El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-23

land the Emerald Isle. is only about
100 years old.
| All the old Irish families. however.
| had their coats of arms. and. though
they do not count for much in this
democratic age in America, they served
their purpose in their day, in the field
OF battle showing men where they were
required to charge. and as protec-
| ton to the clansmen. Some of the de-
| vices on the escutcheons are quaint
and interesting. The Kelleys' crest
| is the strangest of all. 1t is an ami
NAL called an enfield. with ":he head OF
| a fox. the name of a horse. the chest
of an elephant the forelegs of an eagle.
the body of a greyhound, and the tail
of a lion" The motto is. TURKS por-
tbs. mihi Deus. or God is to me
tower of strength. The Okeilys were
scattered all over Europe after the bat
tie of Aughrim, which was fought on
their property. The Sheas had fieur-
re-lis on their shields and a swan for a
crest. Some of them were lords OF
Hy-Rathac. now the barony OF Inver-
agh, in Kerry. Others lived in Kilken-
ny and Waterford.
OF the NOrman-Irish tribe of Burke
the Galway members spell the name
Burke. and the Mayo members Bourke.
The crest of the Mayo branch. the
|
al hat and the motto is "Audaces for
tuna juvat'' fortune favors the
brave). the name. oringinally De
Burgh or De Burge, signifies "of the
town." and they derive IL from their
ancestor. John De Burgh. son of Bald
win grandson of Charles V. son of
Charlemagne.
The O'Connors were kings of Clar-
raighe, a territory extending from the
strand of Trales to the river Shannon.
There were other O'Connors of differ
and Connaught and chiefs of Onaly.
The Bradys come from the border
land of Breffney. They gave many dis
tinguished prelates to the church. The
Reillys are also descended from kings
and lords of Breffney.
O'Dwyer. chief of Hy-Aimrit. pos
sessed extensive territory in the pres
ent baronies of Kilnamanach. county
Tipperary. Some of them were com
manders in the Irish brigade in the
service of France. The O'Dwyers and
Organs have always been chiefs in
Tipperary. the Fitzpatricks princes in
Ossory. and the O'Brennans chiefs in
Kilkenny.
The O'Briens trace their ancestry
back to Brian Boru. who assembled the |
throne in 1901. This monarch made |
an ordinance that every family in Ire |
land should adopt a particular sur
name. Each family was at liberty to |
use the name OF some ancestor and |
generally took their name from some |
chief OF their tribe celebrated for his |
great quality. Some prefix Mac"
which means son. and other "Hv."
Ia" ''Ui. or or each OF which sig
nifies of or descendant of. Without |
o. or Mac" the Irish have no names. |
according to the old verse:
By Mac and o you'll surely know
True Irishmen. they say;
But il the lack both 90 and Mac"
No Irishmen then are they.
Cahir Nor was the 1O9th monarch
in Ireland. He was the king of Lem
ster. in the beginning of the second
century. He divided his great posses
sions among his 80 sons. His pos
-erity formed the principal families in
Leinster: among them were the
O'Brynes. the O'Murphys, O'Kinsel-
aghs. and O'Gormans
The O'F'latteys and O'Cahills were
he hcief of F'ianchora. The name
T'lattey was originally O'Flathrigh,
a chief or king.
The Powers lived in Decies. the pres
mt county Waterford. Their ances-
or was Norman de la Peers. Their
rest was boar's head surmounted
'y a cross. They were liberal as they
we're warlike. and their motto was
Honor and proven valor."
A very large Cymic clan were the
descended from Welsh
:hieytain. Walynus. son of Guyndally.
ord of Camelot famed in the days of
King Arthur. Their ancestor Philip
irennagh. went from Wales to Ire
and with Robert F'itz Stephen in
169. The Washes were chiefly located
n Cork and Mayo. Their motto was
'Transfixed but not killed"