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Thackaberry or Tackaberry / West English origins / Originally Tacabray in the Mid - 17th Century / They were in Co. Wicklow - South East Leinster in the Mid - 17th Century and later in Co. Wexford - South East Leinster also.

Thomas / English origins / May be an abbreviation of Mac Thomas or Fitz Thomas who were in Ireland in Medieval times possibly belonging to the Fitz Geralds, which see / Many recent arrivals also / They were in Co. Dublin - Mid Eastern Leinster & Co. Antrim - North East Ulster.

Thomson or Thompson / English & Scottish origins / Recent arrivals mainly in Ulster / Thomson - Scottish origins / Also see Holmes & Mac Cavish.

O Thoran / Irish - Ui Torain - tor - lord / See also Tarrant & Torrens.

 Thorn or Thorne / English origins / Used as variants for Thoran or Thornton, which see.

 Thornhill / English toponymic origins / They were in Co. Cork & Co. Limerick - Munster since the Mid – 17th Century.

 Thornton / English name / Used as a synonym for Drennan, Skehan, Meenagh & Tarrant, which see.

Thornton / English Planters / They were in Co. Limerick - North West Munster.

Thulis or Toolis / See Tolan.

Thunder / Norse origins / They were in Co. Louth - North East Leinster & Co. Dublin - Mid East Leinster since Mediaeval times.

O Thynne / Originally O Tyne / Irish - Ui Teimhin - teimhe - dusk or gloom / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in the north of Co. Clare - North West Munster / No connected with Thin or Thynne of English origins.

Tidings / See Toorish.

Mac Tier / See Mac Teer.

Mac Tiernan or Kiernan / Irish - Mheic Tighearnain / They were in Co. Cavan - Southern Ulster where they were the Chiefs & Kings of Tellach Donnchada / See also Mac Ternan.

Mac Tiernan / Irish - Mheic Tighearnain / A Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Brion Sept - Family branch of the O Connors, which see, who had their territory in Co. Roscommon – Eastern Connacht.*87.Brion.

Mac Tiernan / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Fermanagh - South West Ulster.

O Tierney / Irish - Ui Tighearnaigh / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Mayo - Mid Western Connacht where they were Kings and the Chiefs of Carra / They were also in Co. Galway - Southern Connacht / It was also confused there with Mac Tiernan

O Tierney / Irish - Ui Tighearnaigh / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Westmeath - North West Leinster.

O Tierney / Irish - Ui Tighearnaigh / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Donegal - North West Ulster.

O Tierney / They were in Co. Limerick & Co. Tipperary - North Munster / Used in the Heberian kingdom of Ormond for O Tyernie.

O Tierney / Irish - Mheic Giolla Tighearnaigh / Originally Mac Iltierney / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Armagh - South East Ulster.

Tiffeny / Used as a variant for Tivnan, which see, in Co. Leitrim - Northern Connacht.

Tiger / Used as a synonym for Mac Entaggart, which see, in Co. Dublin - Mid Eastern Leinster

O Tighe or Tigue or Teague / Irish – Ui Taidhg / Originally 4 separate Septs - Family branches but they are now indistinguishable also from  Mac Teague & Tighe, which see, who are also used as synonyms for Tye, which see.

Mac Tigue / See also Mac Teige.

Tilly / Used as a variant for Tully & Tally, which see.

Mac Timlin / Cambro Norman origins / Descended from a son of Thomas / Gaelicized as Mheic Toimilin /  They were in the Barony of Tirawley in Co. Mayo - Mid Western Connacht were  they were known as Tomlin in 1641.

O Timmons / Originally anglicized as Timon / Irish - Ui Tiomain / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Carlow & Co. Wicklow - Southern Leinster.

Timmons / Descended from a son of Thomas / Gaelicized as Mheic Toimin / A branch of the Barretts, which see, / They were in Tirawley in Co. Mayo - Mid Western Connacht / Timon & Tymon has now been mainly used to replace it.

O Timon / See O Timmons.

O Timoney / Irish - Ui Tiomanaidhe - driver / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in the south of Co. Donegal - North West Ulster, Co. Tyrone & Co. Fermanagh & Co. Leitrim - Northern Connacht.

Timothy / Used for Tumelty, which see, in Co. Galway & Co. Roscommon - Southern Connacht.

Mac Timpany / Irish - Mheic an Tiompanaigh - tympanist - descended from a son of the musician / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Down - South East Ulster / Tempany & Tenpenny were used as variants / Mac Atamney, which see, used as a synonym in Co. Derry - Northern Ulster.

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 Situated on the western bank of the Hunter River, midway between Muswellbrook & Denman the doorway to the Heart of Australia's "Horse Capital" in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales., Australia.  

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