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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a symbol of the clan's unity. Clans, in indigenous societies, were not endogamous: their members could not marry one another. Clans preceded[citation...
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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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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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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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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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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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