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SÃol Muireadaigh
The SÃol Muireadaigh or SÃol Muireadhaigh (; Anglicized ''Sil Murray'' or ''Silmurray''), was a leading sept of the Connachta group of Gaelic dynasties in medieval Ireland. The name SÃol Muireadaigh was also used to refer to the territory occupied by the group which was centered around the ancient royal site of Cruachan on the plains of Connacht (Mag nAÃ/Machaire Connacht) in County Roscommon. Overview A branch within the royal Uà Briúin ( Uà Briúin AÃ) dynasty, the tribe of SÃol Muireadaigh consisted of all the descendants of Muiredach Muillethan, a 7th-century King of Connacht. The term ''SÃol'' denotes the ''seed'', or ''descendants'', of Muiredach. The major division within the tribe was between the descendants of Muireadhach's two sons, Indrechtach and Cathal (a quo Clann Cathail), who would both go on to become Kings of Connacht. SÃol Muireadagh's parent dynasty, the Uà Briúin, held the Kingship of Connacht, with one exception, for over 700 years (696â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Geraghty
Geraghty and Garaghty ( ) are Irish surnames. Originally written in a Irish language, Gaelic form as ''Mag Oireachtaigh'' (or ''MacGeraghty'' in English), the name is derived from the word ''oireachtach'', referring to a member of an assembly. The name of the modern national legislative body in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the Oireachtas comes from the same Gaelic root. History The MacGeraghty Irish clans, clan are descended from the Siol Muireadaigh of the Kingdom of Connacht, the same Gaelic lineage and homeland as the Ó Conchubhair dynasty. Their lands were originally situated in the Roscommon_(barony), Barony of Roscommon. They were rulers of Clann Tomaltaigh and the Muintir Roduib and are referred to in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh by Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrÃn. Members of this Clan are said to have named the island of Inishmurray, Innis Murray after themselves as they were formerly chiefs of the Siol Muireadaigh, Siol Murray. The MacGeraghty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Muiredach Muillethan
Muiredach Muillethan mac Fergusso (or Muiredach Mag AÃ) (died 702) was a King of Connacht from the Uà Briúin Aà branch of the Uà Briúin. He was the grandson of Rogallach mac Uatach (died 649), a previous king. His sobriquet Muillethan means "broad-crowned". Overview The annals report that his father Fergus (Muirgius) had been killed in 654 by the Uà Fiachrach Aidhne. His uncle Cathal mac Rogallaig is reported as dying in the year 680. The date of his accession to rule over the Uà Briúin is not known but must have been after the death of Cenn Fáelad mac Colgan (died 682) of the Uà Briúin Seóla. The king lists vary in their order of kings in this period. The ''Laud Synchronisms'' place his reign after Fergal while the ''Book of Leinster'' places his reign much later. The ''Annals of Tigernach'' report a reign of 696-702 for Muiredach as king of Connacht succeeding Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile (died 696). Nothing is recorded of his reign however. He was married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sept
A sept () is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used both in Scotland and in Ireland, where it may be translated as Irish , meaning "progeny" or "seed", and may indicate the descendants of a person (for example, , "the descendant of Brian MacDermott"). The word may derive from the Latin , meaning "enclosure" or "fold", or via an alteration of the English-language word "sect". Family branches ''SÃol'' is a Gaelic word meaning "progeny" or "seed" that is used in the context of a family or clan with members who bear the same surname and inhabited the same territory,"Septs of Ireland" Irish Septs Association. as a manner of distinguishing one group from another; a family called ''Mac an Bháird'' ( |
Donamon Castle
Donamon Castle, or more correctly, Dunamon Castle (), is one of the oldest inhabited buildings in Ireland and stands on raised ground overlooking the River Suck in County Roscommon. History There was a fort here from early times (hence the name Dún Iomáin, fort of Iomán), but the first recorded reference to "Dún Iomghain" is in the Annals of the Four Masters for the year 1154. It was the seat of the Ó Fionnachta chief of Clann Chonnmhaigh, one of the two main branches of this Connacht family. In 1232, Adam de Staunton fortified the site further as part of the Norman conquest, but that structure was retaken and demolished by the native O'Connors the following year. A rebuilt castle was occupied in 1294 by de Oddingseles, who died the following year. The de Birminghams then took over but it was again destroyed by the O'Connors. In 1307 the O'Connors were supplanted by a branch of the Burkes, the head of which was known as MacDavid. The MacDavid Burkes occupied the site for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Conway (surname)
Conway is a Welsh, Irish & Scottish surname. It can be an anglicised spelling of Conwy, Mac Connmhaigh, Ó Connmhacháin, or the Scottish Coneway. In Ireland, derivations of Conway such as McConway as sometimes observed. It translates as follows: * McCeannbhuί/McConbui - Translates as "Son of yellow head/hound", relating to the fact that the Conways were historically footsoldiers that wore a yellow head sash into battle accompanied by war dogs. * McCeannbhrise - Translates as "Head-smasher/head-breaker", relating to the fact that as footsolders of Queen Maeve of Connaught, the Conways carried warhammers into battle as weapon of choice. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Conway, impersonator of Stanley Kubrick * Albert Conway (1889–1969), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1955–1959) * Andrew Conway (born 1991), Irish rugby union player * Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway (1631–1679), English philosopher * Anne C. Conway (born 1950), American law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
MacManus
MacManus is a family name that may refer to: * Annie MacManus (a.k.a. Annie Mac) (born 1978) – Irish DJ and television presenter * Arthur MacManus (1889–1927) – Scottish trade unionist, political activist * Diana MacManus (born 1986) – US athlete in swimming * Dony MacManus (fl. 1990–present) – Irish sculptor, educator * Emily MacManus (1886–1978) – Irish nurse, OBE recipient * Declan MacManus (a.k.a. Elvis Costello) (born 1954) – English musician, singer and songwriter (son of Ross MacManus) * Francis MacManus (1909–1965) – Irish novelist * Henry MacManus (c. 1810 – 1878) – Irish painter * Joseph MacManus (1970–1992) – member in the Sligo Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army * Rosina MacManus (died 2008) – Irish supporter of Camogie Association * Ross MacManus (1927–2011) – British musician (father of Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Concannon
Concannon (other spellings Concanen, Concanon, Conceanainn, Con Ceanainn, and Kincannon, among others) is an Irish family name. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Concannons were a chiefly family of the Uà Mháine tribe who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC. Notable people with the surname include: * Brian Concannon (born 1963), human rights lawyer and foreign policy advocate * Brian Concannon (hurler) (born 1997), Irish hurler * Don Concannon (1930–2003), British politician * Don O. Concannon (1927–2013), American attorney and politician in Kansas * Eóin Concannon (died 1954), king of the Claddagh * Helena Concannon ( Walsh; 1878–1952), politician, historian, author and scholar * James Concannon (1890–1973), Australian politician * John Concannon, Irish businessman * Paddy Concannon (1918–2012), president of the ITCCA * Susan Concannon (born 1958), American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
O'Beirne
O'Beirne may refer to: * Frank O'Beirne (1898–1978), farmer, businessman, Irish Republican activist and Fianna Fáil politician in County Sligo * Joseph O'Beirne (1900–1980), Irish professional footballer who played as an inside forward * Kate O'Beirne (1949–2017), Washington editor of ''National Review'' * Paul O'Beirne (also known by the pseudonym Apollo 9), American saxophonist notable as a member of Rocket from the Crypt * Thomas O'Beirne (1749–1823), Anglican bishop, Bishop of Ossory from 1795 to 1798 when he was translated to Meath See also * Beirne (other) * Mount O'Beirne, located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brennan (surname)
Brennan () is an Irish surname which is an anglicised form of two different Irish-language surnames: Ó Braonáin and Ó Branáin (or Mac Branáin). Historically, one source of the surname was the prominent clan Ua Braonáin (O'Brennan) of Uà Duach (Idough) in Kingdom of Ossory, Osraige who were a junior Dál Birn sept stemming from a younger son of Cerball mac Dúnlainge (d.888). Recent surname evaluations highlighted the geographic consistency of this lineage in the barony of Idough. However, based on the ultimate authority of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh they are out of Ui Dhuinn (O’Dunn) and, therefore, an Uà Failghi tribe, not Osraige. While it is clearly apparent that O’Hart's pedigree is erroneous, it is suggested that Ó Cléirigh probably became confused while transcribing from Mac Fhirbhisigh. This is echoed by the modern scholar, Bart Jaski. The Irish language, Irish surname ''Ó Braonáin'', means "descendant of ''Braonán''". The personal name ''Braonán'' is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monahan
Monahan, and close variants, is a name of Gaelic origin, derived from ''manachán'', a diminutive of , a monk. It may refer to: Saints *See MainchÃn People Entertainment * Dan Monahan (born 1955), American actor * Darren Monahan, American Chief Information Officer and Producer, Obsidian Entertainment * David Monahan (born 1971), American actor * Gordon Monahan (born 1956), Canadian musician and composer * Matthew Monahan (born 1972), American artist based in Los Angeles * Meghan Monahan (born 2001), American artist * Pat Monahan (born 1969), American lead singer and songwriter for Train * Patrick Monahan (comedian) (born 1976), Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian *Sarah Monahan (born 1977), Australian actress *William Monahan (born 1960), American screenwriter Sports * Garry Monahan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey center * Hartland Monahan (born 1951), retired Canadian ice hockey player * Leo Monahan (artist) (born 1933), American paper artist * Leo Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Feely
Feely (Irish: ''Ó Fithcheallaigh'') is an Irish Gaelic clan or family from northern Connacht, Ireland, primarily the counties of Sligo, Roscommon and Leitrim. They are a member of the SÃol Muireadaigh, a tribal confederation of clans that descend from a common ancestor. The SÃol Muireadaigh are the leading group of the Uà Briúin Ai, who ruled Connacht for over 700 years with only one exception. The SÃol Muireadaigh claim descent from Muiredach Muillethan (meaning the broad-crowned sea warrior) King of Connacht (died 702). The Feely family are closely linked with the O'Conor Don family and share the same clan crest, only without the motto. Modern usage Connaught Rangers and Boyle The Feely clan has a long history of enlistment with the Connaught Rangers ("The Devil's Own') of Boyle, Roscommon. A Feely is noted as being involved in the Connaught Rangers Mutiny in India of 1920, saying to Captain LC. Badham "''Private Feely said to me 'You are not going to shoot down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
O'Flanagan
O'Flanagan is an Irish surname. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Flanagans were one of the chiefly families of the Éile tribe who in turn came from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC. Notable people with the name include: * Kevin O'Flanagan (1919–2006), Irish former sportsman, physician and sports administrator * Michael O'Flanagan (1876–1942), Irish Republican and Roman Catholic priest * Mick O'Flanagan (1922–2015), Irish former soccer and rugby union international * Patrick O'Flanagan (born 1947), Irish geographer and academic * Robert Dermot O'Flanagan (1901–1972), U.S. Catholic bishop * Sheila O'Flanagan (born 1958), Irish fiction writer and journalist who currently writes for the Irish Times See also * '' With v O'Flanagan'', an English contract law case concerning misrepresentation *Irish clans Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
