Ó Lorcáin
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Ó Lorcáin was the surname
of an Irish
brehon
family.
Natives of Síol Anmchadha
in what is now south-east County Galway
, members of the family were ollamhs to the Ó Madadhan. At least one member of the family became a clerk for the Tribes of Galway
by c. 1500.
Surname
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of an Irish
Irish people
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brehon
Brehon
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family.
Natives of Síol Anmchadha
Síol Anmchadha
Síol Anmchadha was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Hy-Many, and ruled by an off-shoot of the Ui Maine called the Síol Anmchadha , from whom the territory took its name....
in what is now south-east County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, members of the family were ollamhs to the Ó Madadhan. At least one member of the family became a clerk for the Tribes of Galway
Tribes of Galway
The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan,...
by c. 1500.
- M1490.15 ... Thomas O'Lorcan, intended Ollav to O'Madden ... died.