Mortagh - O Moynihan
Mortagh. Used as a variant for Murtagh, which see.
Mortagh. Used as a synonym for Mortimer, which see, and vice versa in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.
Mortell or Martell / Mairteil - Latin / Martellus. French - martel (hammer). They have been in Co. Tipperary, Co. Limerick and Co. Cork in the Munster Province since the 13th Century AD.
Mortimer.
Used as a synonym for Mac Murty, which see, also for Mortagh.De Mortimer. French toponymic origins. English Lords in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster and nearby in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster since 1382 AD.
Morton. English toponymic origins. They have been in Ireland since the 13th Century AD and are now mostly in the Ulster Province and Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster.
O Mory. A Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Muinter Eolais Tellach Cearbhallan Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Mohill and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. Especially see O Murray.
Mac Moryne - Irish / Mac Mughroin. A Gaelic Milesian Iran Conmaicne Magh Rein Muinter Eoluis Tellach nOdrainn Sept / Family branch of the Mac Rannalls / Mac Grannell / Mac Reynolds / Mheic Raghnaill who had their territory at Mohill and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht.
Especially see Mac Moran.O Moss. Used by the Irish / Ua Maolmona / moin / mona (moorland turf bog) to partially anglicize their name. See O Mulmona and O Malmona in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province and nearby in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.
Mothersoll / Mother's Soul. They were in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province in the 18th Century AD.
Motherway. Gaelicized as Modartha. They were in the east of Co. Cork in Southern Munster.
Motherwell. Scottish origins. They were in the Ulster Province in the 17th Century AD after the confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill territories and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.
Motley. English origins. Originally known as Motlowe and Mutlowe they were in Ireland in the 14th Century AD and in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster in the 17th Century AD and later still nearby in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province and in the east of Leinster Province.
Moughan. Used as a variant for Mohan, which see, and also for Vaughan, which see. Also see Mogan.
Moughty - Irish / Ua Mochta (mighty). May have been originally O Moght and O Mought. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster and nearby in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster.
Mountain. See Manton - Irish / Ua Manntain. They were in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province.
Mountain / de la Montagne. Norman origins -
Mountcashell. See Cashell.
Mountgarrett / Garrett / Gairead. Garrett's Castle was at Mountgarrett in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster while their Urlingford Castle in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster on the Co. Tipperary border was their home.
Mowen. See Moen.
O Moy - Irish / Ua Muighe. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.
Moy. English origins. They came in to Ireland during the confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill territories and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there in the Ulster Province.
Mac Moyer or Moyers. See Weir.
Moylan - Irish / Ua Maoileain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Clare, Co. Tipperary and Co. Cork in the Munster Province.
Moyle - Irish - maol / bald -
Mac Moyler. See Meyler.
Moyles. See Miles.
Moylett. Used for Millett, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.
O Moynagh. Used as a variant for O Minnagh, which see. They were in
Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.O Moynan or O Monan or O Monane or O Monayne or O Monyne or O Moonan or O Moyne - Irish / Ua Muanain, A Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Airthir Ui Niallain Clann Cernaich Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Oneilland East and West in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. Kinsmen to the O Hanlons / Ui hAnluain, Mac Alindon / Mheic Gilla Fhiondain, O Carney / O Carny / Ua Cearnaigh, Mac Conkeel / Mac Enhill / Woods / Mheic Concaille, O Furey / O Fury / Ua Foirredh, O Herane / Ua hUidhrin, O Hagan / O Hegan / O Eakin / O Eaken / Ua hAedhagain, O Hare / O Hair / O Haire / Ua hEoir, O Larkin / O Lorking / O Lorcan / O Lorcayne / O Lurkan / O Lurkayne / Ua Lorcain. Mac Reevy / Mac Crevey / Mac Greevey / Mheic Riabhaigh, Mac Tinney / Mac Atinney / O Tinney / Mac Tinny / Mac Asheeny / Mheic an tSionnaigh. 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, 86.Fiachra Casan, 87.Felim / Feidlimid, 88.Feicc, 89.Niallan.
O Moyne. A Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Airthir Ui Niallain Clann Cernaich Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Oneilland East and West in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. Especially see O Moynan.
O Moynihan or O Minahan
- Irish / Ua Muimhneachain / Muimhneach (Descended from the Munsterman.) A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Cork and Co. Kerry in Des Mhumhain / Desmond in the south - west of the Munster Province especially along the border between the two Counties. O Minahan was used in Co. Cork.O Moynihan or O Munster -
Irish / Ua Muimhneachain / Muimhneach (Descended from the Munsterman.) A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province who also used the name O Munster.
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