Beard - Bellet
Beard / Barbe. In
Co. Laois and Co. Dublin in the north of Southern Leinster and in Co. Waterford in the south - east of Ormond / North Eastern Munster in the 16th Century AD. Also occasionally used as a variant for Baird, which see.O Beargha. An Irish Sept / Family branch, who anglicized their name to Barry, which see.
Bearn -
O Beary - Irish / Ua Beara. Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Dal Niad Cuirp Ui Failge Sept / Family branch of the O Dempseys, which see, who had their territory in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster. Ancestors: 91.Rossa Failge (Ui Failge), *90.Cathair Mor the 109th King of Tara / Ireland,
Beasley / Beaslaoi. English toponymic origins from Lancashire and were in
Ireland in the Mid - 17th Century AD.
O Beasty - Irish / Ua Biasta. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Sept / Family branch, who were descended from a King of Connacht. and had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.
Beattie or Beaty or Beatty or Beytagh or Battie. Descended from Jeffrey Beatty / Betagh a Prince of Scotland who supported 105.Brian Boru the 175th King of Ireland in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 AD against the Viking Invasion. His son was Comghall, whose son, Constantine is the ancestor of the Tobins, and his son was Maol Colum, the father of Alpin, the father of Sealbhaidh, the father of Awley / Amhailgadh, the father of Scanlan, the father of Dolbh of the Orkney Islands, the father of Dolbh of Loch Broin, the father of Loarn, the father of Constantine, the father of John Mor, the father of William, the father of Richard, the father of Garret the first from the family to return to Ireland, the father of John Betagh who was the first to use their surname, the father of Henry, the father of William an Fhiona - of the Wine, the father of Edward, the father of John, the father of Garrett Beatty.
Mac Beatty - Irish / Mheic Biataigh - biadhtach. A Sept / Family branch, whose territory was near Athlone in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster. See also Beatagh and Betagh.
Beatty / Baty / Bartholomew. Scottish origins from Galloway after 1603 AD during the confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Septs, and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there, in Co Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province.
Beaumen -
Beaumons -
Beaumont. See Bowman.
Becher / beech tree. Landed Gentry, who had their Estates in
Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster since the end of the 16th Century AD.O Beck or O Beaky or O Beakey or O Bakey - Irish / Ui Beice. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Meith Macha (Ui Meith Tire Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Monaghan in their kingdom of Oirghialla / Oriel in Southern Ulster and adjacent territory in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and now in the north of Co. Louth and nearby in Co. Armagh in the south - east of Ulster Province where they were Chiefs. Kinsmen to the O Hanratty or O Hanraghty / Ui hInnreachtaigh / Ua hAnrachtaigh / Ui Seaain (Ui Ainfeith) Ui Meath Mara (Omeath). O Garvey / Ui Gairbhith, O Hanvey / O Hannay / O Hanney / Ui hAinfeith, O Horish / O Horisky / O Houriskey / O Whoriskey / Waters / Caldwell / Ui hUarghuis, O Marron / O Marran / O Marrane / O Marren / O Mearn / Ui Mhearain, O Mulready / O Mulbreedy / O Mulbride / O Mulreedy / O Murready / O Mulreddy / Ui Mael Brighdhe, O Smollen / O Smullen / Ui Smollain. Ancestors: 110.Imar, 109.Murtaugh / Muirchertach, 108.Dubhdarach, 107.Scannlan, 106.Indrechtach, 105.Gairbidh, 104.Ainbhith, 103.Mael Brigte, 102.Duibinnracht, 101.Teague / Taidg, 100.Innreachtach, 99.Murray / Muireadach, 98.Mailimuchair, 97.Scannlan, 96.Fingin, 95.Aedha, 94.Fiachrach, 93.Fiachrach, 92.Eogan, 91.Brion, 90.Murray Meith (Ui Meith),89.Imchada, 88.Murray Colla da Crioch / Focrith - of the Two Countries, 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.
O Beck or O Beaky or O Bakey - Irish / Ui Beice. Gaelic Milesian Irian Cruithin Ui Beann Traidhe Sept / Family branch, who were kinsmen to the O Cogley / O Kegley / Ui Coigligh, O Coskry / O Cosgry / O Coskerry 'O Cosgrave / Ui Cosgraigh, O Buggy / O Buggey / O Boggy / Ui Bogaigh, O Clooney / O Cloney / Ui Cluainaigh. Ancestors: Cilline, Dochartach, Eoin, Feromuin, Aildine, Oirenn, Magach, Kelly / Cellach Croto, Nechta, Lugna, Inomuin, Benta (Ui Benntraige Sept), Conor / Conchobar, Nessa, Mail, Formail, Sirnae, Forich, Rochada, Clothnai, Coirbb, Sethrann, Loga, Cethnenn, 37.Ir (Irians).
Beck. English origins with 4 variations in Ireland in Mediaeval Times and are now mainly to be found in the Ulster Province.
Beckett. French English origins in Ireland in the 14th Century AD and became established in the 15th Century AD in the Leinster Province, and are now in the north of the
Ulster Province, and in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster.
Beckingham -
Bedford. See Berford.
O Beegan. Used as a variant for O Behan, which see, in Ballinasloe in
Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.
Beg - Bege -
Begg or Begge - beag / small. Norman origins in the
Leinster Province, and were originally known as Bueg in Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster, and as Beggs in the Ulster Province. Also used as a variant for Bigge - English.
Beggane. See Biggane.
O Beglan or O Beglain. Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Muinter Eolais Tellach Cearbhallan Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Mohill and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. Especially see O Beglin.
O Begley - Irish / Ua Beaglaoich - beag (little) laoch (hero). A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province who had a branch migrate to Co. Kerry in the south - west of Desmond / Southern Munster as galloglasses / mercenaries in the 15th Century AD and were also there in Co. Cork in Southern Munster and Co. Waterford in the south - east of Munster.
O Beglin or O Begllin or O Beglan or O Beglain or O Begnal or O Beglane or O Biglane or O Beglen or O Biglan or O Beglyn - Irish / Ui Beigleighinn. Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Muinter Eolais Tellach Cearbhallan Sept / Family branch, who were kinsmen to the O Bodens / Ui Bardain, O Curnin / O Curnan / O Curnen / Ui Cuirnin (Ollamhs), O Hallissy / Ui hEolusa, O Mulvaney / O Mulveagh / Ua Maoil Mhiadhaigh, O Murray / O Morie / O Morra / O Morrie / O Morey / O Mory / O Murry / O Murrie / Ui Muireadhaigh, O Mulhooly / O Mulhooghley / O Mulooley / O Hoogley / Ui Maoil Ghuala, Mac Mullock / Mac Meelick / Mac Moleg / Mac Moolick / Mac Mullicke / Mac Mulock who had their territory at Mohill and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. Ancestors: Finer, Cumscrach, 37.Ir (Irians).
O Beglin or O Beglan -
Irish / Ua Beigleighinn - beag (little) leighinn (scholarship). A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Westmeath and nearby in Co. Longford in the west of Northern Leinster. Occasionally anglicized also as Bagnall.
O Beglyn or O Begnal or O Beglane. Gaelic MIlesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Muinter Eolais Tellach Cearbhallan Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Mohill and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. Especially see O Beglin.
O Begney. Used as a synonym for O Beglin, which see, and sometimes changed to Bagnall.
O Behan or O Beaghan -
Irish / Ua Beachain - beach (bee). A Sept / Family branch, who were Chiefs in their territory in Co. Offaly and Co. Kildare in the west of Southern Leinster and were also in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Desmond / Southern Munster, and also connected to Co. Clare in Thomond in the north - west of Munster Province.
O Beirne
- Irish / Ua Birn / Ua Beirn (Bjorn). A Norse personal name and an important Sept from the. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo and nearby in Co. Roscommon in the Connacht Province between Elphin and Jamestown where they were the Chiefs of Tir Briuin (The Land of 90.Brion.) Ancestors: 90.Brion the first Heremonian Dal Cuinn King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), *89.Eochy Mugmedon the 124th King of Tara / Ireland..
Belan or Boland -
Beling - Belinge
Bell. French - bel (beautiful or handsome). English origins descended initially from Gilbert le Fitz Bel they arrived after 1603 AD during the confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Septs, and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there, and were in the north - east of the
Ulster Province with several variations also used.Bellet -
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