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                                                                                                                                                      O Kennellan - Mac Keoghan 

O Kennellan or O Kenlan. Used as variants for O Kindelan, which see.

O Kennelly. Used as a variant for both O Quinnelly and O Kinnealy, which see, and sometimes for O Connolly, which see in Southern Munster.

Kenney. English origins in the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine O Kennys in the Connacht Province.

Kenney. Usually derived from Mac and O Kenny, which see.

Mac Kenniff. They were in the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin kingdom of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster. See also Cunniff.

Kenning. See Kenyon.

 

Kennion. Used as a variant for Kenyon, which see.

 

O Kenny of Co. Galway / Co. Roscommon - Irish / Ua Cionnaoith. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway and Co. Roscommon in the south - east of the Connacht Province. It was also sometimes used as a synonym for Kinney and Kilkenny. See also Kenney. Ancestors: 89.Maine Mor (Ui Maine),*88.Murray / Muireadach Tirech the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland, *83.Conn - of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland (Dal Cuinn).

O Kenny or O Keeney or O Keaney of Co. Letrim / Co. Donegal. Irish / Ua Caoinnigh. Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and the adjacent Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province where they were the Chiefs of Muintir Kenny in the Ulster Province. Ancestor: *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

O Kenny or Mac Kenna of Co. Down. Irish / Ua Coinne / Coinnigh. A Sept / Family branch,  who had their territory in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

 

Mac Kenny. Used as variant for Mac Kenna, which see, in the Ulster Province who were also in adjacent territory in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

Kenrick or Kendrick / Cynwrig. Welsh origins or Coenric / Anglo - Saxon origins -

 

Kenrick or Kendrick. Gaelic origins. Especially see Mac Kendrick.

Kent / Ceannt. English County toponymic origins in Co. Meath in south - east of Northern Leinster in the 13th Century AD.

 

Kenton -

Mac Kenty. Used as a variant for Mac Entee, which see.

 

Kenure. Used as a variant for Kinure, which see.

 

Kenyon or Kenning. English toponymic origins and an anglicized form of Mac Cunneen - Irish / Mheic Coinin, which see.

 

Mac Kenyon or Mac Kenning. Anglicized forms of Mac Keenan, which see - Irish / Mheic Fhinghin.

 

Mac Kenzie. Heremonian Scottish Highland origins. See Mac Kinney.

Mac Keogh. Irish / Mheic Eochaidh. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Sept / Family branch. Ancestors:  *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.  87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch / Focrith - of the Two Countries,

 

Mac Keogh or Mac  Kehoe. Heberian Cianacht Sept / Family branch.  Ancestors: 86.Teague mac Cian, 85.Cian (Cianachta), 84.Ailill Oluimm the 1st King of Munster.

Mac Keogh of Co. Roscommon. Irish / Mheic Eochaidh - eoch (horse). Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept / Family branch who were the Chiefs of Magh Finn around Moyfin at Athlone in the south of Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province in Keogh’s Country. Ancestors: *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.  87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch / Focrith - of the Two Countries,

 

Mac Keogh of Co.Tipperary.  Irish / Mac Eochaidh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the south - west of Co. Tipperary in Aur Mhumhain / Ormond in the north - east of the Munster Province adjacent to Co. Limerick at Bally Mac Keogh.

 

Mac Keogh of Leinster.  Irish / Mheic Eochaidh. Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain Crioch Branach Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the north of Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster then in Co. Wicklow and Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster where they were kinsmen to the O Byrnes, which see, of which they were hereditary bards. Now usually known as Kehoe. Ancestors: *90.Cahir / Cathair Mor the 109th King of Tara / Ireland,  92.Bressal Belach the 1st King of Leinster, 94.Dunlaing (Ui Dunlainge), 103.Faelan (Ui Faelain) the 16th King of Leinster, 109.Bran the 47th King of Leinster,

 

Mac Keogh of Munster. Irish / Mag Ceoch or Mheic Ceoch, which was their original name in the Munster Province.  

 

Mac Keoghan - Irish / Mheic Eochagain. Corrupted to Ua Cegain, resulting in it sometimes being used as a variant for Cogan, which see, in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster and the adjacent Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster.

 

 

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