Other Corca Laoidhe Surnames: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/irenames.htm Old Irish-Gaelic Surnames Ó Cuilleáin - Collins - West Cork - Corca Laoidhe Ó Diubháin - Dwane, Devane or Duane - Co Cork - Corcu Laiodhe Ó Duinnín - (O) Dinneen, Dinan - Co Cork - the Corcu Laiodhe Ó Dubhchonna - Doheny or Downey - Co Cork - the Corcu Laoidhe Ó Dudbhchon - (O) Doughan - Co Cork - Corcu Laoidhe sept Ó Fithcheallaigh - (O) Fehilly, Field - Co Cork - sept of the Corca Laoidhe Ó Floinn - (O) Flynn - Co Cork - Corcu Laoidhe Oh Illigh or Hill - Co Cork - Corcu Laoidhe Ó Longaigh - Long - Co Cork http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/munster.htm Tribes & Territories of Mumhan Munster Series Corco Láigde (Láoighe, Lóegdi or Luighe) Septs in the region included Ua Cobhthaigh (O'Cowhig, O'Coffey), Ua Dubhchonna (ODowney), Ua h-Etersceóil (O'Driscoll), Ua Fitheligh (O'Fehilly, O'Fealy), Ua Floinn (O'Flainn, O'Flynn), Ua h-Aonghasa (O'Hennessy), Ua Laochdha (Leahy), Ua Laoghaire (O'Leary), Ua Longáin (O'Longan), O'Doheny, O'Doughan, O'Dunlea, O'Hea, O'Baire, O'Henegan, Kevane. In another source Corco Láigde was siad to be possessed by the O Driscolls, O Baires, O Learys, O Henegans, O Flains, O Cowhig, O Fihilla, O Deada, O Hea, O Kiervic, &c. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/tribe_index.htm Tribe & Territory Index Corco Láigde (Láoighe, Lóegdi or Luighe) - Ua Cobhthaigh (O'Coffey), Ua Dubhchonna (ODowney), Ua h-Etersceóil (O'Driscoll), Ua Fitheligh (O'Fealy), Ua Floinn (O'Flynn), Ua h-Aonghasa (O'Hennessy), Ua Laochdha (Leahy), Ua Laoghaire (O'Leary), Ua Longáin (O'Longan), Ua Duinnin (O'Dinneen), Ua hAodha (O'Hea), O'Doheny, O'Fehilly, O'Doughan, O'Dunlea, Kevane. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/ireclan2.htm Corca Luighe (aka Corca Laoidhe or Loigde) The Corca Luighe were a pre-Milesian race and the name Luighe was common among their early chiefs. One of those, Lughaidh Mac Con was Monarch of Ireland. According to the Book of Ballymote, Corca Luighe extended from Beann Finn westward to Tragumina and Lough Ine and from Beal Atha Buidhe to Tragh Claen at the rock. Each tuath of Corca Luighe was governed by a taoiseach and beneath him were the hereditary leaders. Tuatha O Fitcheallaigh and O Dunghalaigh merged in Clonakilty. O'Fehilly and O'Dunlea were the taoiseacha. Oglaigh or Leaders are represented by names which still survive, i.e. Duggan, Keady, Eady, Anglin, Kennedy, Cagney, Hennessy, Leary, Dineen, Cronin, Hayes or O'Hea, Murray, Dulea, Coffey, Cowhig, Cullinane, Downey, Lahiffe, Shinnick, Deady and Muintir Oh Illigh or Hill. The O'Driscolls were the ruling race. These races had been gradually pushed south of the Bandon river by the Eoghanachta of which the ruling families were the O'Mahony's and the O'Donoghues. Source: http://www.clon.ie/text/system/clehis1.html http://www.4crests.com/sheeley-coat-of-arms.html Sheeley Coat of Arms "This Irish surname of SHEELEY and its variants Shallow, Shalvey, and Shallo were derived from the Gaelic O'Sealbhaigh meaning 'one who has possessions'. The name is familiar to County Tipperary. It is the name of a Corca Laoidhe sept, which has now spread to other parts of Munster. Shalloo is the County Clare form, and the name has been widely changed to the English Shelley. The Irish prefixes of Mac (son of) and O (grandson or descendant of) gave rise at an early date, to a set of fixed hereditary names in which the literal patronymic meaning was lost or obscured. These surnames originally signified membership of a clan, but with the passage of time, the clan system became less distinct, and surnames came to identify membership of what is called a 'sept' of people all living in the same locality, all bearing the same surname, but not necessarily descended from a common ancestor. Adoption of the name by people who did not otherwise have a surname and by their dependants was not uncommon. Later, nicknames were in some cases to supersede the original clan names. This clan originally held lands in Corca Laoidhe, and as such, along with the great O'Donovan clan, would claim descent from Eoghan, son of Oilioll Olum to which the main family of South Munster belonged. Branches of the O'Sealbhaighs were later established in other parts of the province of Munster, particularly in the region of south west Cork. References of this name in written records may by found as early as the 12th century when 'The Annals of the Four Masters' make mention of the death in 1140 of one Domhnall O'Sealbhaigh, an erenagh responsible for the administration of a monastery. Later an Augustine O'Sealbhaigh (died 1182) a celebrated prelate of the late 12th century, was appointed Bishop of Waterford. The immense influence of this family is shown by the fact there were no fewer than five medieval Bishops of Cork who came from this stock." http://www.shelvey.com/origin.htm Possible Irish origin of the name Shelvey "The Irish family name Shelvey is classified as being of personal name origin. As in the case of many family names this surname derives its origins from the given name of one of the parents of it's initial bearer. When the name is derived from the fathers first name it is referred to as being patronymic in origin and when it is taken from the personal name of the mother it is an anglicization of the Gaelic "O Sealbhaigh" indicating "decendant of Sealbhaigh", an ancient first name derived from "selbhach" meaning "having possessions", refering to an individual of wealth and influance". Variants of the surname Shelvey include Shalvey, O'Shalvey, Shally, Shaloo, Shallow and Shelly. The O Sealbhaighs were originally a sept of Corca Laoidhe (South-West Cork) which later spread to other parts of Munster. http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/harragan-coat-arms.htm Harragan Coat of Arms Horen, Horgan, O'Horgan, Horgon, Hourigan, Horrigan, O'Hourigan, O'Horrigan, Arragan, O'Arragan, Aragan, Harrigan, O'Harrigan "First found in Co. Cork where they were part of the main tribe in prehostoric times, known as the Corca Laoidhe." http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/family.htm?FamilyId=432 Bogue (O) BOGUE BOWE BOYCE "Bogue and Bowe are anglicized forms of the Gaelic Ó Buadhaigh, probably derived from the adjective buadhach, victorious. Bogue is usual in Co. Cork and Bowe in the midland counties. The sept was located in the Corca Laoidhe country (south-west Cork)." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hanson/origin.html Cronin Families of Cork "Edward MacLysaght4, he states that O'Cronin was of Corca Laoidhe, an earlier tribe which occupied South Carbery." http://www.strandnet.com/family/surnames/index.htm Surnames in Daly / Feeney Genealogy "The surname Cullinan comes from the Gaelic O Cuileannain (which is probably derived from cuileann, holly). This family was a branch of the Corca Laoidhe (i.e. based in south-west Cork). In Clare and Tipperary the spelling is Cullinane and sometimes Quillinane. Another sept in Donegal may have become Cullen." http://www.shannieslittleworld.co.uk/wp/history.htm Coats of Armour and Origin of Surnames (O) CRONIN - Originally Irish Gaelic "Spelling variations of this family name include: Cronin, Cronyn, Cronine, Croynin, Cronan, Cronnin, Cronnan, Cronnyn, Cronen, O'Cronin, Croynan and many more. First found in county Cork where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johannes Cronin who settled in Philadelphia in 1738; followed by James Cronin in 1787; Charles, Cornelius, Daniel, Edward, Eugene, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas, William Cronin, all settled in Philadelphia Pa. between 1817 and 1868." The prefix 0 is seldom retained today. It is one of our most numerous surnames. The great majority of people called Cronin belong to west Munster, especially Co. Cork. In 1659 it was recorded as a principal name in Co. Limerick (barony of Connello) and Co. Kerry (barony of Magunihy) and in two baronies of Co. Cork. The sept of Ó Cróinín is one of the Corca Laoidhe. The name is derived from the word crón, (saffron-coloured). A prominent family of O'Cronin were erenaghs of a church near Gougane Barra. Of 176 births registered in 1890, 161 were in Munster, of these 102 were in Co. Cork and 42 in Co. Kerry. In the 1901 census there were 261 householders called Croinin in Co. Kerry. Croneen was formerly a common spelling of the name: it is met in the place-name Ballycroneen in east Cork which Joyce makes Croneen's town, but also said to commemorate St. Cronin. Father Donogh O'Cronin, teacher of O'Sullivan Beare, was hung in Cork in 1601. Rev. Patrick Cronin (1835-1905), the Irish-American poet-priest, was born at Adare." http://www.devlin-family.com/gencurry.htm CURRY "Families of the name belonging to south-west Cork are probably representatives of the minor Corca Laoidhe sept of O'Curry." http://www.ancientsites.com/aw/Post/234054 Clans of Eire Manach "(manach- a monk) a minor sept of Corca Laoidhe in the south-west of Co. Cork; it is placed in the "Book of Lecan" and other medieval manuscripts in the O'Hennessy territory at the head of Ross Bay. The name was never numerous and is now scarce, being rarely found outside the counties of south-west Munster." http://forums.netphoria.org/archive/index.php/t-51242.html (O) GAVAN, Gavin "There were two entirely distinct septs called Ó Gabháin, of which Ó Gaibhín is a variant, these spellings are reflected in the anglicized forms Gavan and Gavin. The prefix 0, which was dropped in the seventeenth century, has seldom been resumed. One of these septs was a branch of the Corca Laoidhe, located in south-west Cork. These spread into other Munster counties. In 1428 Walter O'Gawane is found in Clonmel; in 1584 Gavin of Ballynerine, Co. Limerick, was "in rebellion"; eleven families of Gavan appear in the Co. Tipperary Hearth Money Rolls of 1665-7. According to Petty's "census", there were six families near Mullingar. Though a few O'Gavan entries in the Fiants of a century earlier relate to Westmeath it is an area with which they do not seem to have any historical connexion. Today Gavans are mainly found in Co Mayo. Statistics of birth registrations in 1890 give 66 births for Ireland, 42 of which were in counties Mayo and Galway. A notable personality of the name was Father Cormac O'Gavane O.F.M. (d. 1617) to whom there are many references in Analecta Hibernica No. VI. variations *******: Gavigan, Gavin, Gavihan, Gavahan, Gavan, Gavagain, Gavagan, Gaven, Gavin, Gavighan and many more. First found in county Mayo where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The Gavigan, Gavin, or Gavahan surname is derived from the Irish Chieftain Gabhadhan who was descended from King Colla da Crioch, one of the three Colla Kings who ruled Ireland and died about 360 A.D." http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~pastancestors/mannix.htm Mannix, O'Mannis, O'Manihan ( Mac Neice) - Origins "Mannix is the usual form in English of the Gaelic surname O'Mainichin ( derived from manach - a monk ) a minor sept of Corca Laoidhe in SW Cork : It is placed in the " Book of Lecan " and other mediaeval manuscripts in O' Hennessey territory at the head of Ross Bay. An obsolete anglicised form is O' Mannis. The name is now scarce-being rarely found outside SW Munster. Mannihan, Manahan, MacNeice, MacNaois, MacAonghuis, Mac Geins." http://homepage.eircom.net/~sosul/page38.html Early Tribal Names Uí Liatháin. "Related to the Corca Laoidhe and lived in what is now Barrymore. Their surname became O'Liatháin or Lyons." http://members.cox.net/leeyukon/coffee.htm The Coffee Name "There were three main septs of this name in Ireland, these being located in Corca Laoidhe (West Cork), Ui Maine (Galway and Roscommon) and in Westmeach. The Westmeach O Cohhthaigh were an important hardic family, of whom the most distinguished was Dermac O'Coffey, a Renowned Gaelic poetic who flourished circa 1580, and the Ui Maine Sept wasa branch of the great O'Madden clan. By far, the most important of the three, however, was that of the Corca Laoidhe, where it's influence is perpetuated today in the place names of Dunacowhey and Rathcoffey."