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McKiernan Clan

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Supplement to The Utica Kernans: descendants of Bryan Kernan, gentleman, of the townland of Ned in the parish of Killeshandra, Barony of tullyhunco, County of Cavan, Province of Ulster, Kingdom of Ireland,
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The Utica Kernans: descendants of Bryan Kernan, gentleman, of the townland of Ned in the parish of Killeshandra, barony of Tullyhunco, county of Cavan, Province of Ulster, Kingdom of Ireland
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M. McShane, 'Land "parcells" of Tullyhunco from the Ulster inquisitions of 1629', in Breifne Journal, Vol. XIII, No. 51 (2016), pp. 756–781.
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c.1120-1160 Amhlaoibh Mág Tighearnán, (i.e. the first chief to bear the name Mág Tighearnán or McKiernan), son of Tighearnán
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There are many variations found in the spelling of the name, all of which are attempts at a phonetic spelling of the Gaelic
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takes its name from one Tighearnán who lived c. 1100 AD. He was descended from the 8th-century Dúnchadh, a descendant of
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C. Parker, “Two minor septs of late medieval Breifne”, in Breifne Journal, Vol. VIII, No. 31 (1995), pp. 566–586
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M.V. Duignan (1934), "The Uí Briúin Bréifni genealogies", pp. 90–137, in JRSAI Vol. 4, No. 1, Jun. 30, 1934.
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The following is a provisional list of the chiefs of the McKiernan Clan, Barons or Lords of Tullyhunco.
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c.1080-1120 Tighearnán mac Maenuigh, after whom the clan is named and who lived in the townland of
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in County Cavan. Dúnchadh’s brother was Eochaidh from whom the neighbouring McGovern clan of
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part and all its variations) can be found as Tighearnán, Thighearnán, Cighearnán,
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1231-c.1240 Duarcán Mág Tighearnán, the First, son of Íomhaor the First
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c.1200-1231 Íomhaor Mág Tighearnán, the First, son of Gíolla Chríost
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c.1160-1200 Gíolla Chríost Mág Tighearnán, son of Amhlaoibh
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A study of eight townlands in the parish of Killeshandra
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Index

surname
McKiernan
Irish
Irish
County Cavan
Irish name
sept
Brión mac Echach Muigmedóin
Tullyhunco
Tullyhaw
McKiernan
McTiernan
McTernan
Listiernan
Kildallan
County Cavan
Macraith Mág Tighearnán
Íomhaor Mág Tighearnán, the Second
Gíolla Íosa Mór Mág Tighearnán
Duarcán Mág Tighearnán, the Second
Sithric ‘Carrach-in-Cairn’ Mág Tighearnán
Matha Mág Tighearnán
Domhnall ’An Saithnech’ Mág Tighearnán
Conchobar ‘Buidhe’ Mág Tighearnán
Tomás Mág Tighearnán
Brian Mág Tighearnán
Fergal Mág Tighearnán
Cú Connacht Mág Tighearnán
Tadhg Mág Tighearnán
John Mág Tighearnán

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