O Broichan

O Broichan - Brunker

O Broichan. A Sept / Family branch, who were Chiefs in their territory in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

O Brolchan -

O Brollaghan. See - O Brallaghan.

O Brolly or O Broly or O Brawley - Irish / Ua Brolaigh. A Sept / Family branch, of the Cenel Oenghusa, who had their territory in Co. Donegal and Co. Derry in the north of the Ulster Province. Also see - O Brally, and O Brawley. O Brallaghan also used as a derivation.

Brolly / de Broglie. French origins -

Bronte. See - Prunty.

Brook -

Brooke. They were in the Ulster Province in the 16th Century AD.

Brooks -

Brookton -

O Brophy or O Brofie - Irish / Ui Broithe, An Irian Laeghis / Ui Laoighis Sept / Family branch, of the O More / O Moore / Ui Mordha and also kinsmen to the O Cashin / O Kissane / Ui Casain, O Deegan / Ui Duibhgainn, O Doran / O Dorrian / Ui Deoradhain, O Dowling / Ui Dunlaing, Mac Gahan / Mac Geehan / Mageehan / Mheic Gaethain, Mac Keady / Mac Keadie / Mac Keddy / Mac Keedie / Mac Keedy / Mackeady / Mheic Ceadach, O Harrigan / O Harraghan / O Harahan / Ui hArraghain, Ui Liathain, O Lalor / O Lawlor / Ui Leathlobhair, Mac Lee / Mac Lea / Ui Laoidhigh, O Swords / O Sord / O Sourdes / O Suard / Ui Suaird who had their territory in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster. Ancestors: *Fachtna, *Milige, *Bran, *Eircc "hUbulchind," *Felim / Feidlimid mheic Finnchad, *78.Fiachach "Uanchind," *77.Daire, *76.Rossa, *75.Ogoman, *74.Fergus, *73.Muleist, *72.Fachtna, *71.Milige (Ui Baccan), *70.Intait, *69.Lugdach "Loichsi" / Laoiseach "Ceann Mor" the ancestor of the O More / Moore / Siol Morda Sept in Co. Laois (named for him) in the north - west of Southern Leinster who were among the ”7 Septs of Laois," *68.Conall "Cernach" - of the Victories the leader of the Knights of the Red Branch of Ulster who is also the direct ancestor of the Mac Guinness, Mac Gowan and many other Irian Families in the Ulster Province and the Connacht Province. (He was a contemporary of Cuchulainn), *67.Aimhirgin "Larghiunach," *66.Cas, *65.Fachtna, *64.Cathbladh, *63.Cionga, *62.Rory / Ruaidri “Mor” - the Greater who died in 218 BC as the Irian 86th King of Tara / Erinn the direct male line ancestor of all of the Irian Families from the Clann - na - Rory Sept descended from *37.Ir (Irians).

O Brosnan or O Brosnahan or O Bresnahan - Irish / Ua Brosnachain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Desmond / Des Mhumhain / Southern Munster.

Brothers. Used as a synonym for Broder, which see.

Broughall. They were in Ireland in the 14th Century AD in the east of the Leinster Province.

Broughan. See - Brohan.

Broughton -

Browder. See - Broder.

Brown -

Browne / Bhrunaigh / le Brun / the brown. They were in Ireland from the time of the Anglo - Norman Invasion in the late 12th Century AD onwards as one of the "14 Foreign Tribes of Galway" in the Connacht Province. "Oranmore"?

Browne. Anglo - Norman origins. In 16th Century AD they were in Killarney in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Desmond / Southern Munster and intermarried with the leading Irish Families, and they survived as Catholic landowners despite the Irish Penal Laws continually introduced by the English, with their most prominent branch being in Kenmare.

Browne / neale. Gaelicized Irish / Ua Bruen. They were in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, and in the church there are 30 of the de Marisco knights whose tombs are in the walls. After the Confiscation of the Catholic Church Institutions and lands in Ireland by Henry V111 the territory there was given to the Browne family who later declared themselves Catholic and were ennobled by James 11 becoming Viscount Kenmare. See also Morris.

Browne / camus. An earlier introduction into Ireland.

Browne. They were in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

Brownlee -

Brownlow -

Brownrig -

O Broy - Irish / Ua Broithe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

Broy / de Broy -

Brpw. English Barons in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

Bruce / de Bruis. Norman Scottish origins. They were initially in Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster, then in the early 18th Century AD in the Ulster Province.

O Bruen - Irish / Ua Braoin. Used as a variant for O Breen, which see, in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province who were the Erenaghs of St. Coman.

Brugha. See - Burgess and Brew.

O Brunty. See - O Prunty.

Bruodin or Broudin. Used as synonyms for Mac Brody, which see.

Mac Bruodin. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Barony of Inchiquin in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster.

O Brusnahan. See - O Brosnahan.

Brune -

Brunker -

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