Grace / le Gras / Crassus / Grassagh. Anglo Norman origins. They arrived in Ireland around 1200 AD and were English Barons in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster and in "The English Pale" surrounding Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster along with the Nugents / de Nogents etc. The first of the Graces was a cousin to William Marshall and was appointed the English Seneschal of Leinster. They were also in Co. Laois and Co. Carlow in Southern Leinster and Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province. See history 1169 AD.

O Graddy - Irish / Ua Greada - greada / champion. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Cork in Desmond / Des Mhumhain / Southern Munster. May also be a synonym of Draddy there.

O Grady - Irish / Ua Gradaigh - grada / illustrious. A Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Ui Donghaile Sept / Family branch who were descended from the Irish Chief Gradaigh. As Dalcassians they had their initial territory in the parish of Killonasoolagh Co. Clare in Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster. 114.Turlough "Mor" O Brian of the Triumphs from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain Sept, assisted by the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Mac Namaras as his Lord Marshall drove the other Ui Bloid Septs in 1381 AD, including the O Kennedys and O Shanahans. The O Gradys who were close kinsmen to the Ui Caisin Mac Namaras were then granted different territory in Co. Clare at Tomgraney, which subsequently became the Ui Donghaile territory that is now composed of the Parishes of Clonrush, Iniscaltragh, Moynoe and Tomgraney.  (Two of these Parishes, Clonrush and Iniscaltragh are now in Co. Galway) The O Gradys of Moynoe, Scarrif and Tomgraney were always subordinate to their immediate Ui Caisin kinsmen the Mac Namaras. The majority of the Families are still there in that territory. Their leading Sept at one time under John O Grady / O Brady was to migrate nearby in Thomond into Co. Limerick, as one of their Septs who where  important had changed their name to O Brady in the 16th Century AD.  The O Grady Chiefs of Cineal Dongally / Ui Donghaile had territory that was very large, taking in the Barony of Lower Tullagh in Co. Clare, and they were also to have territory in Co. Limerick. In 1309 AD Hugh O Grady set up at Kilballyowen and members of this Sept are still there also as they sided and intermarried with the English in the 16th Century AD. One of their seats was Castle Garde 3 mile north east of Pallas Green in Co. Limerick. In 1311 AD Donnell O Grady who was then the Ui Donghaile Chief was killed in battle by O Brian. In 1408 AD Teige O Grady who was then the Ui Donghaile Chief, died. In 1543 Ad Henry V111 granted Sir Donough O Grady all of his Ui Donghaile Septs' territories personally to serve him. His son, Edmond O Grady was to die in 1567 Ad and leave no heir  and the Estates there went Sir Daniel O Brady. In 1582 AD John O Grady / O Brady his son and Hugh Brady were granted Ballyduff, Scariff, Tomgraney etc. with John O Grady / Brady founding the Family in Co. Limerick. In 1586 AD Henry O Grady, the son of Hugh O Grady, relinquished all of what was now his personal property in the Ui Donghaile to Donough O Brien the 4th English appointed Earl of Thomond hoping this would stop the English from confiscation it also. In 1828 a Mr. Brady of Raheen was almost the only non - Catholic in Co. Clare who voted for Daniel O Connell.  In 1831 AD Standish O Grady who was the English appointed Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland was created the English Viscount Guillamore in Co. Limerick. The Family were also in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Munster Province.  Also see Brady. Ancestors: *Gradaigh, *92.Caisin (Ui Caisin), *91.Cas (Dal gCais) the King of Thomond.

Grady. Was used to replace Gready, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, which made Grady numerous in the north of Connacht and the surrounding regions in the Ulster Province.

Mac Grady - Irish / Mag Bradaigh. Used in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province as a variant for Mac Brady, which see, along with Mac Graddy and Mac Grade.

Graham - Irish. Some of the Gormleys and Grehans, which see, used it also to anglicize their name.

Graham. Norman origins. William de Graham a Norman Baron took over Grantham in Scotland in the 12th Century AD and they later arrived into Ireland coming from Midlothian to Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province during the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories in Ulster and the non - Catholic Plantations there during the rule of the Stuart English King, James 1st.

Grailis. Used as a variant for Grealish, which see, in the Connemara in Co. Galway in the south - west of the Connacht Province.

Grainger - grangier / farm steward. French origins. They were in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province since the Mid - 17th Century AD after the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories and the non - Catholic Plantations there. The name, Le Graunger also occurred in Medieval Times in Central Leinster.

Gralton - Irish / Mag R. Origins unknown as yet. They were in Co. Leitrim and nearby in Co. Roscommon in Northern Connacht only.

Mac Granahan or Mac Grenaghan - Irish / Mag Reannachain - reannach / sharp pointed. Later Mheic Grennachain was used. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Mevagh in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.

Mac Grane - Irish / Mag Raighne. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster. Magrane was used in Co. Dublin nearby in the north - east of Southern Leinster and in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern  Leinster. Also known in Co. Tyrone and Co. Armagh in the Ulster Province as Mac Grann.

Mac Graney or Mac Granny - Irish / Mag Raighne / Raighne (Raghnall or Reginald). They were in the north of the Ulster Province. Also some changed their name to Grant.