Mac Vaddock - Vogan
Mac Vaddock or Mac Wadeck or Bhaday - Irish / Mac Mhadoc. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Mac Murrough Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Mac Vadog's Country in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.
Ancestors: *110.Diarmait mac Mail na mBo the 51st King of Leinster and 177th King of Ireland, 111.Murrough / Murchad the 51a King of Leinster who died in 1070 AD, 112.Donough / Donnchadh 56th King of Leinster, 113.Moroch na nGaedhael the brother to Diarmait Na nGhall the 59th King of Leinster, 114.Morogh who was slain in 1193 AD, 115.Donough Reamhar, 116.Murtagh, 117.Donough, 118.Redmond who had younger brother, Dermot who was the father of Maurice the father of Donough Dubh. Another brother, Connor was the father of Dermod the father of William the father of Maurice, the father of Murtagh the Abbot of Ferns in Co, Wexford, 119.Sheanach who had a brother Maurice, 120.Manus, 121.David / Daibhidh Mor the direct male ancestor of Mac Davy Mor / Mac Daibhidh Mor, He had a brother, Richard, 122.Bhadhaigh mac Murrough the direct male line ancestor of the Mac Vaddocks / Mac Bhadhaigh who had their territory at Gorey in Co. Wexford. In 1641 AD Thomas Mac Vaddock was the Chief of the Sept who was married to Grannia the daughter of Dowling Kavanagh of Co. Carlow. In 1552 AD Teague Mac Vaddock received a pardon from Edward V1.
Mac Vady. Used as an abbreviation for Mac Avaddy, which see.
Mac Vahey - Irish / Mac a Bheatha / bioth (life). A Sept / Family branch who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. Some changed to Mac Veigh there, which has no connection with that particular name in the Ulster Province. Also Mac Evey was used as a variant, for Mac Vahey, which some changed to Mac Evoy because of this. Vahy was also used as a synonym for Fahy, which see, in the Connacht Province and this further confused the origin of the name. Also see Mac Avey and Mac Veagh.
Vahy. See previous entry. Used for Fahy, which see, in the Connacht Province.
Vail or Vale. See Veale.
Valentine. Latin - valens (strong). English origins. They arrived into Ireland the Mid - 17th Century AD and were in Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster and the surrounding region.
De Valera. Spanish toponymic origins. Family of Eamonn.
Mac Vallelly. Originally anglicized as Mac Ilvallelly - Irish / Mheic Giolla ?. A Sept / Family branch who had their territory in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. See also Varrelly.
Mac Vally - Irish / Mac an Bhallaigh / ballach (freckled). It was also used to abbreviate Vallelly, which see.
Mac Vanamy. Used as a variant for Mac Menamin, which see, in the north of the Connacht Province.
Vance ( marsh or fen). English origins. They were in Ireland in the early 17th Century AD in the west of the Ulster Province after the confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh UI Felim Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill territories there and the foreign non - Catholic plantations there.
Vance / de Vaux. Norman *Scottish origins. Known *there also as Vans.
Vandeleur. Dutch origins. They have been in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province since 1660 AD.
Mac Vann or Mac Vean. Scottish Highland origins. Gaelic / Mac Bean / Mac Bheathan who were in the Ulster Province and they were both used as variants also in the north of the Connacht Province.
Mac Vanny. Used as an abbreviated variant for Mac Evanny, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province and the surrounding region.
Vargus. Used as a variant for Fergus, which see.
O Varian - Irish / Ua Bhiorrain. Origins unknown as yet, They have been in Co. Cork in the south of the Munster Province since the mid - 17th Century AD.
Mac Varrelly - Irish / Mac an Bhearshuiligh (Descended from the son of the sharp eyed man.) A Sept / Family branch - who had their territory in the west of the Connacht Province. Also varied as Mac Varily and Mac Varley. Some also used it synonymously with Vallelly to which it is not connected. It was also used as a variant for Farrelly, which see.
Vaugh. Used as a variant for Waugh, which see, in Co. Leitrim in the north of Connacht Province. Sometimes also known there as Mac Vaugh, which could be actually for Mac Veagh, which see.
Vaughan - Irish / Ua Beachain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Ballyvaughan in Co. Clare in Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Thomond / in the north - west of the Munster Province. Also used for Mohan or Maughan, which see.
Vaughan - fychan / little. Welsh origins. They have been in Ireland since the 16th Century AD and were the English Barons of Lisburn in the kingdom of Dal Riada in the north - east of the Ulster Province.
Mac Vay or Mac Veigh. Used as variants for Mac Veagh, which see.
Mac Veagh or Mac Veigh / Mac an Bheatha / bioth / beatha (life). They were in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. Usually spelt as Mac Vey there and also as Mac Evoy, which see.
Mac Veagh or Mac Veigh or Mac Uais. A Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Uais Sept / Family branch.
Veale or Veal. Norman origins. Gaelicized in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province as de or le Bhial. Vail was used as a variant for it but it was also used as a synonym for Mac Phail, which see, there. Calfe was also used as a synonym for it.
Veitch / La Vache. Scottish origins. Known as Veitch from 1331 AD on who were in Co. Fermanagh and nearby in Co. Cavan in the south - west of the Ulster Province since the end of the 17th Century AD.
Veldon. Used as a variant for Weldon, which see.
De Verdon / de Bheardun. Norman origins. They were in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster. They remained staunch Irish Catholic supporters for which they suffered greatly under the English religious oppression in the 17th Century AD.
Vereker. Dutch origins. They were in Co. Limerick and Co. Cork in the west of the Munster Province since the early 17th Century AD.
Vergus. Used as a variant for Fergus, which see.
Verling / Feorthling. Anglo - Saxon origins. They were in Co. Cork in the south of the Munster Province.
Verney. The English Baron of Belturbet who had his Estate in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster in the Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne.
Vernon. Originally Vernun. They were in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster in the Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne.
Mac Verry or Mac Varry - Irish / Mac Fearadhaigh / Feradach (pronounced Farry). A Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch - who had their original territory in Co. Armagh and nearby in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province. In 1588 AD 125.Ferdoragh / Feradach O Niall, died, who was the son of, 124.Conn Bacach O Niall / The O Niall the English appointed 1st Earl of Tyrone in the Ulster Province and the smith's wife. 125.Feradach had produced 126.Brian O Niall who had previously died in 1562 AD and Black Aodh Dubh - of Dark Complexion O Niall who was also the 1st English appointed Earl of Dungannon and the 2nd English appointed Earl of Tyrone who would nevertheless, despite being taken to England to be reared for an English purpose eventually allied with his kinsmen Red Aodh Roe O Donnell / The O Donnell from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill to try and drive the English out of Ireland after realizing his real Irish heritage and becoming The O Niall also in his own right. 125.Shane O Niall the Proud who was the legitimate younger son of 124.Conn Bacach O Niall who was a half - brother to 125.Feradach also became The O Niall. Ancestors: 125.Feradach O Niall, 124.Conn Bacach O Niall, 91.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King og Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill). Also see Mac Aree.
Vesey. May have been used as a variant for Mac Veagh, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.
De Vesey or Vosey or Vesey or Vesse. French English origins. 28 different variants in England used. English Lords in Co. Kildare and nearby in Co. Laois in Southern Leinster.
Mac Vey. See Mac Veagh.
Mac Vicker. Used to anglicize their name by a Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Mac Mahon Sept / Family branch, which see, of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Co. Louth in the north - east of the Leinster Province and in the south of the Ulster Province. Ancestors: 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch - Champion of the Two Countries (Airthir / Ui Cremthainn),87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen, *86.Cairbre Liffeachair - of the Liffey the 117th King of Tara / Ireland.
Mac Vicar or Mac Vicker - vicarious (agent). Highland Scottish origins. Gaelic / Mac An Bhiocaire (Descended from a son of the vicar.) They were in the Ulster Province.
Vicars. Scottish origins. They have been in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster since the mid - 16th Century AD.
Vickery - Latin - vicarius (agent). English origins. They were in Ireland in the mid - 17th Century AD in Co. Cork in the south of the Munster Province.
Victory. See Mac Naboe.
Vigors. French (strong.) They were in Co. Carlow in the south of Southern Leinster in the early 17th Century AD.
Villiers. Scottish origins. They have been in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster since the 16th Century AD and where the Dukes of Buckingham and also had Estates in Co. Leitrim in the Connacht Province.
Vincent. Used in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province for Mac Avinchy, which see.
Vincent. English origins. They were in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province and Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster in the mid - 17th Century AD.
Viniter / Le Vineter (vintner). Norman origins. Not connected to Miniter of Ballyviniter in Co. Cork in the south of the Munster Province.
Mac Vitty. Gaelic / Mac an Bhiadhtaigh. They were in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province. Also see Beatty.
Vogan. Used as a variant for Wogan, which see, in Co. Cavan and Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster.
Vosey. See de Vesey.
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