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List of Irish clans
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The following is a list of Irish clans sourced from modern published sources.
Unlike Scottish clans which are defined by surnames recognised by Scottish law of the Court of the Lord Lyon, there is no definitive authority on which surnames are regarded as Irish clans.[1] The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clans of Ireland in 2013 at Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. As part of the agreement both organisations agree to recognise each other’s authority over clans.[2][3]
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Clans of Ireland organisation
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Clans of Ireland is a modern organisation under the patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and is an accredited Civil Society NGO by the United Nations, with authority to represent Irish clans at the UN.[2][4][5] Eligibility criteria for historical families and clans includes that the family or clan can trace their ancestry back to before 1691 which is generally considered to mark the end of the clan based lineage system in Ireland. There can be more than one clan with the same surname if of a different ancestry.[6] Clans of Ireland lists the following clans on their Register of Clans, some of whom have their own clan societies or associations:[7]
- Carty - Cartys of Connaught
- Cassidy Clan - Uí Caiside
- Commane – Ó Comáin – of Newhall, Co Clare
- Connolly – Ó Conghaile
- Egan - Mac Aodaghain
- Fitzpatrick / Mac Gilpatrick of the tribe of Cas – Mac Giolla Phádraig Dál gCais
- Fitzpatrick / Mac Gilpatrick of Leinster – Mac Giolla Phádraig Laighean
- Fitzpatrick - O'Mulpatrick of Bréifne - Ó Maol Phádraig Bréifne
- Fitzpatrick of Upper Ossory
- Hackett of Leinster – Ó hAicéad Laighean
- Hayes Clan of Leinster - Ó hAodha
- Joyce of Joyce Country – Seoigh Duthaigh Seoghach
- Lalor - O'Leathlobhair
- Lydon
- Mannion of Soghan – Ó Mainnín Soghain
- Mac Cabe of Breffny – Mac Cába Breffny
- Mac Carty – Mác Cárthaigh
- Mac Curtin of Thomond – Mac Curtáin Thuamhumhan
- Mac Garvey of Ulster – Mac Gairbhith Ulaidh
- Mac Hale of Co. Mayo – Mac hÉil Condae Mhuigheo
- Mac Laughlin of Donegal - Mac Lochlainn Dún na nGall
- Mac Ginley of Donegal – Mag Fhionnghaile Dhún na nGall
- McGrath of Thormod - Mac Craith Tumhain
- McGrath of Ulster - Mac Craith Ulaidh
- McGillycuddy of the Reeks
- Mac Kenna of Truath – Mac Cionaoith
- Mac Mullen Leinster - Maoláin agus Mac Maoláin
- McQuillan of the Route - Mac Uighlín
- Monaghan - Manachain
- Mulvihill - Ó Maoilmhichil
- Morgan of Roscommon
- Nolan – Ó Nualláin
- O'Boylan of Darty – Ó Baoighealláin
- O'Brosnan of Brosna – Ó Brosnacháin Brosnach
- O'Byrne of Leinster – Ó Broin Laighean
- O'Carroll Oriel
- Ó Cellaigh Dal gCais
- O'Colman – Ó Colmáin Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe
- O'Crowley of Cork – Ó Cruadhlaoich Corcaigh
- O'Dea of Dysert – Ó Deághaidh Dísert
- O'Donnell Clan of Tyrconnell
- O'Dowd - Ó Dubhda
- O'Driscoll of Corca Laoidhe – Ó hEidersceoil Corcu Loígde
- O'Farrell of Annaly – Ó Fearghail Angaile
- O'Flanagan – Ó Flannagáin
- O'Halloran - Ó hAllmhuráin / Ó hAlluráin
- O'Higgins of Ballynary
- O'Hosey - Hussey
- O'Lafferty of Tyrone – Ó Laithbheartaigh Tír Eoghain
- O'Mahony Society
- O'Malley Clan – Clann Ó Máille
- O'Mordha / O'Moore / Moore of Leinster
- O'Neill – Ó Neill
- O'Nolan - Ó Nualláin
- O'Reilly - Ua Raghallagh
- O'Sullivan of Munster – Ua Súileabháin Mhumhain
- O'Tannian - Ó Tanaidhen
- O'Tierney – Ó Tighearnaigh
- Poole
- Quigley of Connacht - Ó Coigligh
- Redfern
- Roche
- Walker
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LangSyne Publishers
LangSyne Publishers, who are based in Kilbarrack, Dublin, Ireland, have published individual books on the following Irish clan surnames and their histories: Barry, Boyle, Brady, Brennan, Burke, Byrne, Callaghan, Carroll, Casey, Cassidy, Clancy, Collins, Connolly, Coyle, Daly, Devlin, Doherty, Donnelly, Donovan, Doran, Doyle, Duffy, Dunne, Farrell, Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Flaherty, Flanagan, Flynn, Foley, Gallagher, Griffin, Healy, Higgins, Hogan, Joyce, Kane, Kavanagh, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenny, Lynch, Maguire, Malone, McCarthy, McCormick, McDermott, McGrath, McGuigan, McKenna, McLoughlin, McMahon, McManus, McNamara, Moore, Moran, Mullan, Murphy, Nolan, O'Brien, O'Dowd, O'Dwyer, O'Grady, O'Halloran, O'Hara, O'Keeffe, O'Leary, O'Neill, O'Rourke, O'Shea, O'Connor, Quinn, Reagan, Reilly, Rooney, Ryan, Sheehan, Sheridan, Sullivan, Sweeney, Traynor, Walsh, Ward, Whelan.[8]
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John Grenham (1993)
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John Grenham in his 1993 book, Clans and Families of Ireland: The Heritage and Heraldry of Irish Clans and Families, lists the following Irish clan surnames and gives at least a paragraph of information for each: Aherne, Allen, Armstrong, Barrett, Barry, Beatty, Bell, Boyd, Boyle, Bradley, Brady, Breen, Brennan, Browne, Buckley, Burke, Burns, Butler, Byrne, Cahill, Campbell, Carroll, Casey, Cassidy, Clancy, Clarke, Cleary, Coleman, Collins, Conlon, Connolly, Conway, Corcoran, Costello, Coughlan, Craig, Cronin, Crowley, Cullen, Cunningham, Curran, Daly, Delaney, Dempsey, Dillon, Doherty, Dolan, Donnelly, Doran, Dowd, Dowling, Doyle, Driscoll, Duffy, Duggan, Dunne, Dwyer, Egan, Fahy, Farrell, Ferguson, Finnegan, Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Flaherty, Flanagan, Fleming, Flynn, Foley, Ford, Fox, Gallagher, Gorman, Graham, Greene, Griffin, Hall, Hamilton, Hayes, Healy, Hegarty, Hennessy, Henry, Hickey, Higgins, Hogan, Hughes, Hurley, Johnston, Jones, Joyce, Kane, Kavanagh, Keane, Kearney, Keating, Kelleher, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenny, Keogh, Kerr, Kiely, King, Leary, Lee, Lenehan, Lennon, Long, Lynch, Lyons, MacAuley, MacBride, MacCabe, McCann, MacCarthy, MacCormack, MacCullagh, MacDermot, MacDonagh, MacDonald, MacDonnell, MacEvoy, MacGillcuddy, MacGovern, MacGowan, MacGrath, MacGuiness, MacHugh, MacKenna, MacKean, MacLoughlin, MacMahon, MacManus, MacNally, MacNamara, Madden, MacGee, Maguire, Maher, Malone, Martin, Meehan, Molloy, Moloney, Monaghan, Mooney, Moore, Moran, Morgan, Moraiarty, Morris, Mullan, Mulligan, Murphy, Murray, Nolan, O'Brien, O'Callaghan, O'Connell, O'Connor, O'Donnell, O'Donoghue, O'Donovan, O'Grady, O'Hara, O'Keefe, O'Mahony, O'Neill, O'Rourke, O'Shea, O'Sullivan, O'Toole, Patterson, Power, Quigley, Quinn, Redmond, Regan, Reid, Reilly, Riordan, Robinson, Roche, Rogers, Rooney, Ryan, Scott, Sheehan, Sheridan, Smith, Stewart, Sweeney, Tobin, Wallace, Walsh, Whelan, White, Woods.[9]
See also
- Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains - organization started in 1991 that recognizes sixteen Chiefs of the Name of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland but not "clans".
- List of Irish kingdoms
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