O Early - Irish / Ua Maomhoicheirge - mocheirge (early rising). Ua Mochoirghe now used. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin  Breifne Ecclesiastical Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Connacht Province. Their surname was also occasionally used as a synonym for O Loughran, which see. They originally anglicized as O Mohery and O Mulmoher, which see, in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster and nearby in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht / West Breifne. Also see O Loughry. Ancestors: 90.Brion the first Dal Cuinn King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), *89.Eochy Mugmedon the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

O Early. Heremonian U Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province. Ancestors: 90.Brion the first Dal Cuinn King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), *89.Eochy Mugmedon the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

Earner. See Seery.

Mac Eason - Irish / Mheic Aoidh -

Eason. Scottish origins a variant used for Adamson, which see.

Eastwood. English locative origins in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster in the 17th Century AD and are now found mainly in the Ulster Province.

Eaton. English toponymic origins in Ireland in the late 16th Century AD and are now mainly found in both Leinster Province and Ulster Province.

Ebrill. May be a variant used for Abrill - French origins in Co. Limerick and Co. Tipperary in Northern Munster since the Mid - 17th Century AD with some also in the Ulster Province after the confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories there by the English under James 1st the French Stuart English King and the ongoing foreign non - Catholic plantations there.

Ecchlin or Ecclin -

Eccles - Their ancestor came into Ireland with Edward Bruce in 1315 AD, and in the late 18th Century 132.Jane O Connor, a sister to the last 132.Dominic O Connor Don, who was the oldest daughter of 131.Daniel O Connor Don and Margaret Ryan of Clonalis, married William Eccles of Kildonan and produced  Daniel O Connor Eccles who married Charlotte Pemberton the daughter of Benjamin Pemberton and they produced 5 sons and 3 daughters before he died in 1839 AD. 

Eccleston -

Mac Echern. Used as a variant for Mac Gahern, which see.

Echlin. Scottish toponymic origins from West Lothian and were in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province in the early 17th Century AD. Many members of this family were connected with Dublin University.

Edder. Gaelicized as Mheic an Ridire - ridire (knight) who were a branch of the Fitz Simons, which see, who were in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Edgar -

Edgeworth. English toponymic origins at Mostrim in Co. Longford in the north - east of Northern Leinster since 1583 AD. (Edgeworthstown was originally Meathus Truim.) Maria Edgeworth (1767 AD - 1849 AD) wrote Castle Rackrent outlying the irresponsibility of the Landed Gentry carried out on their tenants.

Edkins -

Mac Edmond or Edmundson or Edmonds or Edwards - Irish / Mac Eimhain / Emuin. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Maine Sept / Family branch. Ancestors: 124.Edmond Ruadh Mac Edmond of Gaill.123.William Mac Edmond, 122.Connor Mac Edmond, 121.Edmond mac Edmond, 120.William Kelly / Mac Edmond was the first to use the name Mac Edmond. 119.Connor O Kelly, 118.Edmond Oge O Kelly, 117.Edmond Kelly 116.Donough O Kelly.

Edmunston -

Edwards -

Mac Egan or O Egan or Keegan - Irish / Mac / Ua Aodhagain / Aedhagain (Descended from a son of Aodh / Egan) Important Heremonian  Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept / Family branch who were Brehon Lawyers, who had their territory in the south of Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province and the east of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. They were later in the Heberian Dal gCais O Kennedy kingdom of Aur Mhumhain / Ormond /  in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, and besides being lawyers were also judges, historians and chroniclers. They were also nearby in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Desmond / Southern Munster. Their original castle ruins are on the way out of Ballinlough and Loch O Flynn from where the River Suck begins in Co. Roscommon. Their territory was confiscated by Black Tom Wentworth the English Earl of Strafford the English Viceroy in Ireland for Charles 1st, while some other members of their Sept held their territory down to the Oliver Cromwell Invasion, while some others survived even later in Co. Mayo in the Barony of Tyrawley and Lecan. The Acts of Settlement under William of Orange saw their other Septs' territories also sold in Dublin in 1702 / 03 AD. Some of the Septs also migrated from Ballymacegan in Co. Tipperary into Ballycallan in Co. Kilkenny during the time of the Irish Confederation. Ancestors: *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Ireland, 87.Eochy / Eochaidh Doimhlen, 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch, 102.Fichollach, 103.Cosgrach, 104.Flaithgheal, 105.Anluan, 106.Felim / Flaitheamh, 107.Gosda, 108.Aedhaghan ancestor of the Mac / O Egans / Ui Aedhagain),

Mac Egan. Gaelic Milesian Irian Sept / Family branch who were the Chiefs of the Clann Fearmaighe in Co. Leitrim in the north - east of the Connacht Province, who may be a Sept of Mac Cogan, which see.

Mac Einri - Irish / Mheic Henry. Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch descended from Henry O Cahan / O Cane / O Kane, a son of Dermot O Cahan who died in 1428 AD who had their territory in the north of Co. Antrim and nearby in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province. See also O Cahan. Ancestors: *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niall).  91.Eogan the 1st King of Ailech (Cenel nEogain), Dermot O Cahan, Henry O Cahan,

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