O Brophy or O Brofie - Irish / Ui Broithe. Gaelic Milesian Irian Laeghis / Ui Laoighis Sept / Family branch, of the O More / O Moore / Ui Mordha who were also kinsmen to the O Cashin / O Kissane / Ui Casain, O Deegan / Ui Duibhgainn, O Doran / O Dorrian / Ui Deoradhain, O Dowling / Ui Dunlaing, Mac Gahan / Mac Geehan / Mageehan / Mheic Gaethain, Mac Keady / Mac Keadie / Mac Keddy / Mac Keedie / Mac Keedy / Mackeady / Mheic Ceadach, O Harrigan / O Harraghan / O Harahan / Ui hArraghain, Ui Liathain, O Lalor / O Lawlor / Ui Leathlobhair, Mac Lee / Mac Lea / Ui Laoidhigh, O Swords / O Sord / O Sourdes / O Suard / Ui Suaird who had their territory in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster. Ancestors: Fachtna, Milige, Bran, Eircc hUbulchind, Felim / Feidlimid mheic Finnchad, 78.Fiachach Uanchind, 77.Daire, 76.Rossa, 75.Ogoman, 74.Fergus, 73.Muleist, 72.Fachtna, 71.Milige ancestor of the Ui Baccan Sept, 70.Intait, 69.Lugdach Loichsi / Laoiseach Ceann Mor the direct male line ancestor of the O More / Moore / Siol Morda Sept in Co. Laois (named for him) in the north - west of Southern Leinster who were among the 7 Septs of Laois, 68.Conall Cernach - of the Victories the leader of the Irian Knights of the Red Branch of Ulster who is also the direct ancestor of the Mac Guinness, Mac Gowan and many other Irian Families in the Ulster Province and the Connacht Province. (He was a contemporary of Cuchulainn), 67.Aimhirgin Larghiunach, 66.Cas, 65.Fachtna, 64.Cathbladh, 63.Cionga,  *62.Rory / Ruaidri Mor - the Greater who died in 218 BC as the Irian 86th King of Tara / Erinn the direct male line ancestor of all of the Irian Families from the Clann na Rory Sept descended from *37.Ir the direct ancestor of all of the Irians Septs.

O Brosnan or O Brosnahan or O Bresnahan - Irish / Ua Brosnachain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Des Mhumhain / Desmond / Southern Munster.

Brothers. Used as a synonym for Broder, which see.

Broughall. They were in Ireland in the 14th Century AD in the east of the Leinster Province.

Broughan. See Brohan.

Broughton -

Browder. See Broder.

Brown -

Browne / Bhrunaigh / le Brun - the brown in Ireland from the time of the Anglo - Norman Invasion in the late 12th Century AD onwards as one of the 14 Foreign Tribes of Galway who had their Estates in Co. Galway in the Connacht Province. "Oranmore"?

Browne. Anglo - Norman origins. In 16th Century AD they had their Estates in Co. Limerick and  Killarney in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Desmond / Southern Munster where they intermarried with the leading Irish Families, and they survived as Catholic landowners despite the ongoing persecutions of the Irish Penal Laws continually introduced by the English, with their most prominent branch being in Kenmare.

Browne / neale. Gaelicized Irish / Ua Bruen. English Barons who had their Estates in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, and in the church there are 30 of the de Marisco knights whose tombs are in the walls. After the confiscation of the Catholic Church Institutions and lands in Ireland by Henry V111 the territory there was given to the Browne family who later declared themselves Catholic and were ennobled by James 11 becoming Viscount Kenmare. See also Morris.

Browne / camus. An earlier introduction into Ireland.

Browne. They were in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

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Brownlow -

Brownrig -

O Broy - Irish / Ua Broithe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

Broy / de Broy -

Brpw. English Barons in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

Bruce / de Bruis. Norman Scottish origins initially in Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster, then in the early 18th Century AD in the Ulster Province.

O Bruen - Irish / Ua Braoin. Used as a variant for O Breen, which see, in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province who were the Erenaghs of St. Coman.

Brugha. See Burgess and Brew.

O Brunty. See O Prunty.

Bruodin or Broudin. Used as synonyms for Mac Brody, which see.

Mac Bruodin. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Barony of Inchiquin in Co. Clare in the north - west of Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Thomond / Northern Munster.

O Brusnahan. See O Brosnahan.

Brune -

Brunker -