Ó Maoilriain
Ó Maoilriain, Gaelic-Irish surname, anglicised as Mulryan or Ryan.
Overview
This family claim descent from one Maoil Riagháin, who was named in honour of a Saint Riagháin.
It is first documented as a surname in the 15th century in east Thomond/north Ormond, where the Ó Maoilriains attacked and displaced the Ó hIfearnáin family. The territory they conquored became known as barony of Owney and Arra. Owney derived its name from one Uaithne Ó Maoilriain.
See also
- Ó Riain
- Ó Riagáin
External links
References
- The family of O'Mulryan in Spain, W.D. O'Ryan, The Irish Genealogist, 1961.
- Records of Four Tipperary Septs: the O'Kennedys, O'Dwyers, O'Mulryans, and O'Meaghers, M. Callaghan, JAG Publishing, Galway, 1972.
- Ryan:O´ Maolilriain, Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, 2003.
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