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It has been suggested that the O'Connells are a sept of the Corcu Duibne, the Ua Congaile, a kingdom native to County Kerry. [7] This is supported by historian C. Thomas Cairney who said that the O'Connells were from the Corcu Duibne tribe who were from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 to 100 BC. [8]
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 ...
County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county on the southwest coast of Ireland, within the province of Munster and the Southern Region. It is bordered by two other counties; Limerick to the east, and Cork to the south and east.
Spring was the son of Thomas Spring, a lawyer. He was the grandson of Walter Spring, who had served as High Sheriff of Kerry, and the great-grandson of Captain Thomas Spring, Constable of Castlemaine. [2] He inherited the family estates in County Kerry from his father, including Killagha Abbey, where he was born and brought up. [3]
In 1653 he restored the family seat at Tralee Castle after it had been damaged in the Irish Confederate Wars. [1] He was the High Sheriff of Kerry in 1656 and was the Member of Parliament for County Kerry in the Irish House of Commons from 1661 to 1666. In 1669 he was appointed Vice-Admiral of Munster.
The number of English, Irish and Scotch in each townland was also noted. [3] These designations of nationality are vague; 'Irish' may refer to those who speak the language and English may refer to only the newest settlers. The 'Scotch' are found widespread in Ulster, with the exception of Co. Monaghan and Co. Antrim.