Clans

Mac Guire, Mag Uidhir, Maguier, Maguire, McGuire, McGwire. Maguire Knitting Kit  This knitting kit is comprised of the finest traditional Aran Wool, together with your Family Crest, sweater history and your Maguire...

Murphy Knitting Kit                      This knitting kit is comprised of the finest traditional Aran Wool, together with your Family Crest, sweater history and your Murphy knitting pattern...

Mc Donnell Knitting Kit  This knitting kit is comprised of the finest traditional Aran Wool, together with your Family Crest, sweater history and your Mc Donnell knitting pattern. We provide enough Aran wool to create your perfectly sized sweater...

  Ahearne, Ahern, Aherne, Hearn, Hearne, Ó hEachtighearna.   Ó hEachtighearna means ‘lord of horses’, and Ahern is the Anglicisation of this Gaelic name. The clan was part of the Dál...

Callahan, Calligan, Kealahan, Kelaghan, O’ Callaghan, O’ Kelaghan, Ó Ceallacháin.   The O’Callaghan clan originates in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. It is likely that...

Corran, Corrin, Curran, Currane, Currans, Curreen, Curren, Kirrane, O’ Corren, O’ Corrin, O’ Currane, Ó Corráin.   The Curran name, and its variations, are...

Jannings, Jennings, Jennins, Mac Sheóinín.   The Jennings clan is predominantly associated with the western province of Connacht. The name is the Anglicisation of the Gaelic name Mac Sheóinín, from...

Kane, Kean, Keane, O’ Kane, O’ Keane, Ó Catháin.   Ó Catháin comes from the Gaelic word “cath” which means ‘battle’. The name originated in the Lagan area of...

Kelley, Kelly, O’ Kelley, O’ Kelly, Ó Ceallaigh.   Kelly is the Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh, based on the personal name “Ceallach” which can mean either...

Mac Guire, Mag Uidhir, Maguier, Maguire, McGuire, McGwire.   Maguire is the Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mag Uidhir, which means ‘son of the brown-haired one’. The sept originated in County Fermanagh in the...

Mahoney, Mahony, O’ Mahoney, O’ Mahony, Ó Mahúna.     The Mahony name is derived from the Gaelic Ó Mathghamhna, from “Mathghamhan” meaning ‘bear’. The surname...

Martin is an extremely common name throughout Ireland, and may be of English, Scottish or Gaelic origin. The Gaelic clan name comes from “Mac Giolla Mhártain”, which means ‘Devotee of Saint Martin’, similarly the Scots...

Mac Carthy, Mac Cárthaigh, Mc Arthy, Mc Carthy, Mc Cartie, Mc Carty.   The name Mc Carthy comes from the Gaelic Mac Cárthaigh from the word “Cárthach” meaning loving. The original bearer of...

Kermode, Mac Dermot, Mac Dermott, Mac Diarmada, Mc Dermot.     Mac Diarmada comes from the personal name “Diarmuid”. The family is descended from Maolruanaidh Mór, brother of the King of Connacht. Their...

Mac Domhnaill comes from the personal name Domhnall, made up of two words meaning ‘world’ and ‘strong’. It is very common in the northern province of Ulster, and also in the area which was the Kingdom of Thomond around counties...

Mac Grath, Mac Raith, MacGraw, Magra, Magraith, Magrath, Magraw, Mc Grath.   Mac Raith comes from the Gaelic word “raith”, which means ‘ grace’ or ‘prosperity’. There were two...

Mac Lochlainn, Mc Gloughlin, Mc Laughlane, Mc Laughlin, Mc Lochlin, Mc Loughlin.   This name is derived from the Irish and the Scottish Mac Lochlainn, from the personal name Loch meaning lake and Lann meaning...

Moore, O’ Moore, O’ Mora, O’ More, Ó Mórdha.   Moore was originally Ó Mórdha, from the Gaelic word “mordha” meaning ‘noble or stately’. The original sept was...

Morahan, Moran, O’ Moraine, O’ Moran, O’ Morane, Ó Móráin.   Moran is the English version of two distinct Gaelic surnames; Ó Móráin, from the Gaelic...

Mullen, Mullane, Mullan, Mullin, Mullins, Ó Maolláin.   The name Mullen, and its variations, can have a number of different origins. It may be the Anglicisation of Ó Maoláin, which comes from...