Mac Areavy

Mac Areavy - Irish / Mheic Giolla Riabhaigh - riabhach (grey or brindled). Some known as Mac Gilreevy or Mac Ilreavy in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province and Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster. Also used as a synonym for Mac Greevy, which see.

Mac Aree - Irish / Mheic Fhearadhaigh - fearadhach / manly. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster. Some changed to King - Irish / Mheic an Ri. (Descended from a son of the King) because it was similar sounding. Also see Mac Carry.

Argent -

Argue. Not English. They were in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster. If Irish unknown as yet, but could be Mheic Giolla Fhearga. There is a Killargue / Kilarga / Cill Fhearga in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht.

O Arkins - Irish / Ua hOrcain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Northern Munster. Not connected to Harkin in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.

Arland. English origins. They were in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province in the 17th Century AD.

Armitage / hermitage. English origins. They were in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster in the Mid - 17th Century AD and are now in the north of Co. Tipperary in the north - east of Ormond / North Eastern Munster and Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster.

Armour. See - Larmour.

Armstrong / strong arm. English or Scottish origins. They were in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province after 1603 AD following the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories there, and the Foreign non - Catholic Plantations there, and are numerous there in Ulster. Also used by the Laverys and Traynors, which see.

Arnold / Eagle power. Germanic English personal name used as a surname. They have been in Ireland since the 13th Century AD and are now mainly found in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

Arnop -

Arnott. Scottish toponymic origins. They were in Ballyarnot in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province. See also Arnold.

Mac Arooney - Irish / Mheic Maolruanaidh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province.

Arragan. See - Horgan.

Arralt -

O Arrell or O Harrell - Irish / Ua hEarghaill. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and& Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster.

Mac Art. See - Mac Cart.

Mac Artan. See - Mac Cartan.

Mac Arthur - Irish / Mheic Artur / stone. A Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Sept / Family branch (Descended directly from *Artur) who was descended from *91.Cas the King of Thomond, and they had their territory in the Barony of Pubblebrien in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster with their kinsmen, the Dal gCais O Scanlans. Their other kinsmen were the O Mearas the Chiefs of Ui Fahy whose Chief, *Meadhra had his territory at Toomevara / Tuaim Ui Mheara / "O Meara's Grave Mound" in Co. Tipperary in Ormond / Aur Mhumhain / North Eastern Munster. Ancestors - *99.Ailgenan / Ailgheanan, *98.Turlough (Ui Turlough), *97.Cathal, *96.Aodh "Caomh" the King of Munster, *95.Conall, *94.Eochy / Eochaidh "Baill Dearg," *93.Cairthenn "Fionn Oge Mor," *92.Blood / Blod (Ui Bloid) *91.Cas (Dal gCais) the King of Thomond.

Arthur. Norse origins. They have been in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of Thomond / Northern Munster since the 12th Century AD before the Anglo - Norman Invasion.

Mac Arthur. Highland Scottish origins. Also known as Mac Carter.

Mac Artney. See - Mac Cartney.

Arundel. English toponymic origins. They came from the Horehound Valley / Hirondelle in Sussex and were in Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster at the end of the 13th Century AD when Robert Arundel was the coroner of Ibawn. Gaelicized as Airinneal - pronounced as Aringale.

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