The Fianna have had a few good allies in their history; and yet it would seem they were destined to lose them all. Hi Kathleen – There were lots of Kelly septs from around the country – but the one from east County Galway was the most important and the one I refer to. I married a Mahoney. Xx. I guess the rest of the surnames in my tree were on the poor side. I’d start there – Mike. O’Byrne typically from around the Wicklow mountains, O’Brien from Clare. Sarah McDonald. Hi Sarah – thanks very much for the feedback and support. But I haven’t seen any thing about the Gallivan clan.. My Great great Grandfather Timothy Gallivan , (and the name is spelled many different ways) married Ellen Sullivan in Kerry Co, Killarney in 1815, they had 5 children, one of whom was my Great grandfather Timothy ( they seem to use the same names over and over) married Ann Lynch in 1860 in Michigan.. Mike. Hi, my dads family name is O’TOOLE and KENNY both from Wicklow. The Fianna were once a fractured group of the smaller tribes or bands, following Stag but associated primarily with their own type of Celts (their Kinfolk). As the Fianna mourned the loss of their brothers and sisters, the White Howlers, one of their other tenuous allies turned against them. Phew, we made the list! I am so mesmerized with all your writings and information. Mike. Thanks for the information and have a great day! O Brien was my great Grandmother maiden name she married a Connor we also have Morris and Hanlon . Great list Mike! But they certainly were chieftains – first of an area around Fermoy in County Cork. Your question – have a look in the 1911 Irish census online for county Tyrone – search for MacDonagh. I was told that we stem two families from Munster. The mistake made is reasoning to a conclusion which depends on a supposed causal connection which does not actually exist, is not known to exist, or probably does not exist. These were chieftains over their own land. Or are they from the same king (Brian Boru) family. With the coming of Imbolc, signs of life return to the world; both in the plants and animals of Mother Nature, and in the birthing of new Kin into the world. Hi Sue – Lavin (Ó Laimhín) is pretty much from the Roscommon area – I not sure of any origins for the name in Cork. A young cub is put under the supervision of an older Fiann, usually a blood relative. Have you ever been to Kilkenny Castle? I do see an O’Reilly, but as much as I know about my dad’s family, the name was always just Reilly. Thanks and I hope you can help. These 90 or so “captains” – (by this time also known as “lords” rather than Kings) – were the autonomous royal families of Ireland. I did subscribe to the newsletter. Thank you so much! I have a death certificate of a grandfather on my Dad’s side, having been born in Prescott, Ontario 1865, whose parents are listed as having come from , it seems. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com! All the best – Mike. Thats right Sherri – Moore is a common English name – but was used as the anglicised form of Ó Mórdha – one of the prevalent families in County Laois. Mike Hi Mike One of their children, Mancle, settled in Northern, Maine, USA. what happened to the name O’Keefe I know that with the family crest we were part of the royals of Ireland? I have listed the family names below. Kelly is now the second most numerous name in Ireland and the number one Irish surname in the US. Bridget married Willam O’Malley of Correymailley, 1883. Maureen – your info is just about right! If you could help I would appreciate it. hey umm well my dad said that we were related to irish royalty and the last name is GARRETT is that one???? Ireland was certainly not lawless, that is a statement simply made by the English in order to scaremonger. Hi Peter – the particular Lynches that were one of the tribes of Galway were a merchant family (as were the other tribes). I was told that Langan was originally O’Longain. Sometimes it was also a version of the Irish surname MacDonnell. Yet she clearly refers to Corrymailley my family’s home. I have never before seen a family member referred to as “Lady” and Harriet and Liam are not the repeated names in the family. Mike. This is going to give me a good start. My interest in the family is there intermarriages with my relatives the O’Malleys. The time I looked at in this article was the mid 1500s – and the O’Keefes were not in my research. Do feel free to share some of your photos over there! Mike. They would have been a sept of the MacMurrough family at the time I am writing of. And having seen my name listed although its a little different made it even better.Ive been to Ireland, and want to go back! I was in Dungannon in 2011, and plan to travel back to Ireland after learning more. Originally Connaught John – later split into Connaught/Ulster. I have visited Ireland and felt a real connection at Blarney Castle and in County Wicklow. Sometimes, the Taniaste of one sept is Righ of a smaller sept. An important part of Fianna culture is "Fostering". In Garou One World by Night Canon the Fey and the Fianna have a stronger relationship than even the Tribebook: Fianna describes, and so this practice is even more common. These Kings won their lands through military and political might – the boundaries of their kingdoms were constantly changing with the ebb and flow of power. My Grandmother was Martin. My lineage is both Sullivan and Givens. Although I don’t see either of those names listed, My great-great grandmother was Hannah McCarthy, who came over with my grandmother, who was a child at the time. I was curious as to how we came to be listed under Ulster. The Fianna (both the Garou and their Kin) celebrate four major “holidays” or festivals every year. James Joseph O’Malley married Mary Winifred Staunton (daughter of Patrick J. Staunton & Catherine née Morrison ) Liverpool 1923. They were complex laws written by educated Irishmen and mostly favored the common man. My U.S.-born grandmother’s name was Viola Plunkett and my family seems to have descended from the Hon. Hi Claire – I sent you an email on this. I guess that is a variation of O’Neill? Hi Dusty – Garrett is usually an English name that came to Ireland and sometimes it can be a version of the Norman surname Fitzgerald. hi mike can u give info on the lynch trypes of galway were the not royalty as well? A biography of a relative says that Peter and Monica came from Galway. It was this, combined with the fact that the Fierce Ones of Erie have never lost their land (Ireland is still undisputedly Fianna), that made the Tribe known to the other Garou as the Fianna.