Name
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Mythical or Historical Figure
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Link to Text
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Boyle
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Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Bradley
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Campbell
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Cannon
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Carey
|
The O'Kearys, (or in Irish
called O Ciardha), who in later
times always used the
anglicized form Carey,
belonged to the southern Ui
Neill
|
Ui Neill
|
Connor
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Devlin
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Doherty
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Donnelly
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Doody
|
The name traces its descent
from Fiachra, brother of Niall of
the Nine Hostages, through
Daighi, the last pagan King of
Ireland
|
Ui Neill
|
Egan
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Fergus/Ferguson
|
Carrickfergus in Co. Antrim is
said to have been named after
Fergus mac Roigh, the "Red
Branch" hero of the Táin and
reputed ancestor of several
Ulster septs
|
Fergus mac Roigh
|
Ferris
|
Carrickfergus in Co. Antrim is
said to have been named after
Fergus mac Roigh, the "Red
Branch" hero of the Táin and
reputed ancestor of several
Ulster septs
|
Fergus mac Roigh
|
Flynn
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Gallagher
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Geoghegans
|
The sept of the
MacGeoghegans is of the
southern Ui Neill and of the
stock of the famous sixth
century King Niall of the Nine
Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Gormley
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Hogan
|
The Hogans are a Dalcassian
family, their eponymous
ancestor being Ogan who was
descended from an uncle of
Brian Boru
|
Brian Boru
|
Hynes
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Kane
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Kavanagh
|
The first Kavanagh was Donal
son of Dermot MacMurrough,
King of Leinster, who was one
one of the prominent figures in
Irish history, being the
immediate cause of the
Anglo-Norman invasion
|
Donal
|
Kelleher
|
Descendant of Ceileachar or
Kelleher, who was a nephew of
the famous Brian Boru
|
Brian Boru
|
Kennedy
|
Descendant of Kennedy (or
Cinneide) was a nephew of
Brian Boru
|
Brian Boru
|
Kinsella
|
Kinsellas and Kavanaghs
descend from Dermot
MacMurrough, illfamed King of
Leinster from 1134-1171; and
the names are derived from
Enna Cinsealach and Domhnall
Caomhanach, sons of that king
|
Donal
|
MacCarthy
|
The name of the earliest times
has been associated with south
Munster of Desmond. The third
century King of Munster, Oilioll
Olum, had two sons Eoghan
and Cormac Cas. This family
descends from Eoghan.
|
Oilioll Olum
|
MacDermot
|
The family descends from
Tadhg O'Connor, who was
King of Connacht before the
Norman invasion
|
Tadhg O'Connor
|
Malone
|
The Malones are an ancient
sept, associated with the
O'Connors of Connacht
|
Tadhg O'Connor
|
McCaul
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
McGovern
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
McKee
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
McLoughlin
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
McManus
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
McMenamin
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Molloy
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Nolan
|
This is sept which has always
been associated with that part
of Ireland which lies around the
barony of Forth in Co. Carlow.
In pre-Norman days their
chiefs, who held high
hereditary office under the
Kings of Leinster, were known
as Princes of Foharta (modern
Forth)
|
King of Leinster
|
O'Boyle
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Brien
|
Before Brian Boru's time, the
Dalcassian clan, known as the
Ui Toirdealbhaigh, to which
they belonged, was not of
outstanding importance in
Thomond: the greatness of
Brian gave them pre-eminence
there and in due course the
sept, which took the surname
O'Brien from him, divided into
several branches and
possessed a great part of
Munster, of which they were
frequently kings
|
Brian Boru
|
O'Connor
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Doherty
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Donnell
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Gallagher
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Hara
|
The O'Hara's descend from
Eaghra (pronounced Ara), who
was chief of Leyny in Co. Sligo,
and a member of the family of
Olioll Ollum, King of Munster. In
Irish the name is O hEaghra.
Here is a site which links the
O'Hara name to the Tuatha de
Danann.
|
Oilioll Olum
|
O'Hurley
|
The Thomond sept of O
hUirthile descends from one
Uirthile or Urley (an obsolete
Christian name) who was of the
race of Blod, son of Cas, the
progenitor of the Dalcassians
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Blod
|
O'Kane
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Kelly
|
The Ui Maine (of which the
O'Kelly family belongs to)were
pre-Milesian Celts who were
later given a fictitious Milesian
pedigree showing them
descended from Maine Mor,
son of Eochu
|
Eochu
|
O'Reilly
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Rourke
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
O'Shea
|
Of the so-called Ten Tribes of
Kilkenny the Shees (the only
ones of Milesian blood), were
the most influential.
|
Milesians
|
Quinn
|
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
Ui Neill
|
Sullivan
|
Their origin, however, is
illustrious: descended from
Eoghan (Owen) Mor, the father
of the famous Oilioll Olum
|
Oilioll O |
