The Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Families of Connacht

     Descended from 90.Brion the first Dal Cuinn King of Connacht the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin Septs who was one of the 5 sons of *89.Eochy Mugmedon the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 124th King of Tara / Ireland who was descended from *83.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland the direct male line ancestor of all of the Dal Cuinn Septs descended in Ireland originally from *37.Eremon the direct male line ancestor of all the Heremonian Septs who was one of the 8 sons of 36.Mil the Celtic Hero of Spain and 3rd Gaelic King of Castile and Portugal.

                                                                                                                                      Original Septs also in he Connacht Province 

    The Calraige Septs originally had their territory in Co. Sligo, Co. Mayo and in the north of Co. Roscommon in Eastern Connacht and where possibly the original rulers at Moylurg who were later absorbed by the Celtic Milesian Gaelic aristocratic warrior Ui Briuin Ai Siol Murray / Siol Muireadhaigh Sept  there. 

    The Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Rein Septs had their territory in the south - east of Co. Leitrim at Carrick on Shannon centered on the Barony of Mohill and also included parts of the Barony of Leitrim and Carrigallen and a part of the north of Co. Longford in the north - west of the Leinster Province. They were to become vassal Septs during the 8^th Century AD to the Ui Briuin Breifne O Rourkes and O Reillys in their kingdom of Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and Co. Cavan / Cabhan / A Hollow in Southern Ulster.

    The Gailenga Sept and the Luigni Sept were originally two Tuath De Danann Septs who were closely linked in the Connacht Province just as they were in the Midlands / Midhe / Meath in the Northern Leinster) region. In Co. Sligo they were to the south of the Ox Mountains to Loch Gara where they formed the last block between the Dal Cuinn northern Ui Fiachrach Septs and the Ui Briuin Septs who acted as an over kingdom dominating the smaller Tuaths (Family regions). These were fertile regions around the Moy estuary, in parts of Co. Sligo, south between Galway Bay and the Shannon, and also in the east of Co. Roscommon. They shared this region with the pre - Milesian Fir Bolg tribe of the Gregraige and were later connected to the aristocratic warrior Heberian Cianachta descended from 85.Cian one of the 4 sons of 84.Ailill Oluimm the 1st King of Munster.

     The Gangani / Siol Gangain Celts who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, which was originally part of Southern Connacht and also nearby in the south of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht, who were descended from the Concani of Spain.

      The Nagnatae Celts who may have had territory to the north in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province along with the Erdini, and were also in Co. Mayo except for in the extreme south, which was occupied by the Auteri whose territory was in the north - west of Co. Galway. They were also in Co. Sligo with their main fortress at Sligo / Nagnata.

 Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs / Families: Ui Briuin Ai, U Briuin Breifne, Ui Briuin Ui Maille. Ui Briuin Sinna and Ui Briuin Seola,

O Canavan, O Connaghty, O Connor - O Connor Kerry, O Conry / Conroy / Mulcrony, O Crowley, Mac Culreavy, O Curneen,

O Gallon, Mac Geraghty / Geretty, Mac Glanchy / Glancy, Golden / Goulding, Mac Gorry  / O Reilly Sept, Mac Govern / Goveran / Magauran / Mac Gowran, O Gowan / Smith, Mac Greevy,

Hardy - Harden - Mac Dockery, O Heslin, O Hestin, Mac Hugh / Hughes,

Mac Kermode / Mac Dermot Sept, Mac Kiernan,

O Lavin, O Lee, Mac Loughlin,

O Malley / O Mally / O Mailey / O Melia - Umail - Ui Maille Sept, O Malone, Mac Manus, Mac Master / Mac Keirnan Sept, Mattimoe / Milmoe, O Moran, Mac Morrow / Murrow / O Rourke Sept, O Mulcrony / Conry / Conroy, O Mullan / Mullins / Mullen / Mullane / Melon, O Mulrennan / Mulrenin, O Mulville / Mulvihill,