| Eoghanacht ( The Eugenians)
The Eugenians, ruled as kings over Desmond or South Munster, which comprised the
whole of the present county Cork, and the greater part of Kerry, together with
a portion of Waterford, and a sl part of the south of Tipperary, bordering on
Cork; while the Dalcassian kings ruled over Thomond. Oilill Olum became King of
Munster and, as head of both the Eberian and Ithian tribes he became the first
true King of the whole province. Thereafter the Kingship of Munster was handed
down in Oilill Olum's family. Oilill willed, and his will was observed for many
centuries, that the crown of Munster should henceforth alternate between the descendants
of his two eldest sons, Eogan Mor and Cormac Cas. - The MacCarthys
are descended from Eogan Mor
- The descendants of Eoghan Mór, son
of Aillil Olumm (Oilill Olum)
The Eóghanacht Dynasties include the septs
of the Eóghanacht Locha Lein, Eóghanacht Maige, Eóghanacht Raithlind,
Eóghanacht Airthir Chliach, Eóghanacht Glendamnach, Eóghanacht
Chaisil, Eóghanacht Aine, Uí Fidgeinti, Uí Liathain, Uí
Maic, Uí Echach Muman, Uí Corpri - The O'Briens
are descended from Cormac Cas
- The O'Carrolls are descended from Oilill
Olum's youngest son Ciann and his son Taig
Of
these the Chief families --the head of the Engenian race, were kings and princes
of Desmond. - MacAuliffe
- MacCarthy
- The MacCarthys, the
O'Sullivans and the O'Callaghans, all of Eoghanacht Caisil stock, migrated southwards
into Counties Cork and Kerry in pre-Norman times, ousted from their original lands
in Counties Tipperary and Limerick by the aggression of the Dál Cais. From
longer established tribal groupings in County Cork, such as the Corca Laidhe,
the Muscraighe and the Eoghanachts of the Cork region, emerged such family names
as O'Driscoll, O'Leary, Cronin; Murphy; O'Mahony and O'Keeffe, respectively.
- MacDonagh
- MacElligot
- MacFinneen
- MacGillicuddy
- O'Callaghan
- The MacCarthys, the O'Sullivans and the O'Callaghans, all of Eoghanacht
Caisil stock, migrated southwards into Counties Cork and Kerry in pre-Norman times,
ousted from their original lands in Counties Tipperary and Limerick by the aggression
of the Dál Cais. From longer established tribal groupings in County Cork,
such as the Corca Laidhe, the Muscraighe and the Eoghanachts of the Cork region,
emerged such family names as O'Driscoll, O'Leary, Cronin; Murphy; O'Mahony and
O'Keeffe, respectively.
- O'Cullen
- O'Donohoe
- The
Eoghanachta ruling families were the O'Mahony's and the O'Donoghues. Other names
have descended in the form of Spillane, Ó Neill, Long, Flynn, Keating,
Ring, Canty, Mehigan, Dillon, Healy, Slattery, Coghlan, Cahalane,Canniffe, Heenigan,
Flahive, Hurley, Wholey, Kearney, etc.
- O'Finnegan
- O'Flannery
- O'Fogarty
- O'Keeffe
- O'Kerwick
(anglicised "Berwick" and "Kirby")
- O'Lechan (or Lyons)
- O'Mahony
- The Eoghanachta ruling families were the O'Mahony's and the O'Donoghues.
Other names have descended in the form ofSpillane, Ó Neill, Long, Flynn,
Keating, Ring, Canty, Mehigan, Dillon, Healy, Slattery, Coghlan, Cahalane,Canniffe,
Heenigan, Flahive, Hurley, Wholey, Kearney, etc.
- O'Meehan
- O'Moriarty
- O'Sullivan
- The MacCarthys, the O'Sullivans and the O'Callaghans, all of Eoghanacht
Caisil stock, migrated southwards into Counties Cork and Kerry in pre-Norman times,
ousted from their original lands in Counties Tipperary and Limerick by the aggression
of the Dál Cais. From longer established tribal groupings in County Cork,
such as the Corca Laidhe, the Muscraighe and the Eoghanachts of the Cork region,
emerged such family names as O'Driscoll, O'Leary, Cronin; Murphy; O'Mahony and
O'Keeffe, respectively.
- O'Treacy
- etc
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