Clans

Clan: O’Brien of Galbally Other branches of the clan: Brien, Bryan. Irish Clan Name: Ó Briain This is one of the most illustrious Clan names of Ireland. It rose to great precedence in the tenth century, when a chieftain named Brian became Ard Rí or High King of All Ireland in 1001. He was born […]

Clan: McManus of Drumshanbo Other branches of the clan: Moyne, Main, Manson, Mayne, Manasses, Mann, MacMayne. Irish Clan Name: Mac Maghnusa. Mc Manus is the Anglicisation of the ancient Irish MacMaghnuis, meaning son of Magus. Magus is a popular Norse personal name from the Latin “magnus” meaning great. Although made up of a Norse name […]

Clan: McGuire / Maguire of Ballyorgan Other branches of the clan: Macguire, Magoir, Maguirey, Guare. Irish Clan Name: Maguidir. This surname written Maguire or McGuire, ranks among the forty commonest surnames in Ireland. It is interesting that in County Fermanagh where their ancestors were once the ruling Sept, the Maguire chief was at Enniskillen, where […]

Clan: McGovern of Blacklion and Dowra Other branches of the clan: MacGovern, Magauran Irish Clan Name: Mag Shamhrain The Anglicised versions of the Irish name McGovern vary from region to region, because of the different possible pronunciations of the letter combination “MH”. The most important families of this Sept were allied to powerful families of […]

Clan: Kennedy of Ballingarry Other branches of the clan: O’Kennedy, Keenedy, Kenedie, Kenady, Kenedy. Irish Clan Name: Ó Cinnèide, also Minnagh used in the Connacht County of Leitrim, (from Muimhneach meaning “man from Munster”). Arms: “Sable three helmets in profile proper” A black shield holding three helmets, two at the top of the shield and […]

Clan: McDermott of Ballinafad Other branches of the clan: MacDermott, MacDermott Roe, MacDermot, Kermode, McDermitt, McDermid, MacDevitt, Darmody, Dermody, McDonald, McEnroe, McEvoy, McInerney, MacKaleary, Mack, McNamara, McNamee, Deyermott, Diarmond, Diermott, Diurmagh, Diarmod, Diarmid, de Ermott, Dermott, de Yermond  Irish Clan Name: Mac Diarmada The name MacDermott is one of the hundred most commonly occurring Irish names. In the […]