The Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Families of Connacht

     Descended from *87.Brion the King of Connacht the direct ancestor of the Ui Briuin Septs who was one of the 5 sons of *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 124th King of Tara - Ireland who was descended from *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara - Ireland the direct ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Septs descended in Ireland originally from *37.Heremon the direct ancestor of all the Heremonian Septs who was one of the 8 sons of 36.Mil the Celtic Hero of Spain and 3rd Gaelic King of Castile & Portugal.

                                                                  Original Septs also in this Province 

    The Calraige Septs originally had their territory in Co. Sligo, Co. Mayo and in the north of Co. Roscommon in Eastern Connacht and where possibly the original rulers at Moylurg who were later absorbed by the aristocratic Ui Briuin Ai - Siol Murray - Siol Muireadhaig Sept  there. 

    The Conmaicne Rein Septs had their territory  in the south - east of Co. Leitrim at Carrick on Shannon centered on the Barony of Mohill and also included parts of the Barony of Leitrim and Carrigallen and a part of the north of Co. Longford in the north - west of the Leinster Province. They too were absorbed along with other tribes during the 8^th Century AD by the O Rourkes & O Reillys in their kingdom of Breifne in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht & Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster.

    The Gailenga Sept and the Luigni Sept were originally two Tuath De Danann Tuaths who were closely linked in Connacht as they were in the Midlands - Mide - Meath - Northern Leinster region. In Co. Sligo they were to the south of the Ox Mountains to Loch Gara where they formed the last block between the Ui Fiachrach Septs and the Ui Briuin Septs who acted as an over kingdom dominating the smaller Tuaths. These were fertile regions around the Moy estuary, in parts of Co. Sligo, south between Galway Bay and the Shannon, and also in the east of Co. Roscommon. They shared this region with the pre - Milesian Fir Bolg tribe of the Gregraige and were later connected to the Heberian Cianachta descended from 85.Cian one of the 4 sons of 84.Ailill "Oluimm" the 1st King of Munster who left issue.

     The Gangani - Siol Gangain - Celts who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province originally part of Southern Connacht and nearby in the south of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht who were descended from the Concani of Spain.

      The Nagnatae - Celts who may have had territory in Co. Fermanagh in South West Ulster along with the Erdini, and were in Co. Mayo except for in the extreme south occupied by the Auteri whose territory was in the north - west of Co. Galway. They were also in Co. Sligo with their main fortress at Sligo - Nagnata. 

 Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin  Septs - Family Branches - Ui Briuin Ai, Breifne, Cathail, Conchobair, Flaherty, Muiredaig, Seola, Sinna, Ui Maille. 

O Canavan, O Connaghty, O Connor - O Connor "Kerry," O Conry - Conroy - Mulcrony, O Crowley, Mac Culreavy, O Curneen,

O Gallon, Mac Geraghty - Geretty, Mac Glanchy - Glancy, Golden - Goulding, Mac Gorry  - O Reilly Sept, Mac Govern - Goveran - Magauran - Mac Gowran, O Gowan - Smith, Mac Greevy,

Hardy - Harden - Mac Dockery, O Heslin, O Hestin, Mac Hugh - Hughes,

Mac Kermode - Mac Dermot Sept, Mac Kiernan,

O Lavin, O Lee, Mac Loughlin,

O Malley - O Mally - O Mailey - O Melia - Umail - Ui Maille Sept, O Malone, Mac Manus, Mac Master - Mac Keirnan Sept, Mattimoe - Milmoe, O Moran, Mac Morrow - Murrow - O Rourke Sept, O Mulcrony - Conry - Conroy, O Mullan - Mullins - Mullen - Mullane - Melon, O Mulrennan - Mulrenin, O Mulville - Mulvihill,