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O Lacken - Irish / Ua Lacain / Laicin. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the west of the Connacht Province. Sometimes mistranslated as Duck / lacha.

 

Lackey. A variant used for Lecky, which see, in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster.

 

Mac Lachlan. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Siol Daim Argait (Ui Cremthainn) Clann Lugainn Sept / Family branch, of the Maguires who had their territory in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province. Especially see Mac Loughlin.

De Lacy / de Leis / del Esse de Lascy. Anglo Norman origins who arrived in England from Normandy with William the Conqueror, and then into Ireland with Henry 11, where Hugh de Lacy was appointed the English Governor in Ireland for many years until his demise at the hands of a single Irishman for desecrating the Durrow monastery of 94.St. Columbcille, to construct a castle there His body was concealed for 10 years by the Irish until his remains were finally found and interred in the Bective Abbey. Robert de Lacy was another Anglo - Baron subject to Hugh de Lacy during the Anglo - Norman Invasion under Henry 11, who had his Estates at Rathwire in Co. Westmeath where he was the English Baron of Rathwire. They had Estates in Co. Meath, Co. Westmeath in the south of Northern Leinster and in Co. Limerick in the north - west o the Munster Province and also distinguished themselves militarily abroad. Their name first appeared in the 13th Century AD as de Lees and eventually as Lacy. They were also English Earls in Co. Down and Co. Antrim in the east of the Ulster Province. After the Anglo - Norman Invasion in  the 12th Century AD Hugh and the removal of John de Courcy, their ancestors built the Carrick Fergus Castle in Ulster. (This was on the rock from which Fergus the eventual King of Dal Riada, who had been the ancestor of the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern"' Ui Niaill Kings of Scotland, had been drowned). Henry 11 the Anglo - Norman English King had also granted the de Lacys the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn ""southern"" Ui Niaill territory and kingdom of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn O Melaghlins / Ua Maoil Sheachlainn the descendants of *Malachy 11 the 174th King of Ireland, in Meath / Midhe, but it was eventually to be also taken away from them, but some of their descendants are still there.

 

O Lacy - Irish / Ua Flaithgheasa / flaith (Prince or Lord). Ua Laitheasa is now used. A Sept / Family branch, who who had their territory in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

Lade or Laide (Dweller by the forest) English origins in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province in 1664 AD and are now in Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster. May also be an abbreviation for Mac Glade, which see.

 

Laden. Used as a variant for Leyden, which see, in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht.

 

O Ladrigan. See O Landrigan.

 

Laffan / la Font. Anglo - Norman origins in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province and Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster in the 14th Century AD.

O Lafferty. See O Laverty.

 

Mac Lafferty. Used as a variant for Mac Laverty, which see.

 

O Laffey. See O Lahiff.

 

Lagan. Used in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province as a synonym with Logan, which see.

 

Laggah -

 

O Lahart. See O Laherty.

 

O Laheen - Irish / Ua Laithin / Ua Fhlaithimhin. See O Flahavan.

 

O Laherty. Used as a variant for O Lafferty, which see. See also O Laverty.

 

O Laherty or O Lahart. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province.

 

O Lahiff or O Lahive or O Flahy or O Flahive - Irish / Ua Laithimh / flaitheamh (ruler). O Flahy used in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province. O Flahive used in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Munster. O Laffey used as a variant in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

 

O Lahy. Used as a synonym for O Lahiff, which see, in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster  Province, and for O Leahy, which see, in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

 

Mac Lain. Used as an occasional variant for Mac Clean, which see.

 

O Lainey. Heremonian Dal Cuinn ""northern"" Ui Niaill Sept / Family branch. Ancestors: 91.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach in the Ulster Province the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel nEogain, *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Ireland the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Niaill in Ulster.

 

Laing. See Lang.

 

Laird / lord. Scottish origins who were recent arrivals in the Ulster Province.

 

Lake -

 

Lalee. Used as a variant for Lawlee, which see.

 

Lalor. See Lawlor.

Lally. See Mullally.

 

O Lalor or O Lawler - Irish / Ua Leathlobhair / leath (half) lobhar (sick). This was the name of two early Irish Kings of Ulidia in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

 

O Lalor or Lawler or Lawlor - Irish / Ua Leathlobhair. Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Laeghis / Ui Laoighis Sept / Family branch of the O More / O Moore / Ui Mordha Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Laois  in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster where they were one of the 7 Septs of Leix. Kinsmen to O Brophys / O Brofie / Ui Broithe, O Cashin / O Kissane / Ui Casain, O Deegan / Ui Duibhgainn, O Doran / O Dorrian / Ui Deoradhain, O Dowling / Ui Dunlaing, Mac Gahan / Mac Geehan / Mageehan / Mheic Gaethain, Mac Keady / Mac Keadie / Mac Keddy / Mac Keedie / Mac Keedy / Mackeady / Mheic Ceadach, O Harrigan / O Harraghan / O Harahan / Ui hArraghain, Ui Liathain, Mac Lee / Mac Lea / Ui Laoidhigh, O Swords / O Sord / O Sourdes / O Suard / Ui Suaird. They ruled there along with the O Deevys, the O Dorans, Mac Evoys, O Kellys and O Mores and Dowlings even after the Anglo - Norman Invasion. The alliance between the Septs there began after the 3rd Century AD when the direct male line ancestor of the O Mores came into Co. Laois from out of the Ulster Province led by 69.Laoighseach Cean Mor, a son of *68.Conall Cearnach - of the Victories from the Red Branch Warriors of Ulster. (Co. Laois is named for 69.Laoighseach.) He assisted 86.Cu Corb the direct male line ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Kings of Leinster to drive the men from the territory in the Munster Province out of Mogha's Half there. They became the sub - kings there and they held together all through the six ethnic and religious rebellions under Elizabeth 1st until they were dispersed and relocated elsewhere. They were to be cleared out of Cloneagh in Co. Laois twice by the English Galls but remained still in the Leinster Province.Ancestors: 83.Fachtna, 82.Milige, 81.Bran, 80.Eircc hUbulchind, 79.Felim / Feidlimid mheic Finnchad, 78.Fiachach Uanchind, 77.Daire, 76.Rossa, 75.Ogomain, 74.Fergus, 73.Muleist, 72.Fachtna, 71.Milige the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Baccan Sept, 70.Intait, 69.Lugdach Loichsi / Laoiseach Ceann Mor the direct male line ancestor of the O Mores / Moore / Siol Morda Sept in Co. Laois (named for him) in the north - west of Southern Leinster who were among the 7 Septs of Laois, 68.Conall Cernach - of the Victories the leader of the Knights of the Red Branch of Ulster who is the direct male line ancestor also of the Mac Guinness, Mac Gowan and many other Irian Families in the Ulster Province and the Connacht Province. (He was a contemporary of Ireland's most revered warrior, Cuchulainn), 67.Aimhirgin Larghiunach, 66.Cas, 65.Fachtna, 64.Cathbladh, 63.Cionga, *62.Rory / Ruaidri Mor - the Greater who died in 218 BC as the Gaelic Milesian Irian 86th King of Tara / Erinn the direct male line ancestor of the Clann - na - Rory descended in Ireland from 37.Ir the direct male line ancestor of all of the aristocratic warrior Irians.

 

Lambe or LambHeremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Cenel Rochada Fernmag (Fer Fermaighe) Farney Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Farney in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster in the kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel. This was a mistranslation of uan (lamb) from the Irish for O Loan, which especially see.

 

Lambe. English origins -

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