Mac Clintock - Clough

Mac Clintock. Scottish origins. Gaelic Irish / Mac Giolla Fhionntog. (Descended from a devotee of St. Fintan) in Co. Antrim and Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

Clinton / de Cliontun in Ireland during Medieval Times and at Clintonstown in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

Mac Cloran. See Loran.

Mac Clinton - Irish / Mac Giolla Fhionntain (Descended from a devotee of St. Fintan) A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Ulster Province.

Mac Clisham. Gaelic Irish / Mac Cliseam territory in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht  and known as Mac Klisham in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Northern Munster. Crisham also used as a variant.

Clogher. May be a form of Mac Cloughry in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

O Cloherty or O Clogherty or Stone - Irish / Ua Clochartaigh. cloch / stone. A Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Mara Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Connemara in the west of Co. Galway in the Connacht Province who were kinsmen to the O Kealys / O Queally, O Devany / Ui Dubhain, Mac Folan / Mac Fallon / Mac Foland / Mac Folane / Mac Fualain and had their territory in the Connemara in the west of Co. Galway in the Connacht Province. Ancestors: 79.Conmacc / Conmac (Conmaicne), 78.Oirbsen Mor /  Orsenmar after whom Loch Oirbsen is named, 64.Fergus mac Roich, 63.Ros Ruadh the King of Ulster, *62.Rory Mor (Clann Rory) the 86th King of Tara / Erinn, 37.Ir (Irians).

O Cloghessy - Irish / Ua Clochasaigh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Ballycloghessy in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Northern Munster, and now also there nearby in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of Munster.

O Clone. Used as a variant for O Cloney, which see.

O Cloney. A Gaelic Milesian Irian Cruithin Ui Beann Traidhe Sept / Family branch. Especially see O Clooney.

O Cloney - Irish / Ua Cluanaigh - cluana (deceitful, flattering or a rogue). A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster. O Clooney and O Clowney used as variants. Also see Mac Loonie in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

Mac Cloon or Mac Clune. Used as variants for Mac Aloon, which see, in the Ulster  Province. Not connected to the Sept in Co. Clare in Thomond / Northern Munster.

O Cloonan - Irish / Ua Cluanain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. Also see O Cloney as a derivation.

O Clooney or O Cloney / Ui Cluainaigh. A Gaelic Milesian Irian Cruithin Ui Beann Traidhe Sept / Family branch, who were kinsmen to the O Cogleys / O Kegley / Ui Coigligh, O Coskry / O Cosgry / O Coskerry / O Cosgrave / Ui Cosgraigh, O Beck / O Beaky / O Bakey / Ui Beice, O Buggy / O Buggey / O Boggy / Ui Bogaigh, Ancestors: Cilline, Dochartach, Eoin, Feromuin, Aildine, Oirenn, Magach, Kelly / Cellach Croto, Nechta, Lugna, Inomuin, Benta the direct ancestor of the Ui Benntraige Sept, Conor / Conchobar, Nessa, Mail, Formail, Sirnae, Forich, Rochada, Clothnai, Coirbb, Sethrann, Loga, Cethnenn, 37.Ir ancestor of all of the Irian Septs.

O Clooney. See O Cloney.

O and Mac Cloran - Irish / Ua or Mheic Labhrain - labraidh (spokesman). A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory either in Co. Cavan  in Southern Ulster, and / or as O Cloran in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht in the 17th Century AD. Also cognate with the Scottish Mac Laren.

Mac Clory - Irish / Mac Labhradha originally Mag Labhradha. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Armagh and Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster  Province and anglicized later as Mac Glory in Co. Down in 1447 AD. Mac Cloran was also used as a derivation.

Close. English origins from Yorkshire and were in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

O Close - Irish / Ua Clusaigh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Antrim in the south - east of the Ulster Province and the surrounding region.

Mac Closkey or Mac Cluskey - Irish / Mac Bhloscaidh. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Clann Conchobhair Sept / Family branch. (Descended directly from Bloskey O Cathain / O Cane / Kane) who lived in the 12th Century AD and were Chiefs in their territory in the Coleraine region in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province and Keenaught who were kinsmen to their most important Sept the \"northern" Ui Niaill O Canes / Kanes / O Cahans and the Clann Drugain. They are descended from 96.Conor / Conchobar a brother to 96.Aed Allan the 160th King of Ireland and *96.Niall Frossach the 162nd King of Ireland. Ancestors: 99.Conor / Conchobar, *98.Fergal the 156th King of Ireland, 97.Mael Duin, 96.Mael Fithrich, *95.Aed Uaridnaich, 91.Eogan the 1st King of Ailech (Cenel nEogain), *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland ancestor of all of the Heremonian Ui Niaill Septs.

Clossick - Irish / Mac Lusaigh - lusach (herb gatherer). A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Swinford in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Clossy. Used as a variant for Cloghessy, which see.

Mac Cloughry. Highland Scottish origins. Gaelic Irish / Mac Clochaire - clochaire (stone mason) in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and nearby in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster. See also Kingston.

Clotworthy. English origins. The Sheffingtons came from Yorkshire into the kingdom of Dal Riada in Co. Antrim  in the north - east of the Ulster Province where they were the English Earls of Massarene and intermarried with the Clotworthys and this increased their holdings. In 1660 Sir John Clotworthy acquired 16 Irish townlands, including the town of Antrim itself and was appointed the English Baron Loughneagh and English Viscount Massereene, and his descendant Sir Clotworthy Skeffington was created the first English Earl of Massereene. His eldest son who was also Clotworthy, who was born in 1743 AD became the 2nd English Earl with his residence at Antrim Castle, and his sister became Lady Leitrim and in 1797 AD he was released from prison and set up a yeomanry against the United Irishmen. In 1798 June: His corps where defeated at Antrim Castle by the United Irishmen under Henry Joy Mac Cracken. He was eventually declared insane.

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