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                                                                                                                                                             Doag - O Dolohunty

Doag or Doak. Used for Davock in the Ulster Province.

 

Doane. Used as a variant for Duane, which see.

 

Dobbin / Doibin / Dod / Robert. English origins in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province in 14th Century AD.

Dobbin / Doibin. English origins in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

 

Dobbs / Robert. English origins in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province in the 16th Century AD and were at Castledobbs.

Dobson. English origins in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht.

 

Mac Dockery - Irish / Mheic Dhail Re Dochair. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh Clann Dail  Sept / Family branch, who were kinsmen to the Ui Briuin O Connor Kings of Connacht and Ireland and they had their territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province. Their Irish name was eventually corrupted to Mheic Giolla Deachair and then because of this anglicized also as Harden and Hardy - deacair (hard). Ua Dochraigh now also used, which is incorrect. Kinsmen also to the Mac Dermots, Mac Donaghs etc. Ancestors: 90.Brion the first Dal Cuinn 1st King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), *89.Eochy Mugmedon the 124th King of Tara / Ireland..

 

Dockrell. Previously Dogerell English origins into Ireland from Wiltshire in the later half of the 17th Century AD and were initially situated in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster.

 

O Docherty or O Dogherty - Irish / Ua Dubhhatagh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of Ormond / Aur Mhumhain / North Eastern Munster.

Dodd. English origins from Shropshire to Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province in the late 16th Century AD and are now mostly in Co. Antrim and Co. Down in the east of the Ulster Province. Also used there as a synonym for O Dowd, which see.

Dodwell -

 

Doey or Dooey. Used as variants for Duffy, which see, in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

 

Dogget. English origins in the Leinster Province since the 13th Century AD.

O Doheny or O Downey or O Dawney - Irish / Ua Dubhchonna. Gaelic Ithian Corca Laoidhe Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Cork in Des Mhumhain / Desmond / Southern Munster and some migrated to Ormond / North East Munster where it was changed to O Dawney. Ancestors: 36.Lewy / Lughaidh, 35.Ith (Ithians).

 

O Doherty or O Docherty or O Dogherty or O Dougherty - Irish / Ua Dochartaigh - dochartach (stern). Heremonian Dal Cuinn ""northern"" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept / Family branch who were the Chiefs of Ard Miodhair who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and throughout Ulster. Echmarcach O Doherty was the Chief of Tir Conaill in 1197 AD. They remained the Chiefs of Inishowen until James 1st the King of England confiscated the 3,500,000 acres of the ""northern"" Ui Niaill territories there in 1609 AD when Sir Cahir O Dougherty and all of the members of his family were obliterated over a six week period by the English because he stood up to them. Ancestor : 91.Conall Gulban the 1st King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell, (The Land of Connell) *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland.

 

 O Doig. Sometimes used as a variant for Doak, but see under O Doog.

 

Doirim -

 

O Dolain - Irish / Ua Dubhshlain - dubh (black) slan (challenge / defiance). Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the south of Co. Roscommon and the east of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

O Dolain - Irish / Ua Doibhilin - dobhail (unlucky). Anglicized as O Devlin, which see, in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province. They were also in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, and Co. Mayo in the mid - west of Connacht.

 

O Dolan. Originally O Doelan - Irish / Ua Doibhailen. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Clonmacnowen in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht and nearby to Athlone in Co. Roscommon in the east of Connacht. Now also in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht, Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster and Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of Ulster.

 

O Dolan, A Sept / Family branch who had their territory in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster in the Heremoniaqn Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne.

 

O Dolan - Irish / Ua Dubhhlain / Ua Dobhailen. Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Laeghis / Ui Laoighis Sept / Family branch, of the O More / Moore / Ui Morda Sept, whose original territory was in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster. Anglicized also as O Doolan, and especially see O Dowling,

 

Dolier / de Olier. French Huguenot origins in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster.

 

O Dollaghan or O Dolghan. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Breasail Airthir / Orior / Airthir Siol Fiachra Cassan Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Louth in the the north - east of Northern Leinster and Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. Especially see O Dullahan.

 

O Dollagher. See O Dallagher.

Dollard or Dullard. Descended from Adam Dullard / Dollard an Anglo - Norman Baron subject to Hugh de Lacy during the Anglo Norman Invasion under Henry 11, who had their Estates at Dullenevartry in Meath / Midhe in Northern Leinster and have been in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster since the 13th Century AD.

O Dolly - Irish / Ua Dathlaoich - laoch (hero or champion) dath (swift). Important Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Connemara in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

 

O Dolohan. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Breasail Airthir / Orior / Airthir Siol Fiachra Cassan Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Louth in the the north - east of Northern Leinster and Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. Used as a variant for O Dullaghan and O Dallaghan. Especially see O Dullahan.

 

O Dolohunty. Used as a variant for O Delahunty, which see.

 

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