the 17th century. A clan (or fine in Irish, plural finte) included the chief and his patrilineal relatives; however, Irish clans also included unrelated...
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is no definitive authority on which surnames are regarded as Irish clans. Clans of Ireland is a modern organization that was started in 1989 and has eligibility...
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interest in Irish clans in the early 20th century. In the 1940s, Edward MacLysaght, the Chief Herald of Ireland, wrote a list of Irish clans and published...
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symbol of the clan's unity. Clans, in indigenous societies,[which?] were not endogamous: their members could not marry one another. Clans preceded[citation...
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MacMahon (older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna), were different Middle Age era Irish clans. Their name is...
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become identified by it. Many clans have their own clan chief; those that do not are known as armigerous clans. Clans generally identify with geographical...
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List of Irish Clans in the province of Ulster Sept of Irish origin Sept of Scottish origin Niall of the Nine Hostages had seven sons, two of which...
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the Four Masters". Clan O'Dwyer. Retrieved 14 May 2017. "Irish Chiefs and Clans of County Tipperary and Waterford". Library Ireland. Retrieved 14 May 2017...
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Sept (category Irish clans)
Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs) Sippe Clans and Septs of Ireland, RMK Research. Woulfe P. (2010.) Irish Names and Surnames. Genealogical...
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Breifne Irish nobility Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups Irish clans List of Irish clans MacDunleavy (dynasty) Monarchy of Ireland O'Donnell...
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Japanese clans. a Japanese family group with a common surname Scottish clan, a Scottish family group with a common surname Clan(s) may also refer to: Clans (BattleTech)...
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O'Kennedy (redirect from Kennedy clan)
Irish clans House of Brian Boru. http://houseofbrianboru.blogspot.com.au/p/brian-boru.html Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and...
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Rose O'Neill (Irish: Róisín Dubh Ní Néill; fl. 1587–1607) was a Gaelic Irish noblewoman and queen consort of Tyrconnell. She was the daughter of Hugh O'Neill...
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O'Neill dynasty (redirect from O'Neill Clan)
The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: Ó Néill) are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of...
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Surrender and regrant (category 16th century in Ireland)
During the Tudor conquest of Ireland (c.1540–1603), "surrender and regrant" was the legal mechanism by which Irish clans were to be converted from a power...
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
Tyrconnell, and senior leader during the rising of the Irish clans against English rule in Ireland known as the Nine Years' War (1593-1603). Hugh Roe was...
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original Clan's sleekness was lost, but the McCoy still looked less awkward than many other Mini-based specials. The McCoy means that Clans and their...
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MacCarthy dynasty (category Irish clans)
MacCarthy (Irish: Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the...
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Gallowglass (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
from Irish: gallóglaigh meaning "foreign warriors") were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Ireland...
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Clan Barrett (Irish: Clann Bairéad) is an Irish clan from County Cork that originally descended from Normans who came to Ireland with Strongbow in the...
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Chief of the Name (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
verifiable.[citation needed] Some re-formed Irish clans are affiliated with the Finte na hÉireann or Clans of Ireland, an organisation established in 1989 to...
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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...
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Clan Sweeney is an Irish clan of Scottish origin. The Mac Suibhne family did not permanently settle in Ireland before the beginning of the 14th century...
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O'Doherty family (redirect from Doherty clan)
The O'Doherty (Irish: Ó Dochartaigh) family of County Donegal is an Irish clan who were a prominent sept of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél Conaill, and...
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Below is a list of clans and septs in Ulaid, in medieval Ireland. Clann Aodha (O'Hughes), whose chiefs ruled in the area of modern County Down near its...
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an Irish prince of the O'Neill dynasty, and through him Niall Noigíallach, High King of Ireland. Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan MacNeil of Barra, Clan Lachlan...
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O'Hara (surname) (category Irish clans)
(1923). "Ó hEaghra - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson...
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MacNamara (redirect from Clan MacNamara)
since featured in verse and in story. Namara Irish clans Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina,...
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Norse–Gaels (redirect from Norse-Irish)
Norse settlement The Norse–Gaels (Old Irish: Gall-Goídil; Irish: Gall-Ghaeil; Scottish Gaelic: Gall-Ghàidheil, 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed...
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Cattle raiding (section Ireland & Britain)
difficult winter, was a common part of warfare between Irish clans, as is often depicted in stories from Irish mythology, such as the Táin Bó Cúailnge and the...
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