The Cenel Moain of Magh Ith (Donegal, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry)



    Cenel Moain 

    Niall 'of the Nine Hostages'
     |
    Eoghain
     |
    Muiredaigh
     |
    Moain [a quo cenel Moain]
     |
    Colman
     |
    Faelain
     |
    Edalaigh
     |_________________________________________________
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    Tendalaigh                                        Fianbertaigh
     |                                                 |
    Ferdalaigh                                        Tuathail
     |                                                 |
    Gairmlegaigh                                      Dunghail
    [a quo O Gormley]                                  |
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     |                |          |        |            |
    Duinechadh       Cridhegen  Luinech  Dalbhach     Gairbeth
                                                      [a quo O Garvey]
    O Duinechhaidhh  O Crean    O Lunny  O Gormley
                                         O Tierney
                                         O Kelly
                                         O Cernaghan


    Of these families, the following territorial holdings appear in Irish records.


O Gormley and O Lunny, Chieftains of Cenel Moain and Magh Ith According to O'Hart, the O'Lunnys or O'Looneys were also chiefs of Muinter
Loney, a district known as the Monter Loney Mountains in Tryone.

O'Kernaghan and O'Dallan , chiefs of the Tuath Bladhaidh in Donegal.

O'Clery lists the following surnames under Cenel Moain:

.h. Duinechaidh (MacDonaghy), .h. Cridhegen (O Crean), .h. Luinigh (O Luinigh),
.h. Dalbaigh, .h. Gairmleghaigh (O Gormley), .h. Tigernaigh (o Tierney),
.h. Ceallaigh (O Kelly), .h. Cernacan (O Cernaghan).

.h. Faelain, .h. Oirc.

.h. Cleirchen, .h. Craebidhe, .h. Mail thuadaigh, .h. Murghaile

.h. Braicle

.h. Laiginn, .h. Mail croin, .h. Fergalan.

.h. Letnamod, .h. Bedgaile, .h. Datgu, .h. Doilge.

.h. Culrebu, muinter Giolla uidir, .h. Gairbheith (O Garvey)



    O'Clery's Book of Genealogies

     Miniugadh Senchusa (col. b) Clainne Conchobair Ceneil Moain Innso

     Note: the first two paragraphs of this tract describe the earlier Clan Conor chieftains of Magh Ith.



556. Mael ruanaidh m Aedha m Mael ruanaidh m Aedha m Ruaidri
m Aengusa m Maile duin m Cairellain m Baighill m Diarmada m Concobair
m Ferghail m Maile duin, amail ro scriobamur tuas.

557. Domnall m Concobair m Fogartaigh m Gille ciarain m Floind
m Duibh darach m Duib sinna m Elgi m Cathusaigh m Fogartaigh
(col. c) m Cumuscaigh m Concobair m Fergaile m Maile duin.

558. Clann Faelain m Colmain m Moain .i. Edalach m Faelain.
Da mac la h-Edalach .i. Fianbertach et Tendalach. As ann-sin
dedhlais cenel Moain .i. clann Tendalaigh an lucht thuas, ocus cland
Fianbertaig an lucht this. It e innso a minigad sin:

559. Ferdalach m Tendalaigh, .iii. mic lais .i. Gairmlegach,
Catarnach, et Anarcc.

560. Ceithri mic la Gairmlegach .i. Duinechaidh (a quo .h. Duinechaidh),
Cridhegen (a quo .h. Cridhegen), Luinech (a quo .h. Luinigh),
Dalbhach (a quo .h. Dalbaigh ocus .h. Gairmleghaigh ocus .h. Tigernaigh
et .h. Ceallaigh ocus .h. Cernachan).

561. Clann Catharnaigh m Ferdalaigh .i. .h. Faelain ocus .h. Oirc.

562. Clann Anairg .i. .h. Cleirchen ocus .h. Craebidhe et .h. Mail
fhuadiaigh ocus .h. (col. d) Murghaile.

563. Clann Tendalaigh m Edalaigh indsin.

564. Clann Fianbertaigh m Etalaigh, tra:

565. Tuathal m Fianbertaigh, .iiii. mic lais, .i. Eocho ocus Tairrigh
ocus Langus ocus Dungal.

566. Eochaidh, tra, o bfuilit .h. Braicle.

567. Tairrigh, o tait .h. Laiginn ocus .h. Mail croin et .h. Fergalan.

568. Langus, o fuilit .h. Letnamod et .h. Bedgaile et .h. Datgu
ocus .h. Doilge.

569. Dungal, uero, mad Tuathail, .iiii. mic lais .i. Mael michil et
Ciaragain m Dunghaile (o tat .h. Culrebu), Aduar m Dunghaile (o tait
muinter Giolla uidir), Gairbeth m Dunghaili (o tiat .h. Gairbheith).

Cenel Moain Indso

570. Muiredhach m Mail patraicc m Muiredaigh m Airmedaigh
(Page 58, col. a) m Cosccraigh m Maele tuili m Airmedaigh m Codnaigh
m Fianghusa m Lengaire m Ithigh m Marcain m Garbain m Colmain m
Moain m Muiredaigh m Eoghain m Nell.

Genelach Ceneil Moain Ichturach

571. Giolla molaisi m Muiredaigh m Flaithbertaigh m Diarmada m
Flaitbertaigh m Muireadaigh m Gairbeth m Dunghail m Tuathail m
Fianbertaigh m Edalaigh (col. b) m Faelain m Colmain m Moain m Muiredaigh
m Eogain m Nell.

Genelach Ceneil Moain Uachtarach

572. Conchobar m Mail seclainn m Sitrec m Concobair m Nell
m Domhnaill m Edalaigh m Conchobhair m Domhnaill m Menman m
MicRaith m Gairmleghaigh m Cathmaoil m Mail mithidh m Dalbaigh
m Gairmlegaigh m Ferdalaigh m Tendalaigh m Edalaigh m Faelain m
Colmain m Maein m Muiredaigh m eogain m Neill.

There are no pedigrees for the Cenel Moain in the laud 610 or
Rawlinson B.502 genealogical tracts.