Earle
Also the unrelated Earls who are usually connected to Galway. |
Earley
From O Maolmhoicheírghe (an early riser). A west of Ireland
name found in Roscommon and Mayo. |
Eason
Two types, either a variant of the Scottish Adamson or the anglicisation
of MacAoidh. |
Eastwood
English and found mostly in Ulster, see the Cookstown area of Tyrone. |
Echlin
A Scottish family who came to Ulster. |
Eddery
Connected to the Fitzsimons of Mayo. |
Edgeworth
Connected to County Longford for some 500 years. See Edgeworthstown.
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Egan
MacAodhagáin (son of Egan). A powerful Galway-south Roscommon
clan who migrated to neighbouring areas. |
MacElderry
Found in Tyrone and Antrim.
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MacEldowney
A Derry name, Muldowney and Gildowney are used in Down. |
MacElduff
By translation black. Linked to MacKilduff, MacIlduff, Gilduff and
Duff. See Monaghan, Fermanagh, Tyrone. |
MacEleavy
Found in south Ulster - Down, Armagh, Monaghan.
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MacElgunn
Another south Ulster name. See Monaghan-Fermanagh.
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MacElhair
MacGiolla Chathair (a devotee of St Cathair). Connected to MacIlhair,
MacIlcar and Kilcarr, all Donegal names. |
MacElheron
Two branches, one Antrim, the other related to the Scottish MacDonald.
Anglicised at times to read Heron. |
MacElhill
Found in Tyrone.
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MacElhinney
A Donegal name found in adjacent parts of Derry. |
MacElhone
A Tyrone name. |
Ellard
Linked to Aylward and seen in Wexford and Cork. |
Elliffe
On record in Westmeath. |
MacElligott
A name long associated with Kerry. |
MacEllin
Seen in Roscommon and Mayo. |
Elliot
An English-Scottish Borders clan who settled in Leitrim, Cavan and
Fermanagh. |
Ellis
An English name found in Belfast and Dublin.
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MacEllistrom
Said to be of Norman extraction and always associated with Kerry. |
MacElmeel
Found in Monaghan.
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Elmore
Sometimes linked to Gilmore, an old Dundalk family.
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MacElmurray
A Fermanagh-Tyrone name sometimes changed to Gilmore and Murray. |
MacElnay
Monaghan and often changed to Forde. See also Gilnagh or Gilna.
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MacElreavy
Like a number of the MacElls, linked to the Fermanagh, Donegal,
Derry, Monaghan, Tyrone catchment area. |
MacElroy
As above, see south and south west Ulster.
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MacElvanna
Also MacElvaney, an Ulster name. See Monaghan, Armagh and Antrim. |
Elvery
An old Dublin family.
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MacElwain
from MacGiolla Bháin (white). Anglicised to Kilbane in Sligo.
Found in Tyrone and Antrim. |
MacElwee
A Derry-Donegal sept. See MacGilloway.
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Elwood
An English family long established in Galway and Mayo. |
Emmet
Arrived in Tipperary during the seventeenth century. |
MacEnally
A variant of MacNally. An Oriel name. |
MacEnchroe
Anglicised to read Crowe. Common in Clare and also Cavan. |
MacEneany
Mainly found in Monaghan where it can also be spelt MacEneaney or
MacEnaney. |
English
Norman extraction who settled in Limerick. A great Tipperary sporting
name. |
Englishby
Originally MacGallogly in Donegal. On record in Meath. |
MacEnhill
A Tyrone clan, who were usually anglicised to Woods. |
McEniff
Long associated with Donegal. |
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MacEnery
Or MacEnery. See Cork and Limerick. Sometimes changed to Henry.
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Ennis
O hAonghuis (descendant of Angus). A variant of O’Hennessy
and found in good numbers along Meath and Westmeath border. |
Enright
Associated with Limerick and Clare. |
MacEnroe
Found along the Cavan-Meath border. |
Ensor
English and on record in Dublin.
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MacEntaggart
Mac an tSagairt which means son of the priest. Often without the
Mac. See Donegal, Tyrone and Fermanagh. |
MacEntee
A great Armagh-Monaghan family, often changes to MacAtee and MacGinty. |
MacEntyre
A form of MacIntyre.
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MacErlean
A Sligo sept who migrated to Derry. |
Errity
A form of MacGerety found in Offaly and Tipperary. |
Esmond
Prominent in the south east since the arrival of the Normans. |
Eustace
A Norman family who settled in the Pale counties of Kildare and
Meath. |
MacEvanny
Changed to Monks. Connected to MacCavana. An Ulster name. |
Evans
A Welsh clan.
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Everard
A Norman family who settled in east Meath. |
Evers
Another Norman unit with Meath connections. |
MacEvilly
Connected to the Stauntons in Mayo. |
MacEvinney
See MacAvinney. |
MacEvoy
One of the seven septs of Laois. Still common in this midland area.
Also see Down, Louth and Armagh. |
Ewing
Usually of Scottish origin and common in Ulster.
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Eyre
A Cromwellian family who enjoyed a strong influence in Galway city
and county. |
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