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Eidhean mac Cléirigh,
ancestor of the Ó hEidhin/Hynes
family of
County Galway, fl. 800.
Eidhean was a
member of the
dynasty of Uí
Fiachrach Aidhne, and...
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itself is 'a
personal name of
uncertain origin. It may be a
derivative of
eidhean "ivy", or it may
represent an
altered form of the place-name Aidhne’ and...
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November 2022
Hynes was
named a
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Eidhean mac Cléireach –
ancestor of the
Hynes family Mael
Ruanaidh na
Paidre Ua...
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dynasts such as
Giolla Ceallaigh mac Comhaltan, Scannlán mac Fearghal,
Eidhean mac Cléireach, and
Cathal mac Ógán, all of whom
would have descendants...
- was
ancestor to the
family of Ó Cléirigh. Mael
Fabhaill had a brother,
Eidhean mac Cléirigh, who gave his name to the Ó
hEidhin family of
south County...
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including reference to the
battle of Ard
Rathain between Néide mac Onchú and
Eidhean mac Cléirigh. "Trí túatha
fuilet i nhÉrinn" (prose), f. 44a. "Eol dam aided...
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itself is "a
personal name of
uncertain origin. It may be a
derivative of
eidhean 'ivy', or it may
represent an
altered form of the place-name Aidhne" and...
- Edmond, was
installed in his place.
Noted bearers of the name include:
Eidhean mac Cléireach, fl. 800,
ancestor of the Ó hEidhin/Hynes
family of south...
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Uathmharan mac Brocan, died 871,
Maelfabhaill mac Cleireach, died 887
Eidhean mac Cléireach, fl. 908
Tighearnach ua Cleirigh, died 916 Mael Macduach...
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likewise related to
Seachnasach mac Donnchadh, Scannlán mac Fearghal,
Eidhean mac Cléireach, and
Cathal mac Ógán, who gave
their names to the families...
