Irish Families and Place Names of Ulster (1/4)
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- Join us on a captivating journey through Ireland's northern province of Ulster as we uncover the stories behind its enchanting place names and ancient Gaelic families. Discover the rich cultural heritage and history that shaped this region, from the powerful O'Neill and O'Donnell clans to the unique landscapes and territories they called home. Don't forget to hit the subscribe button and the notification bell 🔔 to stay updated on more fascinating explorations of Irish culture and history.
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I’m from England but my ancestral research shows that my mother comes from the Keeley family and my father from the O’Neill family, so I definitely feel a connection with the wonderful Emerald Isle. I seem to have got my red hair, blue eyes and freckles from both sides of the family.
so you're Irish? come home bro....
I've recently been delving into family research again - long story short for a bit of context, outside of abandonment trauma, the only thing my father left me was my surname of Cassidy. Being the only one in my family with reddish, curly hair I was singled out and bullied relentlessly by my family (and especially stepdad). The thing that kept me going was doing research about the family name (Ó Casaide, descended from the curly headed! Really gave me a sense of pride mixed with the shame from others bullying from a very young age). I've struggled with my sense of identity for so long, and not having a through line and connection with my father's side of the family left a lot of information on my own background. Clan Cassidy hails from County Fermanagh.
As an aside, I was finally able to do a DNA test and it's helped me fill in blanks in my family line, and I found the connecting ancestor from Ireland, even! Came to Canada (Quebec) in the 1840s -- which explains all the French also in my ethnicity
😅 (Nothing wrong with it, I was just unaware of that part of my makeup!) From Canada, the family migrated south into the US where they stayed in the east coast for sometime until my dad decided to head cross-country to chill in the west coast.
As a further aside, not only did my dad abandon me (he cheated on my mom, had a son out of wedlock and she kicked him to the curb), but his dad also abandoned him to run off with a woman he just met and live in the Philippines. One of the few times I was able to get in contact with my aunts, they said they had no idea what happened to him and assume he was murdered. With my research into my genealogy, I found the guy's death record. He died in 2002, so while he still could have been murdered it looks more like he just lived his life there.
While my mind is eating itself thinking on all this I've discovered, it turns out there is also Irish on my mother's side and looking into the people, turns out it was from an O'Neal (I don't remember the anglicized spelling off the top of my head).
Sorry for the ramble, informative video!
I was given up for adoption and went into a orphanage and went into my first adopted home and was abused and then went into foster care, abused, and went through a whole bunch of stuff in my life. I know what you’re talking about. I’m sorry for what you’re gone through.
What a great story, was he murdered in Ireland? I'm from Belfast originally myself I'm an indigenous Irish living in our wonderful country, also I can relate to your trauma you have Irish blood your stronger than you know!
@@cynicalb I'm unsure if he was murdered or if he just died of old age - my family likes the drama and catastrophizes that he was, though
@@Crithosceleg I hear you! We have a story my grand uncles & my grand aunt Rosie were in the(old) IRA this is true as they were deported & sadly couldn't come back not even to Bury their bother my granda..the story is they did a train robbery gave the arms to the 'boys '& did a runner with the cash to the states, I can't find any record of it& I live here..funny tails
Are you one of the "hopalong" cassidy's"from texas.
I am a Brassil, we're usually ignored and also after the plantation we were expelled to Kerry which probably didn't help. Cheers for including us.
The origin of Ulster itself is “Land of the Ulaidh”. Some people who came from that area, and were of Ulaidh” origin, took up the surname “Mac (or “Ni” fem) An Ultaigh”, or McNulty.
Thanks for sharing
Some people would dispute this MacCulloch is the clan Ulaidh descendants the song' air do bhanais' might help!
Gle mhath!
Great video -- this is an excellent channel! Keep up the good work; NYC fan.
Agreed. One of the few gems left on youtube.
I'm an O'Neill but raised in Wales. My dad's traced his roots back to a traveller but no further. I'd be so happy to find out that we descend from Tyrone. Thanks for the video ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for briefly mentioning the Maguire's of Fermanagh. As I'm sure you know, Enniskillin Castle, Lisnaskea and Devenish are all at the very heart of our heritage.
I see others feel left out in the comments - hopefully you can do another Ulster clan summary and include some of them? I enjoy your short documentaries. @@BrehonAcademy
Sweet find, this was in part 1 and already I heard familial name.
I am learning so much about my heritage lately. My moms father is Simon McGuire from canada hundreds of yrs already. Then grandma on maternal was from Macgregor. My mom can trace some of them back to Ireland ,and also Scotland. I need to get the list from her again :) Thanks for the videos!
What' about McCaffreys
Thank you for preserving the History of Ireland! 💚
I love your channel!
O’Reilly clan from the US.
My mum is oreilly were still here in cavan eire ,,,,if you need any info of your ancestors feel free to drop me a message
@@andykane439 ssshh. Make sure there's no O'Rourkes around here ...
I'm a little late but Reilly here from Australia. ❤
I have Reillys in my family but no 0 in kilcock Kildare
great info ,keep it up
Great channel. The very tip of Ireland's northerly point at Malin Head in Inishowen, County Donegal is called Banba's Crown, named for the sister goddess of Erin and Fodhla. Intrigued how her name came to survive here and how her wish like her two sisters to have the island named after her survives at least here despite Erin's successful plea to the Milesians.
Fermanagh is is considered named for the Fir Manach as is Monaghan. The Fir Manach are the Menapii, a Belgic tribe from Gaul who landed in Leinster and later moved north where they were part of the Fir Bolg. Also compare the name Fir Galloin (the Laigin that Leinster is named for) and Fir Domnain (Dumnonii). The Menapii were a P-Celtic tribe but the p in their name changed to q/ch in Ireland where Q-Celtic is dominant so Menap(ii) became Manach.
In the Fenian Cycle one of the clans associated with Finn's Fianna are Clan Morna who come from Connacht near the border with Fermanagh. Morna is possibly from the Morini tribe who lived next to the Menapii in Gaul.
You do know a lot of that is mythology and disputed as facts by most scholars?
@@CyrusGris While we can dispute myths as fact - and should. They cannot be divorced anymore from the understanding of Irish past because myths inform culture, identity etc. Just because myths aren't real, doesn't mean they do not exist.
Don’t forget about the veneti who came before the manapii
The Menapii-Fermanagh theory is not a myth, but rather it is a theory developed by historians in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The theory was developed by "connecting the dots " between historical and semi-historical events. The theory has been challenged because it seems so improbable, and because there are long gaps between the dots.
@@BrehonAcademy 😡All 🩸European nations🩸 America 🩸Australian in Canada, has been invaded by the African refugees and Muslims who are killing us. Please help us. Thank you.
Looking forward to the other videos
A Stateside descendant of FarDowners I wish to Thank You for this video. They had a real love for the northern region of Ireland that they passed on to me in my first name.
You'll recognize Mt Errigal hidden between the J and E. - Co. Donegal!
JeriGale Cohen Fitzgibbon Shane
Intelligent video, thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have heard that Fermanagh county is also known as MaGuire country. They had close ties to the O'Neils. In the 1960's in Springfield, Ohio, two McGuire men married two O'Neil women. Used to love going to O'Neils restaurant in Springfield. Mr O'Neil ran that place until he passed. Very energetic and dignified man. He would always take time to visit our table.
My 4th (John Black) and 3rd Great Grandpa Andrew BLACK were from Co. Armargh. My 3rd Great Grandma, Margaret Black (nee COUSINS) was from Co. Tyronne.. before they immigrated here to Australia, during the Great Famine. I'm desperately trying to research my family tree, as MANY (most!!) of my ancestors were from Ireland, but due to so many records being lost in the fire where the records were held.. it's been really hard if not impossible (so far)..for some to be verified. Especially some of my female ancestors. Eg; My 2nd great Grandma Julia Kellehe, from Cork, born about 1846.
The majority of my Irish ancestors were from Kerry and cork.
I wasn't surprised to learn this years ago, as I'm a green eyed, red head..although I'm the only one in my family. My siblings have brown eyes and hair, like my dad.
I can't wait for my Ancestry DNA results to come through. Hopefully then I can knock down the brick walls I've hit!! :-)
One of my parents is O’Rourke and the other is O’Ruanaidh (which has been anglicized to Rooney) the O’Ruanaidh comes from ulster I think? I don’t know much about either of them to be honest. I spent most of my time around Galway, Connemara, and Mayo when I was in Ireland (I’m an American so haven’t been there much) I’m planning on perhaps heading back in autumn. I have kinnavey ancestors who lived on inchagoill island in Lough Corrib. I am told they were famous for building currachs. They have graves on the island, but sadly poor weather didn’t permit me to visit their graves this year. Perhaps this trip I will finally get to see the island. Anyway, neat little video. Great channel.
Bally Rooney a Townland north of Rathfriland town in mid. to South Down.
ALL Good but English name navan fort it is EMAIN MACHA. Red Branch Knights where based. Do you know the three feats you had to pass to be accepted in The Red Branch Knights ?
I know Rooneys in that area too. What are the three feats to become Red Branch?
My Great grandma said we were direct descendants of Hugh O’Neil, the last King of Ulster. Come to find out that’s true, he’s my 13th great grandpa! I can’t wait to go see where the O’Neils came from.
You must be prood. Yer ah doyin' breed ya'ar. 🍀💚🍀💚
I have ancestors by the name of Kirkpatrick that paddled a rowboat across from Scotland to make a temporary home in ulster Ireland
Great informative video mate, but what about Antrim, Derry and Down? There must be a reason you have omitted them..curious as to why?
Seriously, I came here for Antrim and Down. lol
@rgb Brown It could be that possibly but I'm still waiting on an answer from the video publisher...
@@CyrusGris No reason in particular. If you look at the other videos in this series, you'll see counties omitted in each. I had intended to go deeper into place names of Ireland and another on family names.
Antrim = aoin-troim (lone-ridge)
Derry = doire (oak-forest/grove)
Down = dún (fort)
It's been ages since I made these vids so would need to do some digging on specific family clans and locations. O'Neills and O'Donnells, and their branches, where the major clans in Ulster, though.
@rgb Brown 1609-1690 dude.
I hear there's a bunch of sissies there and they won't be having any kids, so . . . It'll all be gone soon. Except for the right side (catholic (or atheist)) clan mcneeley. Hi, I'm Dr McNeeley, having a good romp on your rump.
I do enjoy these videos especially the Gaelic music in the beginning on a cold rainy night however with my surname being Keenan ( Ó Cianáin ) allegedly coming from northern Ireland I didn't hear it on being announced ( I might have missed it ) but best of luck to your channel
Interrestin Tyr in gaelic and Terra in Latin. Much of Gaelic is heard in the other European languages and it is amazing how old the common tongue is
All Europeans and their languages stem from the Aryans (changed to "Indo-Europeans" after WW2 for obvious reasons)
Both Latin and Irish are branches of Italo-Celtic. Many European place names today have Celtic origins (Geneva, Genoa, Paris, Belgium, Danube river, Switzerland country code (CH)), and many, many others.
I live in the north east border of the ancient kingdom. 5 miles from the lower bann river in south co Derry . Interesting video. We have a few ancient forts and dolmans in this area. Movanagher in Kilrea on the Derry side of the bank’s of the river bann is an ancient settlement area of celts and vikings. Subbed to your channel 👍
Fellow Kilrea man too 👌
What a great informative video , delivered very professionally, thank you for sharing this info , i am now intrigued to find out more as i see 3 places that ended in "agh " what does this mean ? is it son of ? or something like that
O' and Mac mean son of and Grandson of so They are at the start of many Irish names.
I think she meant the 'arg' ..does it have anything to do with that 'as well' ?? ..as 'O and Mac/Mc'.
As in, she's wondering how places got their names (if family name -derived) or..?
Like with county or town 'names'. The 'agh' at the end.. eg:
Co. Armagh, etc. And the rest with 'agh' at the end. What does it mean, where did it come from and perhaps, was it Family Name related, too?
I could be WAAAAY off!!!! 😂 but I think maybe that's what she meant. If not, then ? Although, *I'M even more curious about this now too, than I already was.
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Rom B technically the 'agh' has nothing to do with the people from the place. In Irish Fermanagh is Fear Mhanach and Armagh is Ard Mhacha, so it's only because of British Invasion that the place names end similar, in the original Irish names there is no true connections to be found in the place names.
@@XenothGaming in Scotland there's Ardamurchan in the weather forecast. All inter related before later politics perhaps
Hello, have you any information on the McMunn family from Sligo, Dromore area or Ulster County please? Stay safe!
Absolutely fascinating! I've always wanted to trace the path my great grandfather took to the US and find out exactly where in Ireland my branch of the Spillane family originally hailed from. I really wish my forefathers kept better records...and no, there's no known relation to either of the world famous Spillane boys lol!
We have Spillane, in our heavily Irish, family tree!! 😁
Ireland lost SO MANY, nearly all of its Birth, Deaths and Marriages, (and divorce).. ALL THE CENSUS!! (except a few, 1881? & 1886?) the rest up to 1921-1922, and Éire's HISTORY, kept in records like this since the 15th & 16th centuries....
when the RECORDS OFFICE BUILDING, was bombed in the civil war in 1922.
THANKFULLY, however.. the Irish Parishes kept amazingly detailed records and there were and are MANY, many parishes. The separate MILITARY records, kept elsewhere.. and actually a lot of separate records they have, that thankfully weren't in the building that day, too.
Are you, or were you researching you family history, and ancestry too? 😊💫
Ima spillane tho to
@Celtic Fury wait so that's how I got in the us
@@rilspil3854 Cousin!!! It's a pleasure to meet ya!
@@celticfury7328 Same to you mate
This was some Great information. I'm doing some research and would really appreciate any information. As a McConnell, could I trace my heritage back to Donegal?
My uncle John McConnell was a farmer in Muff in Donegal.
@@Fighting_Irish184 Lol, he said "muff"
Our family on my Dad's side were originally from Tyrone (Omah). Cromwell gave us a choice -- to Connaught or Hell. We gravitated to Mayo and then Achill. My Mom was a Barrett ... enough said.
O’Neill descendant here
Would like to hear about County Derry. Given the political differences in the name of the county, it would be interesting to hear about the clans of the area.
Look into the hijinx of the treacherous O'Doghertys and the much better looking O'Cathains
My great great grandfather John Watson McCLain came to Canada from County Tyrone sometime in the 1850s when he was 15 years old. The McCLain family settled in Tottenham Ontario. He didn't speak much English and refused to learn it other than how to order his beer and to tell people he is free on Thursday.
Did your grandfather have a possible brother to Samuel McClain? Just looking up some of my ancestors
That's interesting 🤔 McClain I would think would have been planters who certainly wouldn't have spoken Irish, yet your ancestor on arriving in Canada knew little English. Which would indicate that Irish may have been his tongue. That might mean his family in Ireland were fully intricated in to the native Irish way.👍🇮🇪
@@shranaployasam7495 why do you think they would not have spoken Irish? Many planters came fro Argyll, which was at least a bilingual area of Scotland at that time. Also, the Irish spoken at that time in Ulster would have been more similar to Scots gaelic of the time.
Not a natural Irishman, maybe more Ulster Scots descent by his name, prouder and more noble heritage
@@kylef3928 My family were most likely Galloglass warriors that were given land in Donegal and took on the Irish identity. All the family that immigrated always told their children the family was Irish. It is hard to know how the name was supposed to be spelt exactly because they couldn't read or write, according to their grandchildren who couldn't understand why they had a Bible when they couldn't read and never went to church. The spelling of their name was at the mercy of whoever was doing the census. The birth records and marriage records for my great grandpa and all his siblings come out with different variations of McClean.
I'm a McCann and proud of it. Son of the wolf. We all have dogs in our family and served and were related to the ONeils.
The wolf was an emblem of tribe of benjamin.father was Jacob mother rachel.look in Ur bible.he was the youngest son.she died giving birth to him
My homeland
My relatives [robert hall] left Derogratery county Tyrone in 1841 and came to Australia..Any info on where Derogratery is on a map....I can't find and info on that??
Many townlands wouldn't show up today on modern google maps, plus when the British left names changed. An excellent way to try if you have the time would be to search out the old OS maps for county Tyrone. Ordenance survey maps from let's say 1900 or 1910. The British were rubbish at feeding people but they were excellent at producing maps. I have OS maps from 1910 for county Mayo and many villages and names you couldn't find on today's maps. It's worth a shot, best of luck 👍🇮🇪
I'm looking for information on my gr grandparents, John and Mary (Kyle) Garland from Co. Armagh.
Be better looking into local heritage groups on Facebook. Where in Armagh?
great info
10/07/2023
I found something interesting of late. My mom's mom was named Stafford from Kentucky. I went back in the family tree to the 1600s and found a few relatives in Ulster who had migrated there from Staffordshire and Kent. Did they move there for estates? Were they nobility? Or did they move to Ulster out of any opportunity and had the Stafford name due to where they were from rather than relation?
I think during the Plantation of Ulster that common people were moved into the region and not just landowners given lands. They had to create their own power base that wasn't the local clans who were already there who were pushed off their ancestral lands into less fertile, less productive plans to make way for the newcomers. I suggest you read up on the Plantation of Ulster. They could have been nobility, who knows, but I doubt it as any would they have emigrated for a better life if they had land already? The vast majority of those that went to America did so because of the famine and we're desperate. The rich would have been less affected by this as there was enough food, it was just exported for profit by the landowners.
My grandfather came from N.W. Cavan close to where the Shannon river starts. He worked in Glasgow, Scotland he got to the east coast of America after a bare knuckle fight with a big Scot by the name of Angus MacDonald. He was a Maguire on both sides of his family. He married a dark- hared cailin from Mayo with connections to Tir Connail.
I would love to visit Fearmanagh one day. My earliest known direct Irish ancestor from there is a Patrick McHugh, born around 1750. He would later marry a McManus. Their son Matthew and his wife were the first to travel to the US, likely around 1815/1820. They were followed by their two sons (James and Michael) and their wives. Michael's wife, Elizabeth (nee McManus), actually gave birth to a daughter on this journey, probably in 1822. Michael and Elizabeth's son, James, is my 4x great grandfather.
My mom is a kelliher and her parents were both immigrants from kerry and Roscommon but my dads side and my last name is baird. My grandfather was the son of “red leg immigrants from Barbados “white barbadians descended from Irish and Scottish indentured servants” my dads fathers family had been in Barbados for a few generations but we were always told my grandpa was Scottish and Irish . Apparently baird is a common surname in ulster
My ancestors on my Dad's side came from Ulster. How can I find info on the Winton name?
I’m a patrilineal descendent of Clan O’Hagan (O’h-Again) who were Chief Brehons, Lord of Tullaghoge and custodians of the Tullaghoge Fort in County Tyrone (Tir Eoghain).
By hereditary right O’Hagan inaugurated The O’Neill at the fort by placing the shoe above his head and presenting him the rod of office.
For centuries we were born and lived in County Tyrone, in Tullaghoge near modern Cookstown.
In the 1750’s we emigrated to Rowan County, NC.
From there we fought in the American Revolution under Col. William Sharpe in the 2nd Rowan County Regiment.
In the early 1800’s we settled in Ohio for 5 generations and then in Florida.
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Ahem! It was the O'Cathain who did the inauguration and the shoe went on his head.
@@andrewryan8767
You are correct.
The O’Hagan would have read the law and presided over the ceremony.
The O’Cahan would’ve held the shoe above his head.
Either would’ve performed the deiseal circuit around him.
Great series. Go raibh mhait agat
I am looking for information on the Mcglory surname, but I can't find much online. Can anyone help?
I would guess thats a corrupted version of McGrory? Many names were translated and spelled in various ways. What info do you have? Is it the name of someone who emigrated? Many of those who emigrated in the mid 19th century or earlier were illiterate and often the way that names were spelled in documents just depended on how some official thought the name should be spelled. For example, the name McHugh, was often spelled McCue, as that is the phonetic spelling
@@aidanfries1540 I live in England, my family with this surname live in Liverpool, so I assume that my ancestors moved their from Ireland. I have recently been told that it could be a corruption of the Ó Labhradha name from which the names Lavery and Lowry come from. However I will also have a look at the McGrory name! Thanks for the advice!
@@aurynlalor1366 good luck with your research! I am from county Donegal. The name McGrory is not a common name, but it does still exist in Donegal, i went to school with a few McGrorys. When you say the names out loud they sound very similar. Its just speculation, but i would not be surprised if its the same name. Also, a huge number of people from Donegal emigrated to Britain over the generations.
@@aidanfries1540 thanks! :)
@@aurynlalor1366 I think Aidan is bang on there, I've never come across McClory in Ireland. The Irish travelling to England and Scotland also had their names butchered. McCrory would be more prevalent in Ireland. Keep searching 👍 you know the 1911 and 1901 Irish census is online now free of charge? It's easy enough to navigate and may be helpful to you 👍🇮🇪
Does. Anyone know the history of Magbie Hill
I'm trying to find Molloy. Any ideas
The flight of the Earls left from Stewartstown Lough , here there is abandoned Castle. I owned a house 50 yards from this mustering point to which the Earls left with heavy hearts for Lough Silly. The end of an era. Chichester of Carrickfergus sacked the Castle and Tullyhogue Fort upon discovering the escape of the Earls.
What is sad not one sign, or item was ever erected to show this.
I’ve been doing ancestry research. AncestryDNA says some of my ancestors came from Ulster. I’m interested in learning all I can about the surname Gribben.
DNA, ancestry wonderful, my family Mc'Caffrey
You may be Scots/Irish. Thousands of Presbyterian Scots left Scotland and settled in Ulster and parts of Northern Ireland. Then travelled later to America. My great, great grandmother was born in Donegal. So now I have to search back further myself to see if her descendants were from Scotland and travelled at the times of the migrations by boat across the river. So I may like you, be Scots/Irish, not Irish. I just watched a great documentary on the history of Scots/Irish and why they Scots settled in Ulster. I will send a link. Most informative I have watched.
ua-cam.com/video/r10CfVIxBmg/v-deo.html is documentary called Born Fighting. Very very informative
I have ancestors by the name of given who left donegal and settled in west virginia.
@@summer45able :)
Does anyone know where O'Reannachain, Renehan are from?
Hey, what about the O'Hanlons of Armagh! They make plenty of maps including prominent Irish families - they were allied with the O'Neill's, but not the same family!
O' Hanlon's where the last ruling Chiefs in Oriel / Mid. Armagh seat I think Tanderagee castle Before the English stole All The Land. Mac Guinness as the main Clan in Co. Down.
The McGee's also came from Armagh.
O'Neil's Tipperary cty
@@deborahthunderhawk5569 I worked for McGees in London. Jaysus I thought they were all Donegal men.
Can you tell me about Quinn my uncle and mom blood line shows that they are from Ulster and I think county Claire area could be way wrong about that. I was told they went down to Dublin.
Thank you,lovely video.Where did the "Burns" family originate.Also,Maloney &Judge
I believe the Maloney's were Irish travellers,not sure how much.
Hve a lovely day.
Byrnes are from Leinster, Wicklow area. One of my branches.
what about north of Tyrone?
My last name is Mc Conville, a Belfast and Ulster name, but did not see it listed here. The Mc Conville clan were Jacobites in service to Charles 2nd, in the conlict and war against William, Duke of Orange. They were also believed to be mercenaries, or of service to Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. One Mc Conville of prominence is James Gordon Mc Conville, a Presbyterian theologian and lecturer. Mc Convilles have also settled and resided in Scotland.
My Late Mother’s Maiden name was Macmenemy.I was told it was a north west Irish name similar to Macnamee.
Do you have anything on the Savage family?? I understand that they were lords of an estate in Ulster, and has some rivalry with the O’Neils. The last family member I know being a lord was Roland Savage of Lecale, Ulster, I believe
Savage is not an Irish name so you won't find many records on the family within Irish history. The Lord you mentioned was probably an English invader, which explains the rivalry with clan O'Neil. If you are looking for more information you should check English/Norman history.
@@CalumOH Thank you! I was able to find more on my linage, and found out that the savage family were Anglo-Normans, and came to the UK with William the Conqueror in 1066. The savage family was a military family, hence why they were given the Ulster estate in Ireland, and also why they had a rivalry with the O'Neil family. Thank you so much for the insight!
I think I'm actually wrong about the Savage being given the estate via William the Conqueror, but by Sir John de Courcy during the conquest of Ulster during the 12th century. But the savage family did come to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror.
Savage would be a Norman name. It sounds they were part of the De Courcy conquest of Down and Antrim.
Edit: I just read a bit there. Sounds like Le Savage were given a barony in Co. Down.
@@barryb90 yes that's it! :)
My great great and great grandfather were from ulster ,Duffy's.
Duffy means 'dark' or 'black' probably 'haired' from Gaelic 'dubh' [pr. duv].
@@BrehonAcademy well my great great grandfather had brown hair.
Trying to research my family tree, everything dead ends in Northern Ireland. No firm knowledge, but a McDowell and an Eagan(?) married somewhere around Tyrone, and I just wish I knew more than that...
My nan was last name mcdowee
It's difficult as the war of independence/ civil war burnt all or nearly all of our census records from the 19th century. ( I still cry when I think about it) the 1901 and 1911 census are available online free. Census from the 1920s coming online soon I believe 🤞 actually the Catholic church records of the time are the best by for searching ancestors. Unfortunately they may not be online. Anyway check the 1901 and 1911 census, easy enough to navigate if you have some basic names and townlands👍 best of luck. 🇮🇪
Thank You!! Take Care & Stay Safe...
~ Carl; Lamar County, ALABAMA ~
Any info on the surname BRYAN in Ulster? Thanks 👍
Bryan would be anglicised version of O'Brien which is Munster. Descendants of Brian Boru.
@@barryb90 not entirely true. Bryan is sometimes an English name and not always anglicized 🤔
@@shranaployasam7495 Correct its Anglo-Norman.
I thought that breifne was the the last kingdom to be taken by Britain, there’s a castle/prison on an island near me that was supposedly the last castle to still oppose Britain in Ireland, only half of the round castle remains standing because Cromwell sent ships with cannons to destroy it
do you know
if Irish Stewart
is descended of
Walter Fitzalan / Walter the Steward
of Scotland?
@rgb Brown no no I'm american
my stewarts are the royal stewart from scotland
the irish ones may be my cousins who descend from the scots clan stewart
Is there an existing historical index of all the different families by name circa 1400 before Queen Elizabeth began her purge to reference a current index of today’s families of Ireland? I was wondering how many families have totally disappeared from Irish society.
Families wouldn't have disappeared, it's the Irish names from families that would in some cases disappear. The penal laws and clampdown on the native language done huge damage to our Irish clan names and titles.👍🇮🇪
I was always very interested as to why there was a split in the McGrath's with the Ulster Branch and Southern Branch there is quite a few castles in the north and south But they are not really one of the major families
I am keen to find out about the Mooney. Name antrim I think
Derry? Magilligan ?
My Mum was an O'Neill ❤
Where does the O'coffey come from
I wish my families ancestral surname Fee from ancient O’Fiach was more prevalent in the history records It’s there sporadically but much more difficult to find, especially from the US because we can’t access the local Irish records without paying someone in Ireland more than we can afford. We strongly believe it’s from Fermanagh or there about, but as difficult it is to find surname origins, finding our actual ancestors who lived and died in Ireland is very very difficult.
Fee is a Fermanagh name. My good friend’s family are from there.
O Fiach is as Irish as you can get👍
Any idea about the name Dickey? For example, Dickeystown in Ulster?
I am a descendent from dickey but we originally came from scot lowlands
@@sparkplug6918 I was told this was where the Irish Dickey's originated. There are a lot of Dickey's buried around Glasgow and Renfrewshire. Any idea where the name Dickey comes from? I had heard it was an anglo-Saxon name for thicket and that the lowland part of scotland was named something along those lines.
Not sure of name meaning i haven't looked into it what my relatives found for us is john dickey was 1584 Glasgow City, Scotland and died 1 Oct 1641 (aged 56-57)
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
His son was William dickey born in 1619
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland died 1693
@@sparkplug6918 You wouldn't happen to have any relatives around the 1750 timeframe named Patrick Dickey, would you?
Who's got info on where Quinn come from
any info on the Irish Stewart
which descends from the Royal
Stewards of Scotland?
distant Cousins to my Royal Stewart
Scotland direct Ancestry?
Stewart isn’t an Irish name probably English or Scottish invaders or settlers
Paddy Muldoon I know
I just stated that in my comment
Paddy Muldoon
the Irish branch descends from Royal Stewarts from Scotland
@@I_Wish_I_Was_Home well then look up Scottish names you melon
Paddy Muldoon I didnt mean to cause confrontation 😟
Very interesting. I just did my dna and I’m 30% Irish (Ulster)!!!! My dad was from England so that was interesting to see. But anyways, this is the area that showed up in my dna chart ❤
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my last name, Muldrew also spelle Muldrow (this last name was a mistake on the part of the people at ellis island not understanding heavily accented english), is O'Maolruadh in anicent irish and i am a direct descendant of the last pagan king of ireland.
my family has been doing the research for decades and my cousin, who's a geneticist, has proven we are from the same bloodline of niall of the nine. i have one of the rarest last names in ireland and what family i do have that still live in ireland live in armagh in northern ireland all around Ballycastle.
i'm sure i have a bunch of relatives in these comments too so if your from clan Ui fiachrach or related to niall of the nine... hi, cousin
I’m related to someone called the black Douglas
I to kin to the Bates though the Greens. Settled im Barnwell South Carlina
Do you have McCaffrey, Mc'Curdy to in your family
Me too!
An Aly of Robert the bruce.the Bruce's brother came to live in ireland
Alas, not a stir of note from any MacMenamins, O'Dochertaighs, or Mac Aodha Bhuidhe. I'll have to reread the Four Masters, ochon.
Nor O'haodha Nor O Hanlon
I'm an O'Dochartaigh
always wonder about mckenna.
Anything on the Name Barnes ? My Grandfather.
Anyone know about the surnames: Hawkins, Franklin, Ayers, Kelley, Jacobi, Jolly, Griffing... ? These are the surnames of my parents grandparents and great grands. Both sides.
Colla Uais descendant here :D
Via Somerled?
@@brysonmacdougal7898 via MacDougall...but Somerled himself was supposedly paternally R1a Norse. So not that line, but tied in with the Celtic part of the MacDougall Clan.
also my Harris is English
my last name is not Ireland Harris
but what story does Ireland's Harris have?
Harries is a Welsh name from Pembrokeshire. It's from ap Harry, but has been Aglesized
@@nigelsheppard625 yes for rchard harris the actor
but for me it descends from a norman herice de beaugency
Oh, ok when my aunt went to Ireland, she met some relatives I guess most notably was the Owen, when she brought down a family tree. My great great grandmother came from Ireland, so I’m not that Irish, well I have Irish from my all different sides of the family, but I digress my great great grandmother was a funny lady who claimed to see the future in her dreams, started off as a maid but then ending up running her own service and work under Johnny Carson who gifted her a vase. People were interesting back then, too bad I’m not one of those people, if I’m looked up it will be she lived, and she die this year and that’s it.
A relative surname Kane from Antrim.
Our name is Mc Conville with roots in Down and Armagh.
Hi there I have Irish and Scottish ancestry my surname is McNulty and I thought it was a name in ulster Ireland. I didn’t hear my name and I was wondering if my name is associated with another county or if it isn’t even Irish at all. I’ve been trying to figure out my roots and it would be nice to know my Irish clan.
McNulty is a true Irish name. Someone in a letter further up on here has written about the name.
What about Antrim
Where’s County Antrim?
Brysons are from there too
My paternal grandmother was a Bryson but was born in Scotland in 1900
What about O'Grady? Where are they from?
I'm shocked that when talking about Armagh you didn't mention the O'Hanlon clan in South Armagh, Lords of Upper Orior.
It is short on lots of clann names.
what of McCormick and Coffey origin?
Cormack is ancient McCormick
I should look this up
Coffey is a Westmeath name.
@@jarom676 what is westmeath an irish county?
@@I_Wish_I_Was_Home yes, Westmeath is a county in the midlands of Ireland. The Coffey family are originally native to County Westmeath.
My last name McCloskey supposed to come from ulster the name was Mac Bhloscaidh before it got anglicized
McCloskey would be Donegal 👍🇮🇪
Any surnames Hare ?
My family name is McEvoy!
County Down name.
Any kin out there
Antrim is named for occupants
Monahan from Monaghan
I live in Tyrone ulster
I am trying to find our origins I know Blackthorne Odreighnan our name is Drennan we are related to andersons