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Irish roots

Roots: The Mahoney Clan

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
November / December 2018

November 1, 2018 by 9 Comments

The O'Mahony crest.

The surname Mahoney originally designated the descendants of Mathghamhain, an Irishman of the early 11th century who was killed in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. He was the son of Cian mac Máelmuaid and his wife Sadhbh, who was the daughter of the High King Brian Boru, a member of the Eóganacht Raithlind dynastic line descending from Eoghan Mor, a 2nd-century King of Munster. … [Read more...] about Roots: The Mahoney Clan

The Early Years

By Niall O’Dowd
Heritage Series 2008

January 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

How the son of immigrants from Mayo and County Down found success in America but never forgot his Irish roots. ℘℘℘ Each year when he returns to Ireland, Bill Flynn takes time to stand at the graveside of his grandparents in Loughinisland in County Down, just over the border from the Irish Republic. It is a beautiful part of Ireland, with the Mourne mountains sweeping … [Read more...] about The Early Years

Kennedy,
O’Kennedy, Ó Cinnéide

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

The Kennedy Family Crest.

The Irish Kennedys are descended from Dunchaun, the brother of the mighty King Brian Born. The name comes from his father Ceann Eidig, meaning "helmet head." Appropriately, the arms of the Kennedys have three helmets. From the 11th-15th centuries they were Lords of Ormond. The Kennedys dealt with the various conquests and confiscations better than many other Gaelic families. … [Read more...] about Kennedy,
O’Kennedy, Ó Cinnéide

Carroll, O’Carroll, MacCarroll,
MacCarvill, MacCearbhaill

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

The Carroll coat of arms.

The O'Carrolls go back to the third century King Oilioll Olum of Munster. Their name derives from Cearbhaill, who was the Brian Boru in 1014 at the battle of Clontarf. Cearbhaill means warlike champion and the O'Carrolls have lived up to the name. Carvill and MacCarvill are anglicized versions of Carroll and are mostly to be found in Ulster. The O'Carrolls' senior septs were … [Read more...] about Carroll, O’Carroll, MacCarroll,
MacCarvill, MacCearbhaill

Irish Roots:
The History of the Tobins

By Siobhán Tracey, Contributor
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by 1 Comment

The Tobin Family Crest.

Tobin is not an indigenous Irish name, but the family can be regarded as having become completely hibernicized. Its Irish form, Toibín, is a gaelicized version of the Norman 'St. Aubyn.' Another interpretation is that the name was first called de St. Aubyn and the original bearers were from Aubyn, in Brittany, France. According to the renowned Irish historian and genealogist, … [Read more...] about Irish Roots:
The History of the Tobins

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