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A sept (/ s ɛ p t /) is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. [1] The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as sliocht, meaning "progeny" or "seed", [2] which may indicate the descendants of a person (for example, Sliocht Bhriain Mhic Dhiarmada, "the descendant of Brian MacDermott").
In those days the McCormack was the name of a powerful Sept (Clan or Family) in the county of Longford, [citation needed] Cormac mac Airt, a semi-historical Irish high king who ruled from Tara ca. 227–266 AD. Cormac, son of Cabhsan, was the first chieftain to be called Cormack, and, of course, MacCormack came later as a direct descendant, Mac ...
Albert V. Sadacca (February 6, 1901 – December 8, 1980 [1]) is credited with popularizing electric Christmas tree lights for private use. According to the legend, in 1917, at the age of 15, after a fire in New York City started by candles suspended in a tree, Sadacca adapted the novelty lighting that his parents sold for use in Christmas trees.
He settled in France and his descendants were the prominent family of Baron de Spens d'Estignols in the French nobility. The " Garde Écossaise ", as they were later known, were to become the first company of the Garde du Corps du Roi - the personal bodyguard of the French kings until the revolution of 1789.
The Bostick Family Light Show puts up elaborate displays throughout the year, with the family doing a Beetlejuice-themed display around Halloween and a colorful Christmas exhibit heading into ...
O'Kelly (Irish: Ó Ceallaigh [ˌoː ˈcal̪ˠəj]) is an Irish surname and the name of a number of distinct sept families in Ireland. The most prominent of these is the O'Kelly sept who were the chiefly family of the Uí Maine in Connacht. [6] Another sept is that of the kingdom of Brega, descended from the Uí Néill.
At Ancestry.com, “when you get your DNA result all the little leaves (on your family tree) light up and show your connections,” Himelman explained. Loni Himelman (left) with her newly found ...
The surname Moir, for example, is a sept of Clan Gordon in the highlands, but is not part of this same group of Mure/Muir/Moore. [39] A single family, the Mores/Moores of Drumcork, are septs of Clan Grant, but there is no evidence of a connection to the Mure/Muir line. [40]