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                                                                                                                                                             Pilkington - Poyntz 

Pilkington. English toponymic origins in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster in the 15th Century AD. During the Oliver Cromwell Invasion they were in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster and Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster. In the 19th Century AD they were in Co. Clare in the north - west of Munster Province.

 

Pillion. Unknown origins as yet. They were initially in Co. Cork in Southern Munster and then in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster.

 

Pim. English Quaker origins in Co. Laois in the north - west of Southern Leinster and Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster since the Mid - 17th Century AD.

 

Pinder. See Pender.

 

Pindy. See Prendeville and Prendergast.

 

Pinkerton or Pinkeston -

 

Pinnock -

 

Piper. English occupational origins. Also used as a synonym for Peppard, which see. Also see Pyper.

 

Piphoe or Phypoe. They were in Ireland in Medieval Times.

 

Pirrie. See Perry.

 

Pitte -

 

Pitts -

 

Plant. Dual English origins from East Anglia in the 17th Century AD and were in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster and also in Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

 

Plover / pilibin (little plover). Used by the Mac Philbins, which see.

 

Plummer. English occupational origins (Plumber or Plumer of feathers), which were used as variants from Wiltshire into Co. Cork in Southern Munster in the 17th Century AD and were later in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province.

 

Plunkett or Plunket / Irish / Ua Pluingceud. Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain Sept. They were the English appointed Earls of Fingal, and their branches were the English Earls of Dunsany and the English Earls of Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and English Earls in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster  They were also nearby in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster. Ancestors: *105,Brian Boru the King of Thomond, 41st King of Cashel / Munster and 175th High King of Ireland whose son *106.Donogh was the 42nd King of Thomond who was the father of 107.Pluingceid the direct male line ancestor of the Plunketts as his son. 108.Oliver was the first to set up at Bulin / Boilian and his son 109.Walter Plunket was the first to use their surname, 110.John, 111.Alexander, 112.Thomas, 113. Richard Dubh, 114.Patrick who had 4 brothers, 114.Oliver Plunkett the ancestor of the Lords of Dunsany, 114.Edward Plunkett the ancestor of the Lords of Clan na Bretney, 114.Garret Plunkett the ancestor of the Lords of Balrath, 114.Richard Plunkett the ancestor of the Lords of Louth 115.Thomas Plunkett the ancestor of the Lords of Rathmore who was the father of 116.Richard the father of 117.Patrick the father of 118.Redmond the father of 119.John the first Lord of Killeen in 1436 AD and English Earl of Fingall whose son 120.James who had a younger brother, 120.Christopher the Lord of Killeen, the father of Sir Thomas his third son the father of 122.Edmund Plunkett of Rathmore

 

Pockrich. English locative origins from Puckridge and were in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster in the Mid - 17th Century AD after the English confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.

 

Poe. English origins in Ireland with the Oliver Cromwell Invasion and were then in Co. Tipperary  in the north - east of the Munster Province and nearby in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster and were in Co. Tyrone in Central Southern Ulster in the early 17th Century AD after the English confiscations of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.

 

Le Poer /  le pouvre or Power, which see. Norman origins. Either from ( The Poor One or Pois in Picardy in France), which they eventually anglicized to Power. Some also Gaelicized as Mheic Shere. Originally they were in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province where they had Dunhill Castle 5 mile west of Tramore, and where they were English Earls and also where their fortress was constructed in the 17th Century AD. Henry de la Poer was to be the third English Marquise of Waterford who was born in 1811 AD. Their Estate was at Curraghmore in Co. Waterford where they controlled the eastern half of that County and continued to hold large Estates up until the 19th Century AD. They were also in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

 

Pogue or Poak or Poke. Used as synonyms for Pollock, which see,  who were in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province in the 17th Century AD after the English confiscations of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.

 

Poinings -

 

Polan or Poland. They were in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster. Also see Mac Polin.

 

Mac Polin / Pol (Paul) Mheic Poilin. They were in Co. Armagh and nearby in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province. Some known there also as Poland.

 

Pollard (close cropped head or a derivative of Paul). English origins at Castlepollard in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster in the 14th Century AD.

 

Pollexfen or Polexen -

 

Pollock. See Pogue.

 

Polower -

 

Ponsonby. English origins in Ireland in the 17th Century AD with Estates in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province and Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster where they were the English appointed Earls of Bessborough.

 

Poots -

 

Poole -

 

Pope. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster in the 16th Century AD and some also came in the 17th Century AD and were then in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province.

 

Pope. The English Earl of Belturbet who had his Estate in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster in the Heremonian Dal Cuinn  Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne.

 

Porteous or Portis. Scottish origins at Portesse and Portas in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster in 1563 AD and were later in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster and also in the Ulster Province.

 

Porter. English origins in all Provinces except the Connacht Province from the 13th Century AD on and are now found in the Ulster Province.

 

Potte -

 

Potter / Le Poter. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster in the 13th Century AD and are now widespread.

 

Potts -

 

Potyng -

 

Poulet -

 

Powderley. May be an Irish toponymic from Powerlough in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster since 1750 AD and were also later in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

 

Powell. Used as a synonym for Guilfoyle, which see.

 

Powell. Welsh origins / Ap Howell / Descended from a son of Howell -

 

O Power. Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Sept / Family branch who had their original territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Thomond / Northern Munster. Ancestors: 105.Duncan / Donncuan, 104.Kennedy / Ceaneidigh, 103.Lorcan / Fingin, 102.Lachtna, 101.Corc, 100.Anluan, 99.Mahon, 98.Turlough (Ui Turlough), 97.Cathal, 96.Aodh Caomh the King of Munster, 95.Conall, 94.Eochy / Eochaidh Baill Dearg, 93.Cairthenn Fionn  Oge Mor, 92.Blood / Blod (UI Bloid), 91.Cas the King of Thomond / Northern Munster (Dal gCais). 

 

Power or Le Poer or De La Poer / Ua Poir / Cinel Puerach. Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlogh Sept / Family branch. Ancestors: *105.Brian Boru the 175th King of Ireland, *106.Donogh mac Brian the 176th King of Ireland, 107.Por / Pur of Raithear Pueuruigh ancestor of O Poir / Pur / Le Poer / Power, 108.Bened of Raithear Beneudaigh, 109,Risdeard a brother of 109.Lucas / Iusdas the ancestor of the Mac Lucas / Mac Iusdais, 110.Seoinin, 111.Maigein, 112.Seonin, 113.Daibhe, 114.Nioclas, 115.Risdeard, 116.Pierce / Piaras, 117.Risdeard, 118.John / Seon Power / De Poer the English Earl of Tyrone, 119.John Oge, Richard De Poer was with William the Conqueror when he invaded England and in 1072 AD his ancestor came with Henry 11 when he invaded Ireland.  

 

Power - O Shea -

 

Poyntz. They were in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province in the 17th Century AD after the English confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories there in Ulster and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there. See also Punch.

 

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