Mac Aodhagáin was the name of an Irish family of Brehon

Brehon

Brehon is the term in Gaelic-Irish culture for a judge. The Brehons were part of the system of "Brehon Law". The Brehons wore yellow robes when delivering verdicts. Several dozen families were recognised as hereditary brehon clans.-See also:* Mac an Bhaird...

s who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht

Kings of Connacht

The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after The Connachta.The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht . Ptolemy's map of c. 150 AD...

, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde

Clanricarde

Clanricarde was a term meaning both a territory and a title in Ireland between the 13th and early 20th centuries.-Territory:The territory, in what is now County Galway, Ireland, stretched from the barony of County Clare in the north-west along the borders of County Mayo, to the River Shannon in the...

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The earliest surviving Irish law manuscript, In Senchas Már, was written prior to 1350 at a school (patronised by the Mac Aodhagáin) at Duniry

Duniry

Duniry is a small village between Tynagh and Abbey. It was built beside a large bog known now as Limehill bog. This was the main trade of Duniry at the time....

, near Loughrea

Loughrea

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. Other branches of the clann maintained schools at Park, outside Tuam

Tuam

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, and at Ballymacegan in Co. Tipperary

County Tipperary

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. The work known as Leabhar Breac

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 was produced by one of their students, while Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh may have studied at Ballymacegan under Flann Mac Aodhagáin up to the year 1643.

The surname is now rendered in a variety of ways, including as Mac Egan, Egan, Eagan, Keegan, Keigan, McKiegan, and McKagan.

Annalistic references

• M1474.21 Gilla-Finn Mac Egan, Ollav to O'Conor Faly ... died. Gilla Fionn Mac Aodhagáin, Ollamh Ó Conchubhair Failghe

• M1486.29 Teige Mac Egan, Ollav of Annaly, was slain in an abominable manner by the descendants of Irial O'Farrell. Teige Mac Aodhagáin

• M1487.24 John, the son of Conor Mac Egan, Ollav of Clanrickard, and Hugh, the son of Brian, son of Farrel Roe O'Higgin, died. Sean mac Conchubhair Mac Aodhagáin

• M1529.8 Cosnamhach, the son of Farrell, son of Donough Duv Mac Egan, the most distinguished adept in the Fenechas, poetry, and lay Brehonship, in all the Irish territories, died, and was interred at Elphin. An Cosnamhach Mac Aodhagáin

• M1529.9 Mac Egan of Ormond (Donnell, the son of Hugh, son of Donnell), head of the learned of Leath-Mhogha in Feneachus and poetry, died. Domhnall mac Aedh Mac Aodhagáin

Family trees from Geinealaigh Clainne Aodhagáin, below

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
| | |
| | |
Mac Aodhagáin Mac Aodhagáin of Connacht, Magnus
of Munster Westmeath and Leinster |
|
Aed
|
|
Domnall
|
|
Aed Gilla Ísa

Mac Aodhagáin of Munster

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
|
|_____________________________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Gilla na Naem Fland Fingin
| | |
|__________________ | |
| | Saérbrethach Fingin
| | | |
Saérbrethach Dond Sléibhe | |
| | Mael Isu Ruadh, Saerdalach
| | d. 1317.
Fland Gilla na Naem
| |
| |_________________________
Tomás | | |
| | | |
| Conchobar Cairbre Fiachra
Tomás Aimréid |
| |_______________________________________________________________________
| | | | |
Conchobar | | | |
| Gilla na Naem, d. 1399. Aed, d. 1359. Tadcc Donall, d. 1413.
| | |
Cairbre |______________________________________________ |
| | | | Conchobar
| | | | |
Gilla na Naem, d. 1443. Aed Domnall Donnchad _____________|_____________________________
| | | | |
_________________| ______________________|________________ | | |
| | | | | | | Sean Tadcc Baethgalach
| | | | | | | | |
Gilla na Naem Cairbre Aed Fergal Conchobar Muirchertach Eogan | |_________
| | | | | |
| | | ___________________________|_______________________ | |
Domnall Donnchad Domnall, d. 1529. | | | | | Domnall Tacc,
| & William | | | | | | Aed Clerech,
| Brian An Cosnamach Conchobar Muircheartach Gilla na Naem | William.
An Cosnamaid |
| __________|
| | |
Cairbre | |
| Cairbre Baethgalach
|_____________________________________
| | | |
| | | |
William Flann Donnchad Cairbre Óge
| d. 1643 d. 1602 d. 1601
|
Seán, fl. 1644.

Mac Aodhagáin of Lower Connacht

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
| | |
| | |
Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus
of Munster |
|
________________________|_________
| | |
| | |
Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen
| issue issue

Mac Aodhagáin of Cineil Fiachrach & Offaly

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
| | |
| | |
Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus
of Munster |
|
________________________|_________
| | |
| | |
Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen
| issue issue

Mac Aodhagáin Ollamhs of Connacht

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
| | |
| | |
Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus
of Munster |
|
________________________|______________
| | |
| | |
Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen
(see Lower Connacht) |
|_________________________________________________________________________________
| |
| |
Sairbrethach In Cosnamaid
| |
| |
Mael Isa Dond, d. 1330. Crimthann
| |
_______________________|________________________________________________________________ |
| | | | | | Aed
| | | | | |
Sairbrethach Caech, d. 1354. Roiberd Muirchertach Buidhe Sean Donnchad Tomas Tuathach
| | |
|_________________________ | |____________________
| | Eogan | |
| | | |
Solam Saerdalach Tomaltach Carrach Baethgalach
| | |
| ___________________| |
| | | Eogan
| | | |
| Donnchad Dub Rioberd |
| | | Eogan
| | |________________________________
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | Brian, d. 1473. Sean Toinn Buidhe
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | Aed, Roiberd Solam Buidhe
| | Magnus.
| |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Carrach Fergal Aed Saerdalach Eogan Gilla na Naem Domnall Clerech Tadcc Diarmait Buidhe
| | | | |
| | | | |
| Sean, Conchobar, Uilliam, Tadcc,
| Uilliam, Saerdalach, Tadcc, Sean.
| Saerdalach, Muirchertach C., Mael-Ruin,
| Cormac G., An Cosnamaid, d. 1529. Donnchad,
| Conchobar. Cairbre.
| na-Tet
| an brathair
|____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| |
Airechtach Mael Isu
| |
| |____________________
Gilla na Naem, d. 1447. | |
| | |
|________________________________________________________________ Saerbrethach An Cosnamaid Caech
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Tadcc, d.1487. An Cosnmaid Baethgalach Gilla na Naem Oc Fergal Conchobar, Caibre,
& Aed. William,
& Tadcc.

Mac Aodhagáin of Breifine and Teathba

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
| | |
| | |
Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus
of Munster |
|
________________________|_________
| | |
| | |
Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen
of Lower Connacht issue |
_________________________________|
| |
| |
Luccas Mael Simon (see Mac Aodhagáin of Clanricarde)
|
|_______________________________________________
| |
| |
Tadcc Bacach Brian
| |
|_______________________________ |_____________________________________________
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Brian, Sean, Cormac Roiberd Magnus Solam
d. 1390. d. 1390. | |
_______________________________________________| |
| | | Maine
| | |
Fergal Cormac Sean Sagart
| | |
| _______|____ |
| | | Muirchertach, d. 1409.
| | |
| Cairbre Cathal Ruad
|
|
|_____________________________________________
| | | | |
| | | | |
Eogan Magnus Donnchad Clerech Feidlimid Emann

Mac Aodhagáin of Clanricarde

Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin
|
|_______________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu
| | |
| | |
Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus
of Munster |
|
________________________|_________
| | |
| | |
Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen
of Lower Connacht issue |
_________________________________|
| |
| |
Simon Luccas Mael
|
|____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| | |
| | |
Sairbrethach Mael Isa Saerdalach
| |
|_________________________________________________ |_______________________________
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Fland Solam In Decanach Aed Raigne Donnchad
| | | | | |
| _______________________| | | |____________ |
| | | | Diarmait Fland | | Raigne
| | | | | | |
| Diarmait William Tadcc Aed Tomaltach |
| | | | Domnall
| | | |
| Diarmait Donnchad Gilla na Naem
| | |
| | |
| Eogan An Cosnamaid
| |
| |
| Conchobar
Finguine
|
|
Conchobar Ruad, d. 1438.
|
|_________________________________________________________________
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Domnall Glas Tadcc William Eogan Gilla na Naem Aed Sean, d. 1487.
|
|
Domnall Oc
|
|
Tadcc
|
|
Tadcc Oc
|
|
Baethgalach

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