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List Of Irish Clans
The following is a list of Irish clans sourced from modern published sources. Unlike Scottish clans which are defined by surnames recognised by Scottish law of the Court of the Lord Lyon, there is no definitive authority on which surnames are regarded as Irish clans. Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clans of Ireland in 2013 at Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. As part of the agreement both organisations agree to recognise each other’s authority over clans. Clans of Ireland organisation Clans of Ireland is a modern organisation under the patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and is an accredited Civil Society NGO by the United Nations, with authority to represent Irish clans at the UN. Eligibility criteria for historical families and clans includes that the family or clan can trace their ancestry back to before 1691 which is generally considered to mark the end of the clan base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Clans
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. A clan (or in Irish, plural ) included the chief and his Patrilineality, patrilineal relatives; however, Irish clans also included unrelated clients of the chief. These unrelated clients and their agnatic descendants were ineligible to be elected chief, but nonetheless assumed the name of the leading lineage as a show of allegiance. Beginning in the 8th century, various genealogical collections were compiled purporting to trace the ancestry of these clans. Among them are genealogies in Bodleian_Library,_MS_Rawlinson_B_502, Rawlinson B 502, the Book of Ballymote, the Great_Book_of_Lecan, Book of Lecan, the Leabhar_na_nGenealach, ''Leabhar Mór na nGenealach'' compiled by Dubhaltach MacFhirbisigh, and the Ó Cléirigh Book of Genealogies. In all of these cases, the genealogies listed state the agnatic descent of the chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dal GCais
The Dalcassians ( ) are a Gaels, Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent from Tál Cas. Their known ancestors are the subject of ''The Expulsion of the Déisi'' tale and one branch of their blood-line went on to rule the petty kingdom of Kingdom of Dyfed, Dyfed in Wales during the 4th century; probably in alliance with the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. Brian Bóruma is perhaps the best-known king from the dynasty and was responsible to a significant degree for carving out their fortunes. The family had built a power base on the banks of the River Shannon and Brian's brother Mathgamain mac Cennétig, Mahon became their first King of Munster, taking the throne from the rival Eóganachta. This influence was greatly extended under Brian who became High King of Ireland, following a series of wars against Hiberno-Norse kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan McGrath
The McGrath ( Irish: ''Mac Raith'', commonly now ''Mac Craith'') family is an Irish clan. The name is derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Craith'', recorded in other written texts as Mag Craith, Mag Raith and Macraith, including the Annals of the Four Masters and the Annals of Ulster. McGrath is a surname of ancient Irish origin, and is borne by the descendants of a number of septs, each with a common origin in the Kingdom of Thomond, a kingdom that existed before the Norman invasion and was located in north Munster. Tradition states the McGraths are of Dál gCais ancestry, stemming from Cormac Cas, King of the Province of Munster in the 3rd century AD. The Irish surname Mac Craith is considered to be patronymic in origin, being a name derived from the first name of the original bearer. The prefix ‘Mac’ in Mac Craith, denotes ‘son of’ and is followed by the genitive form of Rath, a personal name meaning ‘good fortune’, or ‘grace’. The final -c in Mac was subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLaughlin (surname)
M(a)cLaughlin is the most common Anglicized form of ''Mac Lochlainn'', a masculine surname of Ireland, Irish origin. The feminine form of the surname is ''Nic Lochlainn''. The literal meaning of the name is "son of ''Lochlann (given name), Lochlann''". Note that ''Mc'' is simply a contraction of ''Mac'', which is also (albeit rarely) truncated to ''M''. Thus, ''MacLaughlin'', ''McLaughlin'' and ''M'Laughlin'' are the same Anglicism, the latter two merely contractions of the first. The original surname Mac/Nic Lochlainn was borne by a family of Cenél nEógain, a branch of the historic northern O'Neill dynasty, reputedly founded by Niall of the Nine Hostages, Niall Noígíallach. This family expanded across the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel into Scotland, where it became the Clan MacLachlan. M(a)cLaughlin is sometimes used as a modern form of ''O'Melaghlin''/''Melaghlin'', which is more commonly modernised ''McLoughlin'', ''M'Loughlin'', and ''O'Loughli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulaid
(Old Irish, ) or (Irish language, Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Provinces of Ireland, over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include , which is the Latin form of , and , Irish for 'the Fifth'. The king of Ulaid was called the or . Ulaid also refers to a people of early Ireland, and it is from them that the province of Ulster derives its name. Some of the dynasties in the over-kingdom claimed descent from the Ulaid, but others are cited as being of Cruithin descent. In historical documents, the term Ulaid was used to refer to the population group of which the was the ruling dynasty. As such, the title held two meanings: over-king of the Kingdom of Ulaid and king of the Ulaid people, as in the . The Ulaid feature prominently in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. According to legend, the ancient territory of Ulaid spanned the whole of the modern province of Ulster, excludin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garvey
Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish surnames, derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Gairbhith'', also spelt ''Ó Gairbheith'', meaning "descendant of Gairbhith". ''Gairbhith'' itself means "rough peace". There are three distinct Ó Gairbhith septs in Ireland: * A sept of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, who were kin of the '' Mac Aonghusa''. They were located in present-day County Down, Northern Ireland. * A sept of the over-kingdom of Airgíalla, who were kin of the ''Ó hAnluain''. They at one time ruled ''Uí Bresail'', also known as ''Clann Breasail'' (Clanbrassil), located in the present-day barony of Oneilland East in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. At an early stage they were disposed of their territory by the '' Mac Cana'' sept of the neighbouring ''Clan Cana'' (Clancann). * A sept of the ''Uí Ceinnselaig'', who were at one time chiefs of ''Uí Feilmeadha Thuaidh'', located in present-day barony of Rathvilly in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland. The similar name MacGarvey, which derives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacCarthy Dynasty
MacCarthy (), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish Irish clans, clan originating from Kingdom of Munster, Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. It was divided into several septs (branches) of which the MacCarthy Reagh, MacCarthy of Muskerry, and MacCarthy of Duhallow were the most notable. Naming conventions History The origin of the MacCarthy dynasty begins with Carthach, an Eóganachta, Eóganacht Chaisil king, who died in 1045 in a house fire deliberately started by one of the Lonergan (surname), Lonergans (who were members of the Eóganacht's arch-enemies, the Dál gCais). Carthach was a contemporary and bitter rival of High King Brian Boru, and what would become known as the McCarthy Clan was pushed out of its traditional homelands in the Golden Vale of County Tipperary, Tipperary by the expansion of the O'Brien sept in the middle of the twelfth century. Carthach's son was known as Muireadhach mac Carthaigh (meaning "Muireadhach, son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne or Bréifne (), anglicized as Breffny, was a medieval overkingdom in Gaelic Ireland. It comprised what is now County Leitrim, County Cavan and parts of neighbouring counties, and corresponds roughly to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore. It had emerged by the 10th century, as a confederation of ' headed by an overking drawn from the Uí Briúin Bréifne. By the 11th century, Bréifne was ruled by the Ua Ruairc (O'Rourke) dynasty. The kingdom reached the height of its power in the 12th century, under Tigernán Ua Ruairc. During the latter part of his reign, Bréifne took part in campaigns against the Norman invasion of Ireland. His assassination by the Anglo-Normans in 1172 was followed by a succession dispute, and a conflict between the Ua Ruairc and Ua Raghallaigh (O'Reilly) dynasties. Following the Battle of Magh Slecht in 1256, Bréifne split into West Breifne (ruled by the Ua Ruairc) and East Breifne (ruled by the Ua Raghallaigh). Bréifn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCabe (surname)
The surnames McCabe () and MacCabe ( ) are Irish and Scottish surnames. McCabes are considered to have moved from the Western Isles of Scotland to Ireland sometime around 1350. McCabes are now found mostly in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Etymology McCabe and MacCabe are Anglicisations of the Gaelic languages, Gaelic ''Mac Cába'', a patronymic name meaning "son of ''Cába''". The surname can be written in modern Scottish Gaelic as ''MacCàba'' and ''MacCaibe''. The nickname or personal name ''Cába'' is of uncertain origin. Patrick Woulfe considered that the surname was possibly derived from a nickname, meaning "a cap", or "hood". Henry Harrison suggested the name was from the Gaelic ''Mac Aba'', meaning "son of the Abbot". If Harrison is to be believed then the surname would have a similar etymology as the surnames ''McNab (other), MacNab'', ''McNab'', which are from the Gaelic ''Mac an Aba'', ''Mac an Abadh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soghain
The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland. The 17th-century scholar Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh identified them as part of a larger group called the Cruithin. Mac Fhirbhisigh stated that the Cruithin included "the Dál Araidhi ál nAraidi the seven Lóigisi oígisof Leinster, the seven Soghain of Ireland, and every Conaille that is in Ireland." Locations The locations of four of the seven Soghain are as follows: * A branch in the territory of Fernmag (barony of Farney, County Monaghan). * In Delvin (County Westmeath) where a Soghain tribe lived with a branch of the Delbhna in an area called ''Trícha cét na Delbna Móire agus na Sogan''. * The Corcu Shogain, who were subject to the Benntraige under the Eoghanacht. An Ogham inscription discovered near Aglish in the barony of East Muskerry, some twelve miles west of the city of Cork, displays the words ''MUCOI SOGINI'', which probably means "of the Corcu Sogain". * The Soghain of Connacht were located in centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydon
Lydon is a surname of Irish origin, an anglicization of "Loideán", and may refer to: *Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917), English engraver of natural history *Alexandra Lydon (born 1979), Irish and American television actress * Christopher Lydon (born 1940), American media personality and author * Don Lydon (born 1938), Irish psychologist and former politician in Ireland * James Francis Lydon (1928–2013), Irish historian *Jimmy Lydon (1923–2022), American movie actor and television producer * Joe Lydon (1878–1937), American welterweight boxer * Joe Lydon (born 1963), English rugby league footballer and rugby union coach *John Lydon John Joseph Lydon ( ; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British-born singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. He was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, which was ... (born 1956) also known as Johnny Rotten, British rock musician * Joseph Patrick Lydon (1878� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalor
Lalor is an Irish surname derived from the Irish ''Ó Leathlobhair'', from ''leath-'' “leper; weak, ailing person”. Notable people with the surname include: * Denis Lalor, athlete * Francis Ramsey Lalor (1856–1929), politician * James Fintan Lalor, Irish rebel * John Joseph Lalor (1840/1841–1899), political scientist * John Lalor (1814–1856), journalist and author * Kieran Lalor, politician * Mike Lalor (born 1963), ice hockey player * Patrick Lalor (1926–2016), Irish politician * Patrick "Patt" Lalor (1781–1856), Irish national politician * Peter Lalor, leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion * Richard Lalor (1823–1893), politician * Richard Lalor Sheil (1791–1851), politician, writer and orator * Teresa Lalor (died 1846), Irish nun * Sam Lalor (born 2006) Australian Rules Footballer See also * Lalor, Victoria, an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Lalor railway station, a station on the South Morang railway line * Lalor Park, New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
