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Killarney First record of the Vicarage in the family 1426 AD | | Thady (Tadhg), Vicar of Killarney and Aghadoe, Rector of Kyllmicluym (Drishane parish) 1473 AD | | — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — | | John Thomas John and Thomas (Possibly brothers) both claimed the Vicarage of Killarney in 1480. Thomas was said to have claimed the office without proper cause. John was granted the Vicarage by Papal decree however it seems John would not dare meet with Thomas for fear of violence.
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benefices were held within the sept for a number of generations, supporting the notion that the family had developed a political hold on the offices without having even been ordained as priests. The
Annalistic record for a Giolla Moenaig Ă“ Maolchatha in the Annals of Inisfallen in 1317 AD combined with the above-mentioned appointments of the vicarages would support the idea that the UĂ Mhaolchatha of County Kerry had developed into a modest ecclesiastical dynasty.
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It is a common misconception that Coats of Arms were used to identify families. They were in fact personal property of individuals. It is therefore possible for multiple Coats of Arms to exist under the same surname. However, in the case of
Mulcahy, no bearer of the surname has ever registered a Coat
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1317 AD | | Giolla na Naomh = Niamh Dau. of Y Chwoma (UĂ Chiabhaigh)
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Chiefly line for this sept. Therefore, any modern claimants to such a title would be highly questionable. As the family has an ecclesiastical origin, any Chiefly line would most likely be associated with the holding of a particular church title over several
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status within the local area. Furthermore, the UĂ Mhaolchatha sept appears to have been active in the 15th century in the churches of County Kerry. Benefices were granted by papal decree to a number of the sept, including the
Vicarages of Killarney, Ardfert and Aghadoe. There is evidence that these
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The surname is of ecclesiastical origin. While it is true that
Cathach means Warlike, the inclusion of the prefix Maol refers to a 'devotee' of an individual whose name was Cathach. So the full name of Ă“ Maolchatha means 'A descendant of a devotee of Cathach' most likely the name of a saint.
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and who adopted the surname
Maolcatha. This theory is almost certainly wrong. O'Hart, intentionally or unintentionally had attributed the origins of the Mulcahy family with O'More on the basis of the name which John O'More had adopted. The name John O'More adopted was not
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origin. The anglicized form of "Ă“ Maolchatha" which in Gaelic means 'a descendant of a devotee of
Cathach', a personal name meaning Warlike. The name is thought to originate in County Tipperary, however the earliest mention of the family appears in the
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Mulcahy Association, has adopted the symbol of a Yew Tree as their emblem. The Yew, according to the organisation, is closely associated with early church sites as well as having important meaning for the Gaelic Irish.
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generations. Unlike the greater political dynasties whose power came from mainly land and cattle ownership, ecclesiastical lineages relied manly on income from these benefices to grow their influence and standing.
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even had a brother named John, making even the claim of the
Mulhall family suspect. To this day many commercial heraldic outlets continue to pass the traditional arms of the O'More family of Laois, which are
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wrote of the remarkable lack of medieval reference to the Mulcahy surname in the annalistic records. The only known reference to a member of the sept in any Annalistic record is from the
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of Arms with any Irish Heraldic Authority in Medieval times. No Heraldic symbols can be authentically associated with the family.
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