Levallin - Lindsay
Levallin. Welsh origins. Used as a variant for Llewellyn, which see. See also Lavallin.
Mac Levens - Irish / Mheic Dhuinnshliebhe. Used as a variant for Mac Dunlevy, which see, in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. Also changed to Levinge and Livingstone etc. Also known as Living in 1659 AD in the Barony of Ferrard in Co. Louth.
Levinge or Levin or Levine or Levingstone. Sir Richard Levinge had his Estate in Co. Westmeath in Northern Leinster. See also Levens.
Levis. Sometimes a corrupt form of Mac Conlevy, which see.
Levis. French Huguenot origins -
Levitt. See Lyvet.
Mac Levy. Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muintir Anghaile Sept / Family branch of the O Farrells / O Ferralls / Ui Fearghail Sept who had their territory in Annually in Co. Longford in the north - east of Northern Leinster. Especially see Mac Leavy.
Lewis. Scottish origins -
Lewis. English origins -
Lewis. Welsh origins -
Lewlyn -
Ley. One of the 10 Foreign Tribes of Kilkenny.
O Leyden. See O Lydon.
Leyhane. Used as variant for Lehane, which see, in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.
Leynagh. See Lynagh.
O Leynan - Irish / Ui Leannain, Heremonian 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. Ancestors: *110.Lethlobar, 109.Fogartach, 108.Murray / Muireadach, 107.Laidgnen, 106.Fogartach, 105.Duncan / Donncuan, 104.Fogartach, 103.Ruadrach, 102.Maoilfothartaigh, 101.Artrach, 100.Aitheachda, 99.Mailduib, 98.Maoilfothartaigh, 97.Cronan, 96.Fergus, 95.Nadsluaig, 94.Cairpre Daim Argait, 93.Eochy / Echach, 92.Criffan / Crimthainn Leith / Lethan, 91.Feicc, 90.Dega Duirn, 89.Rochad / Rochatha, 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch - Champion of the Two Countries, 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.
O Leyne. They were in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province. See O Le - en.
Leyt. They were initially in Co. Carlow in Southern Leinster and Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster. See De Leyt.
Mac Liammoir. See Wilmore.
Mac Lice or Mac Lise. Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Siol Daim Argait Ui Cremthainn Clann Lugainn Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province. Used as variants for Mac Aleese, which see especially. (There are many variants with the actual Mac Lise being from the Scottish Highlands who were previously known as Mac Leish who where in Co. Cork in Desmond / Southern Munster).
O Liddane. See O Lydon.
O Liddy or O Leddy - Irish / Ua Lidheagha / lideadha. Heberian Dal gCais Muintir Dobharchon Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Barony of Corcomroe and at Ballynalaken near Lisdoonvarna in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Northern Munster who were kinsmen to the O Davorens who were the Chiefs of Muintir Lidheagha. They were also known in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster as O Leddy. Lidha who was the Dal gCais Chieftain ancestor of the O Liddys was killed in the Battle of Clontarf near Dublin in 1014 AD. Ancestors: *91.Cas (Dal gCais) the King of Thomond / Northern Munster. 92.Lewy / Lughaidh ancestor also of the Muintir Chontaoil. 93. ?, 94.Durcan the direct male line ancestor of the O Durkans of Thomond.
Liffe
. See Elliffe.
Liffey. May be a variant of Liffe, which see, used in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster.
Lightfoot. English origins in Ireland since Medieval Times.
Lightfoot. Known as Lighterfoot they were in the Ulster Province in early 17th Century AD after the confiscation of the 3,500.000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories there by the English and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.
Lill -
Lillis. Used as a variant for Lawless, which see, in Co. Clare and Co. Limerick in the north - west of the Munster Province.
Mac Lilly or Mac Lillie or Mac Calilly or Mac Lely or Mac Alyly / Mheic Ailghile, Originally Mac Alilly, Heremonian 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 who were kinsmen also to the Mac Alears / Mac Eleer / Mheic Gilla Uidhir, Mac Aleese / Mac Gileece / Mac Leece / Mac Illeese / Mac Leese / Mac Lice / Mac Lise etc / Mheic Giolla Iosa, Mac Anally / Mac Cowley / Mac Culloo / Mheic Con Uladh, Mac Auley / Mac Awley / Mac Gawley / Mheic Amhlaoibh. Mac Breen / Mheic Braoin, Mac Caffrey / Mac Godfrey / Mheic Gafraidh, Mac Cassidy / Mheic Asidha, Mac Cormack / Mheic Cormaic, Mac Court / Mac Courtney / Mheic Cuarta / Mheic Cuairt. Mac Corry / Mac Curry / Mac Corrie / Mac Gorry / Mac Godfrey / Mac Gohery / Mac Goffrey / Mheic Gothraidh, O Darragh / O Darra / O Darrough / Oaks / Ui Dubhdhara, Mac Gee / Magee / Mheic Aodh, O Heany / O Heaney / O Heeny / O Heeney / O Hegney / O Henaghan / O Higny / Mac Anenay / Mac Eneany / Bird / Ui hEgneach / Ua hEighnigh / Ua hEicnig. Mac Loughlin / Mac Lachlan / Mheic Lochlainn, Mac Manus / Mheic Maghnuis, Mac Morrow / Mac Murrow / Mheic Murchada (Clann Aodh). Ancestors: 110.Donn Carrach Maguire the King of Fermanagh, 110.Randal Mag Uidhir / Maguire, 109.Odhar Oge - the Younger Mag Uidhir / Maguire, 108.Searrach Mag Uidhir / Maguire, 107.Orgiall / Oriel mheic Uidhir (Maguire), 106.Uidhir, 105.Serrach, 104.Orgiall / Oriel, 103.Odhar / Uidhir, 102.Cearnach, 101.Lugan, 100.Irgalach, 99.Eignigh, 98.Cormac, 97.Fergus, 96.Aed, 95.Cormac, 94.Cairpre Daim Argait, 93.Eochy / Echach, 92.Criffan / Crimthann Leith / Lethan, 91.Feicc, 90.Dega Duirn, 89.Rochatha / Rochadh, 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch - Champion of the Two Countries, 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.
Lilly. Originally Lely. English origins -
Limerick. French toponymic origins in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province.
Linagh. See Lynagh.
O Linchy. They were in Co. Antrim and Co. Cavan in the Ulster Province. See also Lynch and Lindsay.
Mac Linden. See Mac Alinden.
Lindon -
Lindsay. Originally anglicized as Lynch - Irish / Ua Loingsigh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Ulster Province were some became known as Lynchey, which then became Lindsay.
Lindsay. Used by some of the Mac Clintocks in the Ulster Province.
Lindsay. Scottish origins descended directly from the Clan Lindsay. They were in the Ulster Province.
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