Index of Names in Irish Annals: Entries Including References to Female Relatives

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

Index of Names in Irish Annals: Entries Including References to Female Relatives

WARNING!

There has been an assertion by the Society for Creative Anachronism's College of Arms that the information contained on this page supports matronymic bynames in Gaelic.

It does NOT.

What is supported by the information on this page is that women were mentioned (very occasionally) in the descriptive text portions of annals entries as a way of clarifying which person was being discussed. In each and every case found to date, these references to women are all in explanatory text portions of entries, not in the portions that are the actual name of the person being discussed. As these references to women do not appear in the portion of the entry that is grammatically a person's byname, these references are not matronymic bynames.

The information contained on this page was specifically extracted to show reference material in entries that indicates female relatives. The extraction was done as an exploratory effort to investigate to what extent female relatives were included as reference points when their male relatives were discussed. The focus was the complete references, NOT solely their individual names.

Because of the focus of this research, large sections of the extracted text below are NOT names. Some parallel examples that would show up in modern conversations include:

"John Doe. You know, Tom and Mary's son."
"John, Tom Doe's son. You know, the Tom who married the [Famous Family Name] girl."

Among certain families discussed in the annals, specific given names were popular. For example, the given name Síoda is fairly rare in the annals. However, all examples I've found of it so far are in the Mac Con Mhara (MacNamara) family. Cú Mheadha also appears among the Mac Con Mhara family. Glaisne and Conchobhar were both popular in the Ó Raighilligh family. There are plenty of other examples in the annals of name reuse in families.

The situation caused by this popularity of specific given names is that multiple family members with the same given name would be active at the same time, making it necessary for the annalists to clarify which person they were discussing - often with more than a simple reference. Quite often, they used descriptive bynames or long genealogies or a chiefly title to be specific about which person they were referring to, but occasionally (as can be seen below), they used a reference to a female relative to make that clarification.

The references that I found in these entries felt quite familiar. In my family, there are branches that have certain favorite given names and they appear multiple times even at the first cousin level. My grandmother's sister had 8 sons. There are at least 2 grandsons named Mike, 2 named John, and 2 named William and they, of course, all have the same last name. When you include the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons at the same event, you have to figure out a way to be specific about which one you're talking about. You can get away with "Gerald's Mike" and "Bill's Mike" if the person you're talking to knows you're specifically mentioning a grandson. If not, you end up getting creative... (How do you know you're in an Irish family? At a small gathering of cousins once, I realized I was in a room where the people were 2 Pats, 2 Kats, a Cait and a Sean. Nah, we don't reuse names...)

So, when looking at the examples below, keep these issues in mind when you look at the type of phrasing and it will be clearer what portions of the cited text are the main person's name in that entry and what portions of the cited text are background information discussions.

Contemporary English Translations of Annals

The 19th and 20th century translators of the various annals were aided by the partial availability of 17th C English translations of some annals.

An English 17th C translation of the Annals of Ulster was available to McCarthy as he created his edition. While the English version was not complete, it did cover most of the years covered by that set of annals and it would have provided an aid to understanding how 17th C translators interpreted phrasing of the annals. Additionally, the only surviving copy of the Annals of Clonmacnoise are copies of a 17th C English translation (the Gaelic edition has been lost). Clonmacnoise was available as a source to O'Donovan when he translated the Annals of the Four Masters and he cites it in some footnotes. In cases where I was able to find entries in Clonmacnoise that are variants of the entries extracted below, I have included the Clonmacnoise entries in the groups below.

It is important to note that while many entries overlap between annals, it is not a 100% overlap. Different sets of annals often focus on different regions or families. So, some entries that may appear in one set of annals may be omitted in another set.

Raw Data

In the table below, I have separated individuals with a blank line. That is, when there are multiple entries in the annals that refer to a single person, those entries are grouped together.

Within the list of entries refering to a single person, I have sorted the entries primarily by orthography when it is obvious that what I am seeing is the same entry showing up in multiple annals. The entries that tend to use older spellings are listed first.

Special factors which may affect name usage are marked in the context column.

AN indicates a member of an Anglo-Norman family

AS indicates an Anglo-Saxon

N indicates a Norseman

P indicates a Pict

R indicates a person holding a religious office

S indicates a person from Scotland

NOTE: The Annals referenced below under the code letters A, B, C, E, & F tend to use later spellings than the other Annals. In some cases, the spellings listed in these Annals may not be appropriate for the year referenced in the Annal entry.

In some Gaelic scripts, there is a character that looks approximately like a lowercase f, but without the crossbar. This character (represented by an underscored , e, in the entries below) sometimes represents e and sometimes ea depending upon the context of the text.

Note:

Annals used older annals as sources. So, a reference to a person in an early set of annals could easily be copied through to annals created later. Because of this trait, it is useful to compare the "same" entry across annals.
This trait also means that a single reference carried through multiple annals does not represent multiple examples. Instead, it's really one example copied multiple times.
In some cases, one set of annals included a reference to a female relative and other annals did not. In these cases, I have included the non-female-relative examples below so they are available for comparison.
Where possible, I have extracted the actual name of the person under discussion and the name of the woman included as a reference and have included them in the first two columns in the table below.

Person who is the focus of this entry Woman included in the reference text: Annals Entry Context Citation (formatting preserved)

Woman's given name included in reference text:

Feidhlim mac Cathail Croibh Dearg Uí Conchobair Mór Mhumhan U2 U1263.13 Feidhlimidh h-Ua Chonchobuir, airdri Connacht

Co 1265.7 Fedlim h. Conchobair mac Mori Muman & Cathail Crobdeirg h. Conchobair ri Connacht ["Fedlim O Conchobair, the son of Mor Muman and Cathal Crobderg O Conchobair, King of Connacht"]

LC LC1265.6 Feidhlim mac Cathail Croibh Derc h-I Conchobair, ri Connacht

C M1265.6 Fedhlimidh mac Cathail Croibhdeirg Uí Concobhair Ri Connacht

Diarmaid Ó Domhnaill Inghean Ruadh * U3 U1382.5 Diarmait h-Ua Domnaill [unrelated], .i. adbur righ Thire Conaill

D M1382.2 Diarmaid Ó Domhnaill, mac-sidhe Eoghain (.i. mac na h-Inghine Ruaidhe an t-eogan hi-sin) mic Aodha mic Domhnaill óig adhbhar tigherna Tire Conaill ["Dermot O'Donnell, son of Owen (who was the son of Inghean Ruadh), son of Hugh, son of Donnell Oge, heir to the lordship of Tirconnell, died. This Owen was surnamed Mac na h-Inghine Ruaidhe."]

Note: Inghean Ruadh is likely a nickname used in place of a given name.

Cú Chonnacht mac Maghnusa mhic Con Chonnacht Uí Raighilligh (d. 1402-3) Úna inghean Toirrdhealbaigh Uí Chonchobair U3 U1403.7 Cu Connacht, mac Maghnusa h-Ui Raighilligh

Co 1402.8 Cuchonnacht mac Magnusa meic Concondacht h. Raigillig ridamna Brefne & aenmac Una ingine Tairrdelbaig h. Conchobair ["Cu Chonnacht son of Magnus son of Cu Chonnacht O Raigillig, eligible prince of Brefne and only son of Una daughter of Toirrdelbach O Conchobair"]

LC2 LC1402.7 Cu Chonnacht mac Maghnusa mic Con Chondacht .H. Raighilligh, righdamhna Breifne, ocus aen mhac Una inghine Toirrdhealbaigh .H. Chonchobair ["Cuchonnacht, son of Maghnus, son of Cuchonnacht O'Raighilligh, the royal heir of Breifne, and only son of Una, daughter of Toirdhelbhach O'Conchobhair"]

D M1402.11 Cú Connacht mac Magnusa mic Con Connacht Uí Raighilligh tanaisi Brefne do écc. Una inghen Toirrdhealbhaigh Uí Concobhair a mathair-sidhe. ["Cuconnaught, the son of Manus, who was son of Cuconnaught O'Reilly, Tanist of Breifny, died. Una, the daughter of Turlough O'Conor, was his mother."]

Seán mac Éamonn mhic Hobert mhic Dauíd a Burc Bean Mhumhan inghean mhic Fedhlimidh Uí Chonchobhair U3 U1406.4 Seaan, mac mic Hoiberd

Co LC1406.5 Seaan mac hEmainn meic Hobert meic Sir Dauid a Burc & Mna Muman ingine meic Fedlimid ["Seaan, the son of Edmund son of Hobert son of Sir David Burke and Ben Muman daughter of [Aed] mac Feidlimid [O Conchobair]"]

LC2 LC1406.5 Seaan, mac h-Emainn, mic Hobert, mic sir Dabhid a Burcc ocus Mna Mumhan ingine mic Fedhlimidh ["John, the son of Edmond, son of Hubert, son of Sir David Burk and of Ben-Mumhan, grand-daughter of Fedhlimidh"]

D LC1406.5 Seaan mac Hoibert mic Emainn mic Hoibert mic Sir Dauith a Burc (dar mathair Bean Mumhan inghean mic Fedhlimidh) ["John, the son of Hubert, son of Edmond, son of Hubert, son of Sir David Burke, whose mother was Beanmumhan, grand-daughter of Felim, in the house of Richard, son of John Boy, son of Edmond, son of Hubert"]

Cl 1406 (p. 327) John m^cHobert m^cEdmund m^cHobert m^cDavid Burk (who was sone of Benavon daughter of ffelym o'Connor) [Note: 17th C translation.]

Fionnghuala inghean an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair Máirghréad an Einigh inghean Uí Chearbhaill ** D M1447.7 Fionnghuala (inghean an Chalbhaigh Ui Chonchobhair Failgigh & Mairgrege inghene Uí Cerbhaill) ben Uí Domhnaill

Feidhlimidh mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair Co 1451.2 Fedlim mac an Chalbaig & Margreci ["Feidlim, son of Calbach [O Conchobair Failgi] and Mairgreg"]

U3 U1451.2 Mairgreg, ingen h-Ui Cerbaill, .i. ingen righ Eile, ben h-Ui Concobuir Fhailghi, .i. in Calbach, mac Murchaidh h-Ui Concobuir—bean is ferr tainíc ina h-aimsir í n-Erinn & tuc si da gairm coitcenna da roib re h-iaraidh spreidhe a n-Erinn & a n-Albain—a h-eg fa feil Brigde na bliadhna-sa fa buaidh n-aithrighe. & fuair a mac bas in sechtmain cetna, .i. Feidhlim, mac h-Ui Conchobuir & araile. ["Margaret, daughter of Ua Cerbaill, namely, daughter of the king of Eili, wife of Ua Concobuir Failghi, that is, the Calbach, son of Murchadh Ua Concobuir—the best woman that came in her time in Ireland, and she gave two general invitations to all who were in quest of chattel in Ireland and Scotland—died about the feast of St. Brigit of this year, with victory of penance. And her son died the same week, namely, Feidhlimidh, son of Ua Concobuir, and so on."]

D M1451.3 Fedhlimidh Ua Concobhair mac An Chalbhaigh, & na Mairgrege cédna ádhbhar tighearna Ua f-Failghe ["Felim O'Conor, son of Calvagh by this Margaret, and heir to the lordship of Offaly"]

Brian mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair D M1452.18 Brian mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair & Mairgrege ["Brian, the son of Calvagh O'Conor, by Margaret"]

Tadhg mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair Co 1471.28 Tadg mac in Chalbaig h. Conchobair & mac Margrege in Enig ingine h. Cerbaill

D M1471.3 Tadhcc mac Uí Concobhair Fhailgi, .i. an Calbhach, & Mairgreicce an Einigh Uí Chearbhaill ["Teige, son of O'Conor Faly (Calvagh) by Margaret an Einigh the hospita- ble O'Carroll"]

** As far as women go, this Máirghréad is particularly prominent in the annals. So, it makes sense that the authors would add a reference to her in an entry for her children. Here is the translation of the entry in the Annals of Connacht that records her death: Mairgreg daughter of Tadc O Cerbaill king of Ely, the best of the women of the Gaedil and the one who made most causeways, churches, books, chalices and all articles useful for the service of a church, and she who issued the two general invitations in one year, at Killeigh at the feast of Dasinchell and at Rathangan at the first festival of Mary, died of a cancer in the breast this year; and Feidlim, son of Calbach [O Conchobair Failgi] and Mairgreg, the darling of all the Leinster people, died of a disease which it is not fitting to mention with her, namely leprosy.)

An Calbhach mac Domhnaill mhic Thaidhg mhic Chathail Óig Uí Chonchobhair Mór inghean uí Ruairc LC2 LC1581.11 An Calbhach mac Domnaill mic Taidg mic Cathail Oig h-I Conchubair, oighre Sligidh ocus ichtair Connacht [unrelated] an t-én mhac sin Domnaill I Conchubair ocus Moire ingine I Ruairc ["The Calbhach, son of Domhnall, son of Tadhg, son of Cathal Og O'Conchobhair, the undisputed heir of Sligech and Lower Connacht [unrelated] this only son of Domhnall O'Conchobhair, and of Mor, daughter of O'Ruairc"]

Woman's given name NOT included:

Siocfhraidh mac Uathmharáin [unknown] inghean Domhnaill B M931.9 Siocfhraidh, mac Uathmharáin .i. mac inghine Domhnaill ["Sichfraidh, son of Uathmharan, i.e. the son of the daughter of Domhnall"]

[unknown] mac Ruaidhrí Uí Gráda [unknown] inghean Chonchobhair Ruaidh Uí Gráda Co 1268.2 mac a ingine .i. mac Ruaidri h. Grada

C M1268.3 Concobar Ruadh Ua Briain tighearna Tuadmumhan, Seoinin a mac, a inghen, mac a inghine, .i. mac Ruaidhri Uí Grada ["Conor Roe O'Brien, Lord of Thomond, Seoinin, his son, his daughter, his daughter's son, i.e. the son of Rory O'Grady"]

Síoda Óg mac Lochlainn Mac Con Mhara [unknown] inghean Uí Dhuibhidhir U2 U1366.21 Sida Óg, mac ingine h-Ui Dhuibhidhir ["Sida junior, son of the daughter of Ua Duibidhir"]

Ulster vol. 2, p. 540, 1366 Sida óg, mac ingine h[U]i Dhui{b.}i{d.}ir [Note: Footnote 18 on p. 541 says: "18 Sida. - Son of the chief of the Clann-Cuilen (Mac Namara). Hist. Mem., p. 131-5."

Co 1369.11 Sida Occ mac ingini h. Dubidir ["Sida Oc, the son of O Duibidir's daughter"]

Connacht p. 338, 1369 Sida Occ mac ingini h. Dubidir ["Sida Oc, the son of O Duibidir's daughter"; the index identifies his father as Lochlainn.]

LC2 LC1369.11 Sida Occ mac inghine .H. Dubidir ["Sida Og, son of O'Duibhidhir's daughter"]

Loch Cé vol. 2, p. 42, 1369 Sida occ mac in{g.}ine .H. Duibidir ["Sida O, son of O'Duibhidhir's daughter". Footnote 8 on p. 43 says: "Sida Og. Sida the Younger (Mac Conmara, or Mac Namara).".]

C M1369.11 Síoda Cam mac inghine Uí Dhuibhidhir ["Sheeda Cam Mac Namara, son of the daughter of O'Dwyre"]

Note: these four annals entries all discuss the same event: when the Brian O'Brien, Lord of Thomond, and his men, and Clann Culein (the Mac Namaras), defeated the English of Munster and took and burned Limerick. This Síoda, who was a Mac Namara, assumed wardship of Limerick but was killed by the English who were in that town.
In each entry above, Síoda is only named by his given name and descriptive byname. The portions beginning with mac are descriptive text. Given that another Síoda Mac Con Mhara is mentioned in 1402, it is likely that the reference to this Síoda's mother was to make clear that the Síoda mentioned in this entry was not the more prominent Síoda in the Mac Namara family who was head of the family by 1402.
It is also important to note that the Annals of Ulster are one of the sources for the Annals of the Four Masters. Therefore, the Ulster entry which shows the comma, indicating the name break, (the comma appears in both the online and hardcopy editions as shown above), is the older entry and better represents the original author's meaning. It is also clear from the Ulster and Four Masters transcriptions that both McCarthy and O'Donovan interpreted this entry as only containing a given name and a descriptive byname - that the explanatory text begins with mac ingine.

Aodh Mac Con Mara [unknown] inghean Uí Dhalaigh U2 U1372.4 Aedh Mac Conmara, idon, mac ingine Ui Dhalaigh ["Aedh Mac Conmara, namely, the son of the daughter of Ua Dalaigh"]

U2 U1372.13 Mathgamain Mac Conmara, idon, mac ingine Ui Dhalaigh ["Mathgamain Mac Conmara, namely, the son of the daughter of Ua Dalaigh"]

D M1377.4 Mac Con Mara .i. mac inghene Uí Dálaigh ["Mac Namara (i.e. the son of O'Daly's daughter)"]

D M1378.7 la mac inghine, Uí Dhálaigh

Aodh mac Cathail Óig Uí Chonchobhair [unknown] inghean Toirdhealbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair D M1395.22 Aodh mac Cathail óicc Uí Concobhair mac inghine Toirrdhealbhaigh Uí Concobhair ["Hugh, the son of Cathal Oge O'Conor, by the daughter of Torlogh O'Conor"]

Cl 1395 (p. 316) Hugh m^cCahall oge o'Connor, and sone of the Daughter of Terlaugh o'Connor [Note: 17th C translation.]

Toirdhealbhach mac Cuinn mhic Éinri Uí Néill [no name here; just the note that she's the daughter of an earl] E M1501.5 Toirrdhealbhach (.i. mac inghine an iarla) mac Cuinn mic Enri Uí Neill

Maoil Seachlainn Balbh mac Uilliam Uí Cheallaigh [unknown] inghean Uí Bhriain LC2 LC1560.3 mac ingine h-I Bríain

LC2 LC1561.11 Maoil Sechluinn Balbh mac Uilliam h-I Cheallaigh, .i. mac inghine h-I Bhríain ["Maelsechlainn Balbh, the son of William O'Cellaigh, i.e. the son of O'Briain's daughter"]

Brian mac Briain mhic Eoghain [unknown] inghean Mhaghnusa Uí Dhomhnaill E M1566.5 inghine Magnusa Ui Domhnaill (.i. Brian mac Briain mic Eocchain) ["the son of the daughter of Manus O'Donnell, namely, Brian, the son of Brian, son of Owen (O'Rourke)"]

[unknown] mac Briain mhic Seáin Mhic Giolla Phádraig [unknown] inghean Uí Chonchobhair Fhailge E M1581.5 dá mac ócca inghine Uí Conchobhair Fhailge (le Mac Giolla Patraicc .i. lé Brian mac Seain) ["the two young sons of the daughter of O'Conor Faly by Fitzpatrick, i.e. by Brian, the son of John"]

References to descendants groups:

Descendant groups are prominent factors in the annals. They are often referenced in political conflicts such as battles over land, inheritance of a chiefly title, resisting the English, etc.

It is important to note that this type of references to descendant groups are NOT included in the names of individuals. While some name elements that appear in group references may appear in bynames of individuals in specific cases, the two types of references (group descriptions and individual names) each have their own distinct uses in the annals and have their own construction patterns. So, evidence of a construction appearing in a group reference is not support for the same construction appearing in the personal name of an individual.

Because multiple factions often existed in the same extended families, it was important to be clear in the annals entries which group was being discussed. In some of these entries, it was necessary to specify that a faction was descended from a female line to differentiate that group from other groups descended from male lines involved in the same conflict / power struggle.

That female lines of descent were mentioned in general text in the entries in these contexts is interesting. The text below were extracted from entries so we can examine what formats these lines of descent took in these entries and formats they did not take.

It is important to note that we have only a single line of descent mentions the name of the daughter in the lineal reference. I have to wonder if that particular clan head (O'Kelly) had more than one daughter who married into powerful lines, making it important in the annals to note which female line of descent is being referenced.

Annals Entry Context Citation (formatting preserved)

Co 1419.17 clann ingine h. Anrathain

Co 1419.17 clann ingini h. Andrathan

Co 1464.37 clann ingine Eogain

Co 1464.37 clann ingine Meic Diarmata

LC2 LC1589.52 mac ingine Mic Diarmada

E M1505.15 Shliocht Gráinne inghine Uí Cheallaigh ["the descendants of Grainne, daughter of O'Kelly"]

E M1505.15 Sliocht Grainne ["the descendants of Grainne"]

LC2 LC1542.15 Ingen mic Dabhi .i. ben Taidhg Meic Diarmuda dhec; ocus uaidhe dertha sliocht ingeine mic Dabhi, ocus Siubhan a h-ainm. ["David's daughter, i.e. the wife of Tadhg Mac Diarmada, died; (and from her the Slicht-inghine Mic-David were so called, and her name was Sibhán)."]

LC2 LC1552.7 sliocht ingine Meg Ragnaill

LC2 LC1554.3 slicht ingine Mhég Raghnuill

LC2 LC1561.7 slicht ingine Mhég Raghnuill .i. clann Cathail Mic Diarmada

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AN	indicates a member of an Anglo-Norman family
AS	indicates an Anglo-Saxon
N	indicates a Norseman
P	indicates a Pict
R	indicates a person holding a religious office
S	indicates a person from Scotland

Person who is the focus of this entry	Woman included in the reference text:	Annals	Entry	Context	Citation (formatting preserved)

Woman's given name included in reference text:


Feidhlim mac Cathail Croibh Dearg Uí Conchobair	Mór Mhumhan	U2	U1263.13		Feidhlimidh h-Ua Chonchobuir, airdri Connacht
		Co	1265.7		Fedlim h. Conchobair mac Mori Muman & Cathail Crobdeirg h. Conchobair ri Connacht ["Fedlim O Conchobair, the son of Mor Muman and Cathal Crobderg O Conchobair, King of Connacht"]
		LC	LC1265.6		Feidhlim mac Cathail Croibh Derc h-I Conchobair, ri Connacht
		C	M1265.6		Fedhlimidh mac Cathail Croibhdeirg Uí Concobhair Ri Connacht

Diarmaid Ó Domhnaill	Inghean Ruadh *	U3	U1382.5		Diarmait h-Ua Domnaill [unrelated], .i. adbur righ Thire Conaill
Diarmaid Ó Domhnaill	Inghean Ruadh *	D	M1382.2		Diarmaid Ó Domhnaill, mac-sidhe Eoghain (.i. mac na h-Inghine Ruaidhe an t-eogan hi-sin) mic Aodha mic Domhnaill óig adhbhar tigherna Tire Conaill ["Dermot O'Donnell, son of Owen (who was the son of Inghean Ruadh), son of Hugh, son of Donnell Oge, heir to the lordship of Tirconnell, died. This Owen was surnamed Mac na h-Inghine Ruaidhe."]
Note: Inghean Ruadh is likely a nickname used in place of a given name.

Cú Chonnacht mac Maghnusa mhic Con Chonnacht Uí Raighilligh (d. 1402-3)	Úna inghean Toirrdhealbaigh Uí Chonchobair	U3	U1403.7		Cu Connacht, mac Maghnusa h-Ui Raighilligh
		Co	1402.8		Cuchonnacht mac Magnusa meic Concondacht h. Raigillig ridamna Brefne & aenmac Una ingine Tairrdelbaig h. Conchobair ["Cu Chonnacht son of Magnus son of Cu Chonnacht O Raigillig, eligible prince of Brefne and only son of Una daughter of Toirrdelbach O Conchobair"]
		LC2	LC1402.7		Cu Chonnacht mac Maghnusa mic Con Chondacht .H. Raighilligh, righdamhna Breifne, ocus aen mhac Una inghine Toirrdhealbaigh .H. Chonchobair ["Cuchonnacht, son of Maghnus, son of Cuchonnacht O'Raighilligh, the royal heir of Breifne, and only son of Una, daughter of Toirdhelbhach O'Conchobhair"]
		D	M1402.11		Cú Connacht mac Magnusa mic Con Connacht Uí Raighilligh tanaisi Brefne do écc. Una inghen Toirrdhealbhaigh Uí Concobhair a mathair-sidhe. ["Cuconnaught, the son of Manus, who was son of Cuconnaught O'Reilly, Tanist of Breifny, died. Una, the daughter of Turlough O'Conor, was his mother."]

Seán mac Éamonn mhic Hobert mhic Dauíd a Burc	Bean Mhumhan inghean mhic Fedhlimidh Uí Chonchobhair	U3	U1406.4		Seaan, mac mic Hoiberd
		Co	LC1406.5		Seaan mac hEmainn meic Hobert meic Sir Dauid a Burc & Mna Muman ingine meic Fedlimid ["Seaan, the son of Edmund son of Hobert son of Sir David Burke and Ben Muman daughter of [Aed] mac Feidlimid [O Conchobair]"]
		LC2	LC1406.5		Seaan, mac h-Emainn, mic Hobert, mic sir Dabhid a Burcc ocus Mna Mumhan ingine mic Fedhlimidh ["John, the son of Edmond, son of Hubert, son of Sir David Burk and of Ben-Mumhan, grand-daughter of Fedhlimidh"]
		D	LC1406.5		Seaan mac Hoibert mic Emainn mic Hoibert mic Sir Dauith a Burc (dar mathair Bean Mumhan inghean mic Fedhlimidh) ["John, the son of Hubert, son of Edmond, son of Hubert, son of Sir David Burke, whose mother was Beanmumhan, grand-daughter of Felim, in the house of Richard, son of John Boy, son of Edmond, son of Hubert"]
		Cl	1406 (p. 327)		John m^cHobert m^cEdmund m^cHobert m^cDavid Burk (who was sone of Benavon daughter of ffelym o'Connor) [Note: 17th C translation.]

Fionnghuala inghean an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair	Máirghréad an Einigh inghean Uí Chearbhaill **	D	M1447.7		Fionnghuala (inghean an Chalbhaigh Ui Chonchobhair Failgigh & Mairgrege inghene Uí Cerbhaill) ben Uí Domhnaill
Feidhlimidh mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair		Co	1451.2		Fedlim mac an Chalbaig & Margreci ["Feidlim, son of Calbach [O Conchobair Failgi] and Mairgreg"]
		U3	U1451.2		Mairgreg, ingen h-Ui Cerbaill, .i. ingen righ Eile, ben h-Ui Concobuir Fhailghi, .i. in Calbach, mac Murchaidh h-Ui Concobuir—bean is ferr tainíc ina h-aimsir í n-Erinn & tuc si da gairm coitcenna da roib re h-iaraidh spreidhe a n-Erinn & a n-Albain—a h-eg fa feil Brigde na bliadhna-sa fa buaidh n-aithrighe. & fuair a mac bas in sechtmain cetna, .i. Feidhlim, mac h-Ui Conchobuir & araile. ["Margaret, daughter of Ua Cerbaill, namely, daughter of the king of Eili, wife of Ua Concobuir Failghi, that is, the Calbach, son of Murchadh Ua Concobuir—the best woman that came in her time in Ireland, and she gave two general invitations to all who were in quest of chattel in Ireland and Scotland—died about the feast of St. Brigit of this year, with victory of penance. And her son died the same week, namely, Feidhlimidh, son of Ua Concobuir, and so on."]
		D	M1451.3		Fedhlimidh Ua Concobhair mac An Chalbhaigh, & na Mairgrege cédna ádhbhar tighearna Ua f-Failghe ["Felim O'Conor, son of Calvagh by this Margaret, and heir to the lordship of Offaly"]
Brian mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair		D	M1452.18		Brian mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair & Mairgrege ["Brian, the son of Calvagh O'Conor, by Margaret"]
Tadhg mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair		Co	1471.28		Tadg mac in Chalbaig h. Conchobair & mac Margrege in Enig ingine h. Cerbaill
Tadhg mac an Chalbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair		D	M1471.3		Tadhcc mac Uí Concobhair Fhailgi, .i. an Calbhach, & Mairgreicce an Einigh Uí Chearbhaill ["Teige, son of O'Conor Faly (Calvagh) by Margaret an Einigh the hospita- ble O'Carroll"]
** As far as women go, this Máirghréad is particularly prominent in the annals. So, it makes sense that the authors would add a reference to her in an entry for her children. Here is the translation of the entry in the Annals of Connacht that records her death: Mairgreg daughter of Tadc O Cerbaill king of Ely, the best of the women of the Gaedil and the one who made most causeways, churches, books, chalices and all articles useful for the service of a church, and she who issued the two general invitations in one year, at Killeigh at the feast of Dasinchell and at Rathangan at the first festival of Mary, died of a cancer in the breast this year; and Feidlim, son of Calbach [O Conchobair Failgi] and Mairgreg, the darling of all the Leinster people, died of a disease which it is not fitting to mention with her, namely leprosy.)

An Calbhach mac Domhnaill mhic Thaidhg mhic Chathail Óig Uí Chonchobhair	Mór inghean uí Ruairc	LC2	LC1581.11		An Calbhach mac Domnaill mic Taidg mic Cathail Oig h-I Conchubair, oighre Sligidh ocus ichtair Connacht [unrelated] an t-én mhac sin Domnaill I Conchubair ocus Moire ingine I Ruairc ["The Calbhach, son of Domhnall, son of Tadhg, son of Cathal Og O'Conchobhair, the undisputed heir of Sligech and Lower Connacht [unrelated] this only son of Domhnall O'Conchobhair, and of Mor, daughter of O'Ruairc"]

Woman's given name NOT included:

Siocfhraidh mac Uathmharáin	[unknown] inghean Domhnaill	B	M931.9		Siocfhraidh, mac Uathmharáin .i. mac inghine Domhnaill ["Sichfraidh, son of Uathmharan, i.e. the son of the daughter of Domhnall"]

[unknown] mac Ruaidhrí Uí Gráda	[unknown] inghean Chonchobhair Ruaidh Uí Gráda	Co	1268.2		mac a ingine .i. mac Ruaidri h. Grada
[unknown] mac Ruaidhrí Uí Gráda	[unknown] inghean Chonchobhair Ruaidh Uí Gráda	C	M1268.3		Concobar Ruadh Ua Briain tighearna Tuadmumhan, Seoinin a mac, a inghen, mac a inghine, .i. mac Ruaidhri Uí Grada ["Conor Roe O'Brien, Lord of Thomond, Seoinin, his son, his daughter, his daughter's son, i.e. the son of Rory O'Grady"]

Síoda Óg mac Lochlainn Mac Con Mhara	[unknown] inghean Uí Dhuibhidhir	U2	U1366.21		Sida Óg, mac ingine h-Ui Dhuibhidhir ["Sida junior, son of the daughter of Ua Duibidhir"]
		Ulster	vol. 2, p. 540, 1366		Sida óg, mac ingine h[U]i Dhui{b.}i{d.}ir [Note: Footnote 18 on p. 541 says: "18 Sida. - Son of the chief of the Clann-Cuilen (Mac Namara). Hist. Mem., p. 131-5."
		Co	1369.11		Sida Occ mac ingini h. Dubidir ["Sida Oc, the son of O Duibidir's daughter"]
		Connacht	p. 338, 1369		Sida Occ mac ingini h. Dubidir ["Sida Oc, the son of O Duibidir's daughter"; the index identifies his father as Lochlainn.]
		LC2	LC1369.11		Sida Occ mac inghine .H. Dubidir ["Sida Og, son of O'Duibhidhir's daughter"]
		Loch Cé	vol. 2, p. 42, 1369		Sida occ mac in{g.}ine .H. Duibidir ["Sida O, son of O'Duibhidhir's daughter". Footnote 8 on p. 43 says: "Sida Og. Sida the Younger (Mac Conmara, or Mac Namara).".]
		C	M1369.11		Síoda Cam mac inghine Uí Dhuibhidhir ["Sheeda Cam Mac Namara, son of the daughter of O'Dwyre"]
Note: these four annals entries all discuss the same event: when the Brian O'Brien, Lord of Thomond, and his men, and Clann Culein (the Mac Namaras), defeated the English of Munster and took and burned Limerick. This Síoda, who was a Mac Namara, assumed wardship of Limerick but was killed by the English who were in that town. In each entry above, Síoda is only named by his given name and descriptive byname. The portions beginning with mac are descriptive text. Given that another Síoda Mac Con Mhara is mentioned in 1402, it is likely that the reference to this Síoda's mother was to make clear that the Síoda mentioned in this entry was not the more prominent Síoda in the Mac Namara family who was head of the family by 1402. It is also important to note that the Annals of Ulster are one of the sources for the Annals of the Four Masters. Therefore, the Ulster entry which shows the comma, indicating the name break, (the comma appears in both the online and hardcopy editions as shown above), is the older entry and better represents the original author's meaning. It is also clear from the Ulster and Four Masters transcriptions that both McCarthy and O'Donovan interpreted this entry as only containing a given name and a descriptive byname - that the explanatory text begins with mac ingine.

Aodh Mac Con Mara	[unknown] inghean Uí Dhalaigh	U2	U1372.4		Aedh Mac Conmara, idon, mac ingine Ui Dhalaigh ["Aedh Mac Conmara, namely, the son of the daughter of Ua Dalaigh"]
		U2	U1372.13		Mathgamain Mac Conmara, idon, mac ingine Ui Dhalaigh ["Mathgamain Mac Conmara, namely, the son of the daughter of Ua Dalaigh"]
		D	M1377.4		Mac Con Mara .i. mac inghene Uí Dálaigh ["Mac Namara (i.e. the son of O'Daly's daughter)"]
		D	M1378.7		la mac inghine, Uí Dhálaigh

Aodh mac Cathail Óig Uí Chonchobhair	[unknown] inghean Toirdhealbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair	D	M1395.22		Aodh mac Cathail óicc Uí Concobhair mac inghine Toirrdhealbhaigh Uí Concobhair ["Hugh, the son of Cathal Oge O'Conor, by the daughter of Torlogh O'Conor"]
Aodh mac Cathail Óig Uí Chonchobhair	[unknown] inghean Toirdhealbhaigh Uí Chonchobhair	Cl	1395 (p. 316)		Hugh m^cCahall oge o'Connor, and sone of the Daughter of Terlaugh o'Connor [Note: 17th C translation.]

Toirdhealbhach mac Cuinn mhic Éinri Uí Néill	[no name here; just the note that she's the daughter of an earl]	E	M1501.5		Toirrdhealbhach (.i. mac inghine an iarla) mac Cuinn mic Enri Uí Neill

Maoil Seachlainn Balbh mac Uilliam Uí Cheallaigh	[unknown] inghean Uí Bhriain	LC2	LC1560.3		mac ingine h-I Bríain
Maoil Seachlainn Balbh mac Uilliam Uí Cheallaigh	[unknown] inghean Uí Bhriain	LC2	LC1561.11		Maoil Sechluinn Balbh mac Uilliam h-I Cheallaigh, .i. mac inghine h-I Bhríain ["Maelsechlainn Balbh, the son of William O'Cellaigh, i.e. the son of O'Briain's daughter"]

Brian mac Briain mhic Eoghain	[unknown] inghean Mhaghnusa Uí Dhomhnaill	E	M1566.5		inghine Magnusa Ui Domhnaill (.i. Brian mac Briain mic Eocchain) ["the son of the daughter of Manus O'Donnell, namely, Brian, the son of Brian, son of Owen (O'Rourke)"]

[unknown] mac Briain mhic Seáin Mhic Giolla Phádraig	[unknown] inghean Uí Chonchobhair Fhailge	E	M1581.5		dá mac ócca inghine Uí Conchobhair Fhailge (le Mac Giolla Patraicc .i. lé Brian mac Seain) ["the two young sons of the daughter of O'Conor Faly by Fitzpatrick, i.e. by Brian, the son of John"]