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The Irish Descendants are a folk group from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.All the members, born of Irish emigrants, were workers in the Newfoundland fishing industry before forming the band in 1990 out of the remnants of two former Newfoundland bands – The Descendants and Irish Coffee.
The Irish diaspora (Irish: Diaspóra na nGael) refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland. The phenomenon of migration from Ireland is recorded since the Early Middle Ages, [1] but it can be quantified only from around 1700. Since then, between 9 and 10 million people born in Ireland have emigrated.
It has been suggested that the O'Connells are a sept of the Corcu Duibne, the Ua Congaile, a kingdom native to County Kerry. [7] This is supported by historian C. Thomas Cairney who said that the O'Connells were from the Corcu Duibne tribe who were from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 to 100 BC. [8]
This is a list of notable Irish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American-born descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is Irish American .
The Irish word clann is a borrowing from the Latin planta, meaning 'a plant, an offshoot, offspring, a single child or children, by extension race or descendants'. [7] For instance, the O'Daly family were poetically known as Clann Dalaigh, from a remote ancestor called Dalach.
Irish genealogy is the study of individuals and families who originated on the ... Kings of Connaught, and their Descendants. Dublin: McGlashan & Gill. 1861. O ...
MacCarthy (Irish: Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. [1] It was divided into several septs (branches) of which the MacCarthy Reagh, MacCarthy of Muskerry, and MacCarthy of Duhallow were the most notable.
The O'Donovan family is an ancient Irish noble family.Their patronymic surname derives from Irish Ó Donnabháin, meaning the grandsons or descendants of Donnubán, referring to the 10th century ruler of the Uí Fidgenti, Donnubán mac Cathail.