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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early Norse clans, the ætter, are often translated as "house" or "line". The Biblical tribes of Israel were composed of many clans. Arab clans are sub-tribal...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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several Irish clans and Scottish clans : Clan Gallagher - Buaidh nó Bás ("Victory or death") Clan MacDougall – Buaidh no bas ("Victory or death") Clan MacNeil...
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
O'Donnell II (Irish: Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill; c. 30 October 1572 – 10 September 1602), also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell, was an Irish clan chief, Lord of...
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Chief of the Name (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
proven.[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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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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Connemara (redirect from Connemara, Ireland)
Gaelic Ireland, was ruled by Irish clans whose Chiefs and their derbhfine were expected to follow the same code of honour also expected of Scottish clan chiefs...
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only been worn by clan members on the bonnet since the 19th century. Highland and Island clans Lowland and Border clans Clans of Scotland portal...
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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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Plantations in 16th- and 17th-century Ireland (Irish: Plandálacha na hÉireann) involved the confiscation of Irish-owned land by the English Crown and the...
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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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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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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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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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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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O'Doherty family (redirect from Doherty clan)
The O'Doherty (Irish: Ó Dochartaigh) family of Inishowen in County Donegal is an Irish clan who were a prominent sept of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél...
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Clan Johnstone is a Border Reiver Scottish clan. The Clan Johnstone were once one of the most powerful of the Border Reiver Scottish clans. They originally...
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