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                                                                                                                                                                 Dunning - Duvick

Dunning. English origins were at Athlone in Co. Westmeath in the south west of Northern Leinster. Also used as a synonym for Downing, which see, and it is also a Scottish toponymic.

Dunnion. Used as a variant for Downing, which see, in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.

 

Dunny. Used as a variant for Downing, which see, in Northern Leinster.

 

O Dunphy or O Dunfy - Irish / Ua Donnchaidh / Donnchada. Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Ossory kingdom in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster in the Barony of Iverk who were a Sept of the Fitz Patricks / Mheic Gilla Padraig, which see.

Mac Dunphy - Irish / Mheic Donnchaidh. Cognate with Mac Donagh.

Dunroche. See Denroche.

 

Dunshea or Dunsheath in Co. Tyrone and Co. Antrim in the Ulster Province since the 17th Century AD after the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories there and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.

Dunwoody. Originally Dinwoodie a Scottish toponymic were in the Ulster Province.

Dunworth. See Donarty.

 

O Durack - Irish / Ua Dubhraic. Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the east of Co. Clare in the north - west of  Tuaiscert Mhumhain / Thomond / Northern Munster who became a notable pastoral family in Western Australia. Ancestors: 92.Blood / Blod (Ui Bloid), 91.Cas the King of Thomond  (Dal gCais), *37.Eber Fionn (Heberians).

Durham. English toponymic origins in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and at Drogheda in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster since the 14th Century AD. Now mostly changed to Derham.

 

Duris or Duross. Used as variants for Doorish, which see, in Co. Tyrone in Central Southern Ulster.

 

O Durkan of Thomond. Heberian Dal gCais Sept / Family branch. Ancestors: 91.Cas the King of Thomond / Northern Munster, 92.Lewy / Lughaidh the third son, 93.?, 94.Durcan the direct male line ancestor of the O Durkans.

 

O / Mac Durkan or O / Mac Dorcan or O / Mac Gurkin - Irish / Ua or Mheic Duarcain - duarcain (pessimist). A Sept / Family branch. who had their territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

 

O Durkin. Irish / Ua Dobharchon. Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Sept / Family branch. Ancestors: 91.Cas the King of Thomond / Northern Munster the direct male ancestor of the Dal gCais Septs, 92.Casain the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Caisin Sept who was the second son and a younger brother of 92.Blod / Bladd the ancestor of the Ui Bloid Septs including the O Brians, 93.Sineall, a brother to 93.Carthann the ancestor of the Mac Namaras, 94.Cillin the direct male line ancestor of the O Killeens / Ui Cillin. 95.Aodh, 96.Banbhan the ancestor of the Hoggs / Hogges / Ui Banbhain, 97.Dubhlaoidh, 98.Dobharchu the direct male line ancestor of the O Durkins / Ui h Dobharchon, 99.Luchodhar, 100.Orghus, 101.Menmon Odhar, 1012.Cathan, 103.Gormghal, 104.Ceilceann, 105.Patrick / Padraic, 106.Donnell, 107.Donough O Durkin / Dobharchon.

 

Durlaven -

 

O Durley. Used as a variant for O Doorley, which see.

 

O Durnane. Used as a variant for O Durnin, which see, in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

 

O Durney. See O Dorney.

 

O Durnin or O Durnian - Irish / Ua Duirnin - dorn (fist). A Sept / Family branch. who had their territory in the east of the Ulster Province and nearby in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. Ballydurnian is in Co. Antrim in the north - east of Ulster, O Durnian usually occurs in the west of Ulster. O Durnan, O Durnane and O Durneen are also variants and Durning an English name was also used as a synonym, which see.

O Durr or O Durry - Irish / Ua Doraidh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Leitrim and nearby in Co. Roscommon in the Connacht Province. O Dore and O Dorran are used as variants. See also O Dore.

 

Durran -

O Durrian or Durran - Irish / Ua Deoradhain. Ua Deorain now used - deoradh (exile / pilgrim). Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Laeghis / Ui Laoighis Sept / Family branch - of the O More / O Moore / Ui Mordha Sept, who were Irish Brehon Law judges and lawyers. All these variants were also used in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province for O Doran, which especially see. See also O Dorrian.

 

O Duvan. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster where they were Chiefs.  

 

Mac Duvan. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province where they were Chiefs.

 

O Duvany. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Tyrone in Central Southern Ulster and nearby in Co. Armagh in the south - east of Ulster where they were Chiefs.

 

Duvick, Used as a synonym for Devereux, which see, in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster.


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