Mac Auley or Mac Awley

Mac Auley or Mac Awley - Mheic Amhalghaidh. A Sept - Family branch - who had their territory in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster.

Mac Auley or Mac Awley - Irish - Mheic Amhlaoibh - Awley. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Sept - Family branch - who were Kings of Calry in their territory in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province. They were a branch of the Maguires, which see, who were descended from a son of the first *Maguire Chieftain the King of Fermanagh at the end of the 13th Century AD. Sometimes Gawley - Irish - Mag Amhlaoibh was also used in the Connacht Province. Not connected to Mac Auliffe. Ancestor *84.Eochy - Echu “Doimhlen.”

Mac Auliffe - Irish - Mheic Amhlaoibh. A Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Sept - Family branch - (Descended directly from *Auliffe - Amhlaoibh Mac Carthy) who was their Chief in the Munster Province. They were an important Sept - Family branch - of the Chaisil - Cashel Tuath - Family region. They had their territory in the west of Co. Cork in Southern Munster where they were kinsmen to the Mac Carthy the Kings of Desmond (Southern Munster) & Cashel - Munster. The Mac Auliffe Chief had his seat at Castle Mac Auliffe and the Family is especially numerous in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Munster & Co. Cork in Southern Munster. Their castle was at Newmarket overlooking the River Dalvui where they were the Chiefs in the area during Donnell "Cam" O Sullivan’s time in the late 15th Century AD. The Chaisil Tuath was descended directly from *89.Conal “Corc” the Chaisil 1st King of Cashel - Munster in the 4th Century AD the direct ancestor of all the Chaisil Septs. Their Sept was to produce 10 of the Kings of Munster on the Rock of Cashel. Ancestor *85.Eoghan "Mor."

Aungier - de Aungiers -

Aungier - French Huguenot origins. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster in the Mid - 17th Century AD and also were in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster.

Aungier - Dangar was used as a synonym in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster but may be of a different source.

Austin - Augustine - English origins. They were in Ireland in the early 14th Century AD. - Irish - Oistin used also, with Mheic Aibhistin used in the Connacht Province.

Mac Avaddy - Irish - Mheic an Mahadaidh - madadh - dog. A Sept - Family branch - who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province known there as Madden.

Mac Aveely - Norman origins - Gaelicized. See Staunton. They were in Co. Clare & Co. Limerick in the north - west of the Munster Province and nearby in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Aveigh -

Mac Avera or Mac Avery - Irish - Mheic Aimhreidh. A Sept - Family branch - who had their territory in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

Averell - See Ebrill.

Avery - Alfred - Norman origins. Avery’s Castle is in the Strule Valley in Newtown Stewart in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster.

Mac Avey or Mac Aveigh - Used as synonyms for Mac Evoy & Mac Veagh, which see, in Northern Connacht and sometimes of Mac Evoy in the Ulster Province.

Mac Avin - See Mac Given.

Mac Avinchey - Irish - Mheic Dhuibhinse - dubh - black / innis - island. A Sept - Family branch - who had their territory in Co. Armagh, Co. Derry & Co. Tyrone in the Ulster Province. Also changed to Vincent there.

Mac Avinney - See Mac Evinney.

Mac Avinney - Irish - Mheic Aibhne. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept - Family branch who had their territory in the Ulster Province (Descended from *Aibhne O Cathain - O Kane) from the 12th Century AD. See also O Kane. Ancestor *88.Eogan.

Mac Avinue - See Mac Givney.

Mac Avish - Used as a variant for Mac Cavish, which see.

Mac Avoy - See Mac Evoy.

Mac Award - See Ward.

Mac Aweeney - Used as a variant for Mac Weeney, which see, in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster.

Mac Awley - See Mac Auley.

Mac Aylmer - Aighlmear - noble - famous - Anglo Saxon origins - Gaelicized. They came after the Anglo - Norman Invasion in the 12th Century AD and were in Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster where they became “More Irish then the Irish.“

Aylward - Aighleart - Anglo Norman origins. They have been in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province since the 14th Century AD. Later they were in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster where in the Carrick - on - Suir region they are also known as Elward.

Ayres or Eyres - Used as variants for Eyre, which see, in Ireland.

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