the 17th century. A clan (or fine in Irish, plural finte) included the chief and his patrilineal relatives; however, Irish clans also included unrelated...

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...

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...

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

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...

MacMahon (older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna), were different Middle Age era Irish clans. Their name is...

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...

Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs) Sippe Clans and Septs of Ireland, RMK Research. Woulfe P. (2010.) Irish Names and Surnames. Genealogical...

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...

Breifne Irish nobility Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups Irish clans List of Irish clans MacDunleavy (dynasty) Monarchy of Ireland O'Donnell...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

MacCarthy (Irish: Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the...

from Irish: gallóglaigh meaning "foreign warriors") were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Ireland...

Tyrconnell, and senior leader during the rising of the Irish clans against English rule in Ireland known as the Nine Years War (1593-1602). While Hiram...

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...

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...

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...

The Clan Moroghoe is an Irish clan, descended from Murcha, who was a descendant of Labhradh, the son of Breasal Bealach. From Murcha came the patronymic...

Taffe, Walsh, Savage. Irish clans List of Irish clans List of Irish clans in Ulster List of Scottish clans Scottish clan List of ancient Celtic peoples...

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...

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...

several Irish clans and Scottish clans : Clan Gallagher - Buaidh nó Bás ("Victory or death") Clan MacDougall – Buaidh no bas ("Victory or death") Clan MacNeil...

Plantations in 16th- and 17th-century Ireland (Irish: Plandálacha na hÉireann) involved the confiscation of Irish-owned land by the English Crown and the...

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...

Norse settlement The Norse–Gaels (Old Irish: Gall-Goídil; Irish: Gall-Ghaeil; Scottish Gaelic: Gall-Ghàidheil, 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed...

most of the year they lived in the wild, hunting, cattle raiding other Irish clans, training, and fighting as mercenaries. Scholars believe the fian was...

Hill of Tara in Ireland in the year 980. From the period of 950-980 AD, the Vikings had formed temporary alliances with certain Irish clans, enabling them...