Mac Brádaigh
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Overview
Mac Brádaigh derives from the term brádach, meaning "thieving" or "dishonest", though its original sense seems to have denoted "spirited". The family were natives of Breifne and AirgíallaAirgíalla
Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
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The surname is generally anglicised as Brady
Brady
Brady is a surname derived from the Irish surname Mac Brádaigh.In a listing by the U.S. Census Bureau of the Brady is ranked at #411.-Notable Bradys:*Alice Brady , American silent-film actress, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner...
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A separate family, the Ó Gradáigh, of north-east Thomond
Thomond
Thomond The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond is County Clare, County Limerick and north County Tipperary; effectively most of north Munster. The name is used by a variety of establishments and organisations located in , or associated with the region...
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Genealogy
- Tighearnán mac Gallbrath mac Domhnall mac Bradaigh (a quo Mac Brádaigh) mac Niall mac Geistal mac Cerbhuill mac Maolmordha (a quo Muintir Maoilmhordha) mac Cearnachán mac Donnchadh mac Baoithín mac Blathmac mac Feidhlimidh mac Criomhthan mac Scannlán mac Aodh Fionn mac Fearghna mac Fearghus mac Muireadhach Mál mac Eóghan Sréb mac Duí Galach mac BrionBrionBrion may refer to:In France*Brion, Ain*Brion, Indre*Brion, Isère*Brion, Lozère*Brion, Maine-et-Loire*Brion, Saône-et-Loire*Brion, Vienne*Brion, Yonne*Brion-près-Thouet*Brion-sur-Ource*Manoir de Brion, a Benedictine prioryElsewhere...
(a quo Uí BriúinUí BriúinThe Uí Briúin were an Irish kin-group. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the Uí Fiachrach and Uí Ailello, putative descendants of Eochaid Mugmedon's...
') mac Eochaid MugmedonEochaid Mugmedon-Biography:According to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, Eochaid was a High King of Ireland, best known as the father of Niall of the Nine Hostages and ancestor of the Uí Néill and Connachta dynasties...
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Notables
- Tighearán Mac Brádaigh, Chief of the Name, died 1256.
- Gilbert Mac Brádaigh, Bishop of ArdaghBishop of ArdaghThe Bishop of Ardagh was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardagh in County Longford, Ireland. It was used by the Roman Catholic Church until 1756, and intermittently by the Church of Ireland until 1839....
, 1396-1400. - Nicol Mac Brádaigh, Bishop of KilmoreBishop of KilmoreThe Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...
, died 1421. - Aindrias Mac Brádaigh, bishop of Kilmore, died 1445.
- Tomás Mac Brádaigh, bishop of Kilmore, died 1511.
- Sean Mac BrádaighSeán Mac Brádaigh-Biography:The eldest of eight children, Mac Brádaigh is a native of Ringsend, County Dublin. He served with the Irish Defense Forces and An Garda Síochána, married in 1960, and is the father of four daughters and a son....
, bishop of Kilmore, died 1559. - Aodh Mac Brádaigh/Hugh Brady, Church of IrelandChurch of IrelandThe Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
Bishop of MeathBishop of MeathThe Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:...
, died 1584. - Richard Mac Brádaigh (Richard Brady), bishop of Kilmore, died 1607.
- Fedlim Mac Brádaigh, the bardBardIn medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...
of ArmaghArmaghArmagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
, fl. 1710. - Phillip Mac Brádaigh, Protestant cleric and Gaelic poet, died 1719.
- Michael Mac Brádaigh, JacobiteJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
, executed 1746. - Fiachra Mac BrádaighFiachra Mac BrádaighFiachra Mac Brádaigh, Irish poet and scribe, c. 1690-c.1760.Mac Brádaigh was a descendant of one of the leading families of Breifne. A Gaelic poet and one of the finest products of, and teachers in, the hedge schools before the introduction of formal education...
, Irish poet and scribe , c. 1690-c.1760 - Thomas Mac Brádaigh, Feild Marshall of AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, 1752–1827 - Thomas A. Mac Brádaigh, USMC, Battle of ChapultepecBattle of ChapultepecThe Battle of Chapultepec, in September 1847, was a United States victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.-Background:On September 13, 1847, in the costly Battle of Molino del Rey, U.S...
, 1813-47. - Seán Mac BrádaighSeán Mac Brádaigh-Biography:The eldest of eight children, Mac Brádaigh is a native of Ringsend, County Dublin. He served with the Irish Defense Forces and An Garda Síochána, married in 1960, and is the father of four daughters and a son....
, historian and genealogist, born 1932.
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