Roots Archive
Roots: O’Mahoney, McMahon and Vaughan
The families of McMahon and O’Mahoney are related only by the common derivation of their…
Roots: Malone and Moloney
This month’s pair of sound-alike names are Moloney and Malone. As with others that have…
Roots: O’Mahoney, McMahon and Vaughan
The families of McMahon and O’Mahoney are related only by the common derivation of their…
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Roots: The Brady Family
The Brady family name derives from the Gaelic McBradaigh which was originally anglicized as McBrady, but the “Mc” is very seldom used in modern times. The vast majority of this […]
Roots: The Kavanaghs
Unlike most of the families covered in this column, the origin of the Kavanaghs or Cavanaghs can be traced back to one specific person. This was Donal, the son of […]
Roots: The O’Neills
There are several different septs of the O’Neills in Counties Clare (where the name is also spelt O’Nihill), Waterford and Carlow. The most famous of the O’Neills, however, are the […]