The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

Hress for many wears from New York city,
numerous In the original territory and other
countless The ,McAllens or Aliens Of ,lnnis-
The Hon i5S"'WH' William =. fs%b1cehoH, ,sv %jcutcr.
qnt .Governor OF this state, aud his brother,
sioncr of This city, may he interested in dis
covering TINT they grc descendants If AZ
Its nnmn uncurrrp'cd from thu beginning. It
shechans,", SO Mr.. Rooney. states, ''cxtcnici
from the fairB of Arrnn on the const of tal.
wuv. 10 the tclin iionntnins IN the county or
Tinperaryi and thence to kupcknuy, in TIC
mouth Of the shannon, 10 ussory. on tho tor.
ders Of 1iprcrory, Kilkenny, IN Queens coun,
1 III SFs%sY' ff%Sgc' .6|ar'r"o"".,' we're Sl ,''1 l + Fui Rms
the cLiefs Of the O'Shrcf ans.
An Irish name Which has troubled many
persons In its pronunciation is GeogheGhan. also
written H%,soghen or teslnn. Originally the
The GeogheghnnS were q powerful and war
like tribe. and from the beginning Of the An.
Tni ,NSrp%n ,n' SsE, MorC at war win the
W by the Poet GcosleSani Of this, city, who,
ancient and distinguished family.
Anof,"r de;;sndant Of kinHs who lives ON the
nes EXETER" The present bearer Of The name
.raditions Of his. family in this particular.
-, ho S%neiiinF, hr1dic, !, not recoenizsd by Mr.;
came G%%n from, Miie.i%s,, King Of spain.
Gleason, steve Brodic cnn trace his lineage
tnTk TO- GormGc Gas. srnndson Of Con 81 the
as sI%as the hs' papiili NiGS Of u ifrE it i s q; R; i4 Book
no an need be ashamed to admit that his
tRas til" Il Df B e fer }rmi fr' is f S,gs yMi GsGl%rSss
TnG founder o dn OF tLG family vas M@lro.
| nnIght In thp soy. nth Gpptur. md ,f fha line
OF Duach Galnch. first christian King Of Con-
may n@%E .iGr,G The , aSnriG = pSms was M rS
sions of the. clan we're located in the present
county 4p ,E of S Sill =, oowr ,.,., - ~, u,,,or
the author says Sii.s''" "rhc if fGnnd Hr'5 Of the family family
was Muiredach. King of Connanght in the
Maoiavdh. and siEg:ninccsH "F FnprSnt "" Tic p6s,
sessions Of the clan we're located in the pres
ent counties or Mayo ana Sligo. OF course,
w. Mallons are descended, from Milesius,
King Of Spain. Their branch Icing TINT, Of the
given by lir. Rooney. is a bar Of green across
a white shield. .surmountrd by n dog. who
bottles. ''" """" ''"'""s 'o"'"'''
Through some mistake, probably. the name
$Ri is iissor H"$ 3, S sSs & G5'',.1 Or PT ' Nsi H:%%f fHn IN
was McodL@ir. which signifies, M,irth.S'., Peter
does not the prestige Of the ancient clan. since
William O'Meaglcr. the late Coroner. was a
descendant of this family.
extensive family Ct Kenny to Know that thnir
name sig nifics The Weary. Like all the
rest Of Mr.. Ro9nsy,s friend, the Kenny fam,
their line being through the son. Tr. The
founder OF the family was Conal Kearnoch.
fourth in degree from the cRRicftain Rory
D,Nlore. who gave hhS name to his tribe in
They were chiefs in Moy It'll, in Mayo, and in
A large and prominent clan. many of whose
Descendants are scattered abroad in this coTn-
Their ancient name. Cleirichs.. signifies "The
Clerk" and was taken from Cleirdpch. one Of
Their Their G Slfd shte1s in the tenth EEsn,uryY,
and Galway. and were celebrated as the he
Masters" and other valuable works on Irish
fdit0pDs and nd an, HnmtiGnIti les ,a Tfis family was con,
ton Of q name is that Of DeaEIdhair, which
the ages into Dever. It is through the son
IIe,s.,u that rt the DeyHrs CLAIM the blood of
Eogan More, grandson Of the prolific Con of
the Hundred Battles. The possessions of this
clan were located in the present county of
The name of Hoolahan, ridiculed in song
s tory. S'" TIE @ oris I'M H% n%m". Hu"" tiHiSS IN lr'1 mc ans;
loud noise and was derived from a chief of
The h SEPT who possessed a voice Of great rover;
Milesius: The founder, Of the family was
Conal Kearnach. Their territory comprised
the present barony of Longford in the county
Of Galway, and the parish Lusme:h on tho
Leinster side Of the river shannon in Kings
The SuIlivans. or o,Sullivans, came in for a
large share share Of MI Rooney's attention, lie
mighty deeds in . blaze of glory. Originally
the name was Suilleachain. signifyinr quick
desIrabie ou n1 WHS tb "w' n lot !" q NG WARRIOR 70, rn Of
the race came to grief nj the hands Of one i.
&C. San ESrsel'; with WhG M hIsJn.t G Kins 81 e s IN any H %%y
ever. history is full Of Sullivnns and O'Sulli-
H HnnI WG 10, oIV e n ntif un lei led sTInH"'r''' as the
One Of the Norman names given by the author
is Butler. The Buffers sport an. extraordinary
cs rampant on n crown fnll Of spikes (which
must have teen extremely uncomfortable to
tn" crown. TIL" Buffers have two notices, one.
"Deprcssns e%Xtcll"r," and IN" other "tommc
rnce now extant translates, ANY old, way, at
ALL" The Buffers msell to, he tiigwalters he
Conaneror. and there is some doubt as to
whether they s"iftel To escape their creditors
or because one of them was app"in:Sl chief
Ireland and hranched extensively. one branch
came cam ;on t" th i G E,% =, and MGo of III H. f i~ Roo was
gives an aHnr"cintivc sketch,
Another Norman-Irlsh family of distinction
was the De ln"Ss. who also came over with
William TIA" CcnQueror and settled in Ireland
In consequence Of extensive grants there, They
fought the original occupants and made local
history very much Of q n%ortunry record for
several generations, Their crest j. an cNult'
ant eagle perchod on n horizontal barber pole.
and their motto Mems immota manct," 4
distinguished American descendant Of this
knightly race, Mr.. Peter De Lacy. hns adopted
n new motto. which bids fnir to reach n national
reputation: ALWAYS copper III" King"
Regarding the Dunn, Dunno. or Opium tnmi-
". Mr.. Rooney quotes the Gaelic poet o'IIee-
rim:
over Hy Regain OF IN" mighty victories
Are acrive warriors who conlu"" In battle,
pD"nn T. chief Of the cOnuurrinE troops,
The mairStay Of the battling oIcir>.
This family was noted in Irish history for
large stature, n fnrt which would tend To throw
doubts upon the claims Of Sergeant Dunn Of the
Weather bureau To a share in its GlnrleS. The
founder Of tie family was lp-sn Fnilge, md
luinne, the ancient name. signifies THE
man" Their crest is m old gold spread eagle,
surmountcd by a lizard with green whiSkrrs.
and the motto is "NIuilarh n hoo" which. IL Is
10 he hnnnl. rnnInins snmn nNnlnnnlinm of Nm !