O Conway

O Conway - Mac Cooley

O Conway - Irish / Ua Connmhachain - condmach / head smashing. A Heberian Cianachta Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, who were kinsmen to the O Haras descended from *85.Cian a brother to 85. Eoghan "Mor" the direct ancestor of the Eoghanachta of Desmond / Des Mhumhain / Southern Munster, and 85.Cormac "Cass" the direct ancestor of the Dal gCais / Dalcassians of Thomond / Northern Munster. See also O Conamy, O Conboy, O Conoo, O Convey, O Kanavaghan and Mac Nama. Ancestors - *86.Teague mac Cian, *85.Cian (Cianachta) *84.Ailill "Oluimm" the 1st King of Munster.

O Conway - Irish / Ua Conbhuidhe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster, and nearby at Easky in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

Mac Conway - Irish / Mheic Connmhaigh - connmeadha. An Important Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster. See also Conamy, Conboy, Conoo, Convey, Kanavaghan and Mac Nama.

Mac Conway - Irish / Mheic Connmhaigh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster. See also Conamy, Conboy, Conoo, Convey, Kanavaghan and Mac Nama.

Mac Conway or Mac Conomy, which see, or Mac Namee or Mac Meadh or Mac Mee - Irish / Mheic Conmidhe (Descended from a son of hound or warrior of Meath) A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Derry and nearby in Co. Tyrone in the Ulster Province. See also Mac Conamy, Conboy, Conoo, Convey, Kanavaghan and Mac Nama. Family of O Niaill / O Neill of Ulster. Ancestors - *104.Flaherty / Flaithbertach Ua Niaill the 40/42nd King of Aileach, *103.Murtough / Muirchertach, *102.Donnell / Domhnaill Ua Niaill the 168th King of Ireland, *101. Murtough / Muirchertach the 33rd King of Aileach, *100. Niall "Glun Dubh" the 166th King of Ireland (O Neills of Ulster), *99.Aed "Findliath" the 163rd King of Ireland, *98.Niall "Caille" the 161st King of Ireland, *97.Aed "Oirdnide" the 159th King of Ireland, *96.Niall "Frossach" the 157th King of Ireland, *95.Fergal the 151st King of Ireland, *94.Mael "Duin" the 14th King of Aileach, *93.Mael "Fithrich" the 10th King of Aileach, *92. Aed "Uardidnach" the 140th King of Ireland, *91.Donnell "Ilchegach" the 135th King of Ireland, *90.Murtough / Muirchertach mac Ercae the 131st King of Tara / Ireland, *89.Murray / Muiredach the 2nd King of Aileach, *88.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

Mac Conwell - Irish / Mheic Congail. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel. Now changed to Mac Conville there. They were also in Co. Donegal in the north - west of Ulster Province.
Mac Conwick - Irish / Mheic Conmhaic - con / hound or warrior. An Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muintir Anghaile Sept / Family branch, of the O Farrells / O Ferralls / Ui Fearghail, who had their territory in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster. They were also in the Barony of Forth in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster in 1659 AD. Especially see - Mac Connick.

Conyers / de Coignires. They were in Co. Kerry and Co. Limerick in the mid - west of the Munster Province. Also used by some of the O Connors, which see, to anglicize their name also.

Conyngham. Descended from the English Marquis of Slane. They had their ancestral home in Slane Castle to the west of Slane in Co. Meath in south - east of Northern Leinster. See also Cunningham.

Mac Cooey - Irish / Mheic Cumhaighe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Southern Ulster and Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. Art Mac Cooey (1738 - 1773 AD) the Irish poet was born near Crossmaglen / Croix Mhic Lionnain (Mac Lionnan's Cross) on the River Fane in Co. Armagh in the Ulster Province

Mac Coog. See - Cooke.

O Coogan - Irish / Ua Cuagain. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway and Co. Roscommon in Southern Connacht, and were later scattered nearby in to Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster, Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster and the surrounding regions. See also Cogan. Ancestors - *86.Maine "Mor" (Ui Maine), *85.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach" the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland, *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland (Dal Cuinn).

Coogin -

Cook. English origins. Descended from Alan Cook who founded Cookstown in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster after the Confiscation of the 3,000,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories there in Ulster, and the Foreign non - Catholic Plantations there.

Cooke. Gaelicized - Irish / Mheic Dhabhoc / Mheic Uag. They were a branch of the Anglo Norman - Irish Burkes / de Burgho, which see, and were also known as Mac Cooge descended from Hugo Burke. Previously known as Mac Hugo they were in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

Cooke. English origins. They came in the late 17th Century AD descended from Adolphus Cooke born 1792 AD, who was in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster. Their main home was at Cookesborough and he was a son of Robert and they had 700 acres plus another 4,000 with tenants. He is buried in Reynella churchyard. There are nine Cook place names in the Leinster Province.

Cooke. Scottish origins. They were in the Ulster Province as Mac Cook or Mac Cuagh who were a branch of the Clan Mac Donald of Kintyre.

Mac Cool - Irish / Mheic Giolla Chomgaill (Descended from a devotee of St. Comhghall) A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province. It was also changed to Cole in The Glenties region.

Mac Cool. Highland Scottish origins. A variant of Mac Dougall, which see.

Cooley. Used as a variant for Cowley and Colley, which see, in the Ulster Province. See also Kilcoolery.

Mac Cooley. They were in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Southern Ulster and Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster where it may also be a variant of Mac Cawley, which see.

Mac Cooley - Irish / Mheic Giolla Chuille. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the combined region of Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province, Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Northern Munster and Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

+On to O Coolican - Mac Cord

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