLysaght, the Chief Herald of Ireland, wrote a list of Irish clans and published several works on the history and background of Irish families.
Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century. [1] A clan (or fine in Irish, plural finte) included the chief and his patrilineal relatives; [2] however, Irish clans also included unrelated clients of the chief.
In Modern Irish the surname is now generally spelt as Ó Flatharta. The surname is commonly translated as "bright ruler" or more correctly "bright prince", flaith originally meaning prince in Irish. "O" or Ó comes from Ua, designating "grandson" or "descendant" of a (major) clan member. The prefix is often anglicised to O', using an apostrophe ...
O'Sullivan (Irish: Ó Súilleabháin, Súileabhánach) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork and County Kerry.According to traditional genealogy, the O’Sullivans were descended from the ancient Eóganacht Chaisil sept of Cenél Fíngin, the founder of the clan who was placed in the 9th century, eight generations removed from Fíngen mac Áedo Duib, king ...
O'Hare is the anglicised form of the Irish name Ó hÍr. It is an Irish clan (or sept) surname. The earliest reference to the clan Ó Haichir (now O'Hare) is to be found in the Annals of the Four Masters. The great majority of O'Hares, were descendants of the Oriel family of Ohir or Oheir, who were kin to the O'Hanlons and seated in the Barony ...
King of Fermanagh. Baron Maguire. Cadet branches. McManus. McCaffrey. The Maguire (/ məˈɡwaɪər / mə-GWIRE) family is an Irish clan based in County Fermanagh. The name derives from the Gaelic Mac Uidhir, [1] which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one".