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The MacMahons of Oriel are a sept, or sub-clan, of Clann Nadsluaigh. They trace descent from The Three Collas to their patronymic namesake, Niall Mac Mathghamhna, who descended from Mathgamna, Lord of the ancient kingdom of Fernmaige, located in the modern Baroney of Farney .
It is commonly anglicised as Oriel; however, archaic anglicisations include Uriel, Orial, Orgialla, Orgiall, and Oryallia, along with the latinisation Ergallia. [citation needed] After the Anglo-Norman invasion, the anglicisation Uriel became the name of the part of Airgíalla that had extended into modern-day County Louth. [2]
In Ulster it was often in use by the O'Neills of Clandeboye, the MacMahons of Oriel, the MacCanns, and the MacDonlevy kings of Ulaid. The M[a]cCulloch spelling is more common in Scotland (especially Galloway ), and is associated with Clan MacCulloch .
The surname came into use around the 11th century by two different Irish clans: The MacMahons of Thomond, a sept of the Dál gCais, and the MacMahons of Oriel, rulers of Airgíalla. Additionally, a separate McMahon family in County Fermanagh is descended from Mahon Maguire, a grandson of Donn Carrach Maguire. [2]
The O'Shiels were a family of physicians initially in service to the McMahon family of Oriel, the MacCoghlan family of Delvin, and later to the O'Neill family. [2] [3] Ballysheil in County Down was the family's hereditary estate. [3]
The O'Larkin sept is cited as chiefs alongside the O'Neills and MacCanns in the old territory of Airgíalla (Oriel), where they were chiefs of Farney and West Uí Breasail (in County Armagh). O Cosgro (ve) (O Cosgraigh) was the name of the chiefs of Feara Ruis (Fir Rois) near Carrickmacross and Ardee. MacArdle, a branch of the MacMahons of ...
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Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Kings of Fermanagh (Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish) O'hEignigh, O'Maolruanaidh and O'Dubhdara were drawn from the Kingdom of Airghialla, Other names include Oirghiall, Oriel, Airgéill and Uriel. The oldest and more correct form is Airghialla denoting both the territory and the inhabitants of the ...