O Scanlan - Searson
O Scanlan - Irish / Ua Scannlain. A Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Barony of Pubblebrien in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Northern Munster where they were Chiefs along with the Mac Arthurs. They were also in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Munster. Kinsmen to Mac Arthurs of Co. Limerick, and O Mearas. Ancestors: 99.Ailgenan / Ailgheanan, 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 (Dal gCais) the King of Thomond.
O Scanlan. A Sept / Family branch, who had territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, but were originally from the Sept who had their territory in the Connacht Province.
O Scanlan - Irish. A Sept / Family branch who were further north, especially in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province where they were in reality mostly the O Scannells, which see.
O Scanlan. A Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch. Ancestors: *89.Eochy / Eochaidh Mugmedon the 124th King of Tara / Ireland the father of; 90.Fiachra the second Dal Cuinn King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach) who had 2 sons, Awley / Amhailgadh who had his territory in Tir Awley / Tyrawley in Co, Mayo who left no issue, and *91.Dathi / Nathi the 127th King of Tara / Ireland who led a great expedition into France were he was killed by Lightning in 428 AD who was the father of; 92.Eochy Breac / Echu / Eocha who had 3 brothers, Ailill / Oilioll Molt who became the 129th King of Ireland, who left no issue and was slain in the Battle of Ocha in 478 AD, Fiachra Ealg the ancestor of the O Dowds, and Awley the ancestor of the Mac Firbis, 92.Eochy Breac was the father of; 93.Eogan whose daughter was St. Faoileann and his son was 94.Conall whose brother Conn Bearnach is the ancestor of the O Moghans and the father of; 95.Gabran the father of; 96.Coffey / Cobhthach the father of; 97.Colman / Columhan the 11th King of Connacht who died in 622 AD the ancestor of the O Colmans of Connacht, who had a brother, Aodh the ancestor of the Cahills of Connacht. 97.Colman was the father of Aodh, Laidgnen / Loingseach the 13th King of Connacht, and 98.Guairie Aidhne the 14th King of Connacht (Cenel Guaire) who brought the southern Ui Fiachrach Aidhne Sept to its highest point, and was the ancestor of the O Gwares / O Gurrys. Of his 5 sons, Kelly / Ceallach died in 666 AD, Murtough Nar was the 15th King of Connacht who died in 668 AD, Airmedach died in 675 AD and was the father of Ecomras who died in 697 AD, and his other son, 99.Artgal was the father of Fergal Aidhne the 17th King of Connacht who died in 696 AD who was the last King of Connacht from the southern Ui Fiachrach Aidhne Sept, Dermod Ruadh the ancestor of the O Rowans / Ui Ruane, Fergal the ancestor of the O Clerys. His other son, 100.Aodh was the father of; 101.Morogh the father of; 102.Brian Leathderg the father of; 103.Brendan / Breannan the father of; 104.Duach whose brother, Tuadan is the ancestor of the O Scanlans.
O Scanlan. A Sept / Family branch who were Chiefs in their territory in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.
O Scanlan - Irish / Ua Scannlain. A Sept / Family branch who were also in Co. Cork in Southern Munster, Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province and in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.
Mac Scanlan - Irish / Mac Scannlain. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Ballymascanlan near Dundalk in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster in their kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel. Ancestors: 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, 86,Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.
O Scannell - Irish / Ua Scannail / scannal (contention). A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province. Many also changed to O Scanlan there.
O Scannell. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.
O Scarry or O Scurry - Irish / Ua Scurra. A Sodhan Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the east of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.
O Scarry or O Scurry - Irish / Ua Scoireadh. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province and nearby in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster.
Schaill. See Scahill.
Schoales. See Scales.
Schofield or Scofeild. Northern English toponymic origins. They were in the east of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. Sometimes confused with Scuffle, which see.
Schomberg. Dutch English Viscount of Tara who had his Estates in Meath / Midhe in Northern Leinster.
O Scollan or O Scollin. Used by the O Scullins, which see, a Sept / Family branch who originally had their territory in the Ulster Province who were also in the Leinster Province.
Scollard. English locative origins. They were in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province in the 16th Century AD.
Mac Scollog or Mac Scourlock or Mac Scurlog. Irish / Mac Scoloige. They were in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster. Elsewhere changed to Farmer.
Scott or Scot. Scotus / Irishman. In the 6th Century AD the Gaelic Heremonian Scottii from Ireland descended from either 70.Cairbre Riada or 93.Fergus mac Ercae and therefore from *37.Heremon one of the Celtic Milesian Gaelic brothers who came into Ireland in 1699 BC, after they extended the kingdom of Dal Riada in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province into the Highlands of Scotland / Argyle (The Land of the Gael).
Scott or Scot They were 17th Century AD planters who were brought into Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province under James 1st the Stuart English King, who confiscated 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill territories in Ulster to carry out foreign non - Catholic plantations there. John Scott the Chief Justice was the English Earl of Clonmel who held land in trust for the Irish Catholics until 1778 AD who were not allowed to own any of their Irish land under English Law and he dishonoured the agreements he made. They were also in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster.
Scout -
Scriven. Norman English origins. escrivan (writer). They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster in the late 17th Century AD but are now also in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.
Scuffle / Scovell. French toponymic origins. They were in the west of the Connacht Province.
O Scullin or O Scullane or O Scullion or O Scully or O Skoolin - Irish / Ua Scollain. An Erenagh Sept / Family branch who had their territory at Ballyscullion in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province. Some also changed to O Scully, which see. Not connected to O Scallan.
O Scully - Irish / Ua Scolaidhe (student). A Sept / Family branch who had their original territory in Dealbhna Iarthar / West Delvin in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster, but were forced out into Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province by the Anglo - Norman Invasion. Many are also still in Central Leinster.
Scully. English Barons they were in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster.
O Scurlock or Scorloke. See O Sherlock.
O Scurry. See O Scarry.
Seagrave. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster.
Seale / sele (Dweller at the hall) English locative origins. They were in the east of the Leinster Province.
Sealy. They were in Co. Kerry and nearby in Co. Cork in Southern Munster. May be a variant of Shally, which see.
Sealy / saelig (happy / blessed). English origins, but not in Co. Cork and Co. Kerry in Southern Munster.
O Seannell -
Mac Sears - Irish / Mac Saoghair / Sioghuird. They were in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province.
Sears. English origins. Used as a variant for Sayer, which see. See also Searson.
Mac Searson / Mac Saoghair. See also Seery of a different origin.
Searson. English origins -
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