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74-654: The clan or people of Éile claimed descent from Cian , a younger son of Ailill Aulom and brother of Eógan Mór , and thus had kinship with the Eóganachta . It has been suggested that the Éile were actually of Laigin origin, and that they may in fact have been the rulers of the Cashel area before the rise of the Eóganachta, as suggested by their role in Eóganachta origin tales, such as the Senchas Fagbála Caisil . Their name

148-476: A banshee and she transports him by magic to the top of Balor's tower, where he seduces Ethnea. In time, Ethnea gives birth to triplets, which Balor gathers up in a sheet and sends out to be drowned in a whirlpool. The messenger drowns two of the babies but unwittingly drops one child (unnamed in the original telling, but Lugh in Lady Gregory's version) into the harbour, where he is rescued by Biróg. She takes

222-483: A patronymic (rather than a matronymic) designation. A clearly patronymic instance, from a different source altogether, is "Lug mac Ethlend maic Tigernmais (son of Ethliu, son of Tigernmas)" in the story Baile an scáil , where Lug's father must be " Ethliu mac Tigernmais ". In the saga Cath Maige Tuired , Cían's union with Ethniu is a dynastic marriage following an alliance between the Tuatha Dé Danann and

296-423: A famous white heifer Glassdhablecana that "is a dairy unto herself," while Kien Mac Caunthca has two sons. Ballar demands tributes from his vassals on the mainland, including Glassdhablecana, but Gabshegonal refuses to give her over. Therefore Ballar intends to obtain her "by fraud what force could not effect," and sends his servants Mool and Mullock to retrieve her. Gabshegonal, discerning Ballar's intentions, calls

370-577: A more likely original meaning is 'crooked mouth' or 'crooked member' (from cerr 'crooked' and bél 'mouth' or ball 'member'). For this at first glance odd name compare the etymologies of the names Campbell and Cameron . Of Gaelic Irish descent, the Carrolls have their origins in the ancient kingdom of Éile , commonly anglicized Ely , as a branch of the ruling O'Carroll family. The Ely O'Carroll come from counties Offaly and Tipperary in Ireland. The sept

444-409: A red-bearded dwarf, who offers to help. They climb a nearby mountain, and the boy stands on the dwarf's hand and is carried invisibly on the wind to Ballar's castle. There, the young Mac Caunthca meets the princess and spends a night with her. The next morning, the red dwarf returns the boy to the mainland. Nine months later the red dwarf takes Kien's younger son back to Ballar's castle, where he finds he

518-617: A treaty with Leonard, Lord Gray, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 12 June 1538, by which he consented for himself and his successors, the O'Carrolls, Capitanci de Ely O'Carroll, to pay the King 12d. for every carucate of land in Ely O'Carroll, one hundred and twenty marks on the nomination of the chief, and on general hostings to supply the Chief Governor of Ireland with twelve horsemen and twenty four foot men, all well equipped for war with provisions for forty days at

592-505: A troop of horse and presented to Duke of Ormond for the service of King Charles I. On the Restoration, John, his son, had a grant of his lands at Killury in the Co. of Galway, where he married the daughter of O'Crean by Margaret, the daughter of Lord Athenry . His eldest son James Carroll, was ancestor to the family at Killury; Daniel O'Carroll , his second son, entered into the military service of

666-469: Is Fin MacKinealy in "Balor on Tory Island" collected by Curtin, and echoed as Fionn mac Cionnfhaolaidh in its Irish version edited by Lloyd ( Seosamh Laoide ). In these, the siblings are named Gial Duv ( Irish : Giolla Dubh ) and Donn. In another folkloric version of the tale, the hero is the younger of two (unnamed) sons of Kien Mac Caunthca . The synopsis of the cow tale as printed by O'Donovan

740-557: Is also associated with Cruachán Brí Éile the original name of Croghan Hill . Historian C. Thomas Cairney, stated that the Ely were from the tribes known as the Laigin who also had a branch known as the Dumnonii and who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC . By the 12th-century it was much reduced in size, bounded to the north by the Kingdom of Mide , to

814-666: Is also known as Eile and Clan Cian. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Carrolls were one of the chiefly families of the Eile who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC . One descendant, Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832), was a wealthy landowner in Maryland and a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. His cousin, Daniel Carroll ,

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888-422: Is also thought to be a corruption of Lugh's byname Ildanach "master of all knowledge". However, the boy is called by something close to the god's name, namely Lui Lavada (Lui Longhand) in two tales collected by Curtin. The synopsis of the tale as printed by Richard Bentley is as follows: Ballar is a Danish giant and the most ancient king of Torry Island. He possesses a third eye in the back of his head that

962-403: Is as follows; the tale has also been retold by Lady Gregory , and her emendations will be noted below as well. In a place called Druim na Teine or "Fiery Ridge" (Drumnatinny, County Donegal ) where a forge was kept, there lived three brothers, Gavida, Mac Samthainn and Mac Cinnfhaelaidh. Across the sea on Tory Island there lived a famous warrior named Balor , with one eye in the middle of

1036-413: Is concealed with a curatin. Ballar possesses one beautiful daughter, and a prophecy is made that unless he is killed by his daughter's son, he will live forever. He finds Torry Island and deems it suitably removed, and there he builds a castle for himself and a prison for his daughter, which is guarded by twelve virgins. Ballar's nearest neighbors are Gabshegonal and Kien Mac Caunthca. Gabshegonal possesses

1110-464: Is coveted by everyone including Balor. While the cow is in the care of Mac Kineely's brother Mac Samthainn, Balor appears in the form of a little red-haired boy and tricks him into handing him the cow. Mac Kineely=Cian wishes to reclaim the cow, but is advised that he can only succeed when Balor is dead. Cian then consults Biroge ( Biróg ) of the Mountain, who is his leanan sídhe or familiar spirit and

1184-444: Is the father of 13 children - one son by the princess and one by each of the virgin guards. The new father gathers the children into sheets and carries them into a currach, which he sails toward the mainland. Along the way, a storm arises, and all but his son by the princess are lost at sea. When father and son return to shore, the red dwarf offers to raise the babe for the first seven years as his fosterling, then return to his father for

1258-424: Is the parallel between Gwydion and Cian=MacKineely of Irish folktale (rather than Cian of the mythological tracts or OCT ) in the case of Welsh scholar John Rhys has pursued. One parallel is that the newborn are unwanted by their forebears and condemned to die, but survive. And the paralleling theme is recognizable as the ubiquitous one of "King and His Prophesied Death" according to other scholars. And certainly

1332-410: Is very often dropped in the case of this surname, occasionally replaced with "Mac". Carvill is another anglicization of the same family name. The family name Ó Cearbhaill goes back to a given name Cearbhall . Although the etymology of this name is often given as 'valorous in battle' or similar (literally 'lord of hacking' from Old Irish cerb 'hacking' and the suffix -al originally meaning 'lord'),

1406-540: The Eóganachta (themselves led by the O'Sullivans and MacCarthys), descended paternally from Ailill Aulom . From the Middle Ages until 1552, the family ruled an area within the Kingdom of Munster known as Éile . The last monarch Tiege Cian O'Carroll surrendered and regranted to the Tudor Kingdom of Ireland . Notable is the history of the Ó Cearbhaill whose territory, known as Ely O'Carroll in Éile , consisted of

1480-607: The Fomorians , and Ethniu bore him a son, Lugh. In the Lebor Gabála Érenn (LGE, "The Book of Invasions"), Cían gives the boy Lugh to Tailtiu , queen of the Fir Bolg , in fosterage . His brothers are Cu, Cethen, and Miach , sons of Dian Cecht, according to a tract in the LGE . Cían, Cu and Cethen are called "three sons of Cáinte (English: Cainté)" in the romance version of "The Fate of

1554-613: The Slieve Bloom Mountains , which are the limits between Ely O'Carroll and Upper Ossory meeting at a village called Garryvoe or Scully's land. The Ely O'Carroll sept was the most powerful and most famous, but there were at least four other septs, O'Carroll of Oriel in the Dundalk area, O' Carrolls of Ossory in the Carlow / Kilkenny area and two septs in the Kerry area. The prefix "O'"

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1628-740: The United States of America as Charles Carroll of Carrollton signed the United States Declaration of Independence . Second cousins of Charles Carroll of Carrollton were Daniel Carroll , who signed the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution , and Daniel's brother, the Bishop John Carroll , who was the first Bishop and Archbishop of the United States and Founder of Georgetown University . A distant cousin of this branch of

1702-552: The " Blenheim branch " of the Lee family of Virginia . In addition to these individuals, the Mitchell family of Maryland claim descent from the aforementioned Charles Carroll of Carrollton through the line of their founding matriarch Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson who, in addition to being a descendant of his, is revered today as one of the earliest and most prominent of the leaders of the civil rights movement . The Carroll family are famed for

1776-582: The 1st (known as) Mogh Nuadath of Leith Mogha (Mogha’s Half) of southern Ireland, of the Milesian race of Heber, who contested for supremacy of all Ireland in the second century of the Christian Era. The Cianachta were led for over 1500 years by a recognized king, prince, high chief, or ruling lord chosen from members of the O’Carroll-Carroll and rival houses of the noble septs of Éile. In the fifth century

1850-524: The Carroll family was Charles Carroll (barrister) , a convert to Anglicanism . William Thomas Carroll (1802-1863) served as the fifth Clerk of the United States Supreme Court (from 1827 until his death). Other notable Carrolls were Brigadier General Samuel S. Carroll , Thomas King Carroll and daughter Anna Ella Carroll , and James Carroll . The Carrolls of Maryland have also intermarried with

1924-665: The Chief of Clan Cian, currently resides in the United States. The name Cianachta in Irish means "of the Race of Cian," and so, Clan Cian in modern English. The Cianachta were recognized as a racial group in ancient Ireland and now called again to assemble as a clan in these modern times. We are dedicated to the preservation of the Éile O'Carroll Territory including the Kingdom of Éile and the O'Carroll family and all related families histories. The clan represents

1998-467: The Children of Tuireann", with O'Curry commenting that the identity of Cáinte is uncertain. Cían's demise, and the consequent revenge by his son, Lugh, forcing on the perpetrators the impossible quest for treasures is told in [A]Oidheadh Chloinne Tuireann (ACT or OCT, "The Fate of the Children of Tuireann"), the full romance of which only survives in late manuscripts (16th century), though synopses of

2072-559: The Children of Tuireann". Cían means "enduring one"; cían signifying "long, enduring, far, distant". Scal Balb is a nickname borne by other personages and means "dumb champion", with "dumb" in the sense of unable to make speech. By most accounts, Lug's mother is the Fomorian princess Ethniu , but according to an interpolated text the LGE, Cían is also known by the name Ethlend ( Ethlenn ). Under that assumption, "Lug mac Ethlend" becomes

2146-678: The Cianacht Chief, Éile Righ Derg (Éile, the Red King) ruled the territory that came to be known as Ely O'Carroll (to distinguish the area from other O'Carroll kingdoms and lands). The Kingdom of Éile (Ely) was located anciently in Ormond in the Counties Tipperary, Waterford and extending into Offaly, Leix, and Kilkenny. Cearbhaill (Carroll) Son, of Aeodh, and Chief of the Cianachta was King of Éile at

2220-614: The English out of his country, but afterwards submitted and was created Baron of Ely in 1532 (I have not been able to find the record of this patent) which he did not long enjoy, having been slain by his own Sept headed by his own kinsman and competitor Cahir O'Carroll, who was afterwards slain by William Adhar O'Carroll , younger brother of Teige, who was knighted 30 March 1567 and made Governor of Ely and Captain of his Nation by Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Justice of Ireland. Sir William died 28 April 1579. His natural son Sir Cahir or Charles O'Carroll ,

2294-715: The Irish antiquaries, are descended from Kean, the third son of Olioll Olum, King of Munster. Teige, the eldest son of this Kean, was a distinguished warrior, who by killing in battle his three rivals, procured for Cormac Mac Art, King of Ulster, the Monarchy of Ireland. Cormac rewarded him with a grant of land in Connaught called Lurgny Gallen and Culavin, he paying to the King of Connaught and his successors, 150 milch cows in May; 100 beeves and 100 barrels of mead or Metheglin at Alhallontide yearly, forever. He had two sons, Conla and Cormac Galeng; to

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2368-682: The King of Spain and was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Iago. He was afterwards, through the interest of the Duke of Ormond, made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Service by Queen Anne, in which he rose to the rank of Lt. General, obtained permission to bear the Insignia of the Order of St. Iago in England, had also the style of Sir Daniel and was Colonel of a Regiment of Horse. His grandson, John Whitley O'Carroll,

2442-567: The King's County; Thurles, Ballingarry, Nenagh, Littlefield and Annemead in Tipperary; Rockfield in the County of Wicklow and Coolroe in the County of Carlow. John Carroll of Stephen's Green, Esq., late M.P. for New Ross is the representative of this last family. Owen Carroll represented the King's County in King James's Parliament in 1689. A few of the other families which resided within the kingdom of

2516-423: The O'Carroll/Carroll families and also includes of all the related, family septs, dependent family septs of Éile O'Carroll and other parts of Ireland, and worldwide. Clan Cian has an appointed Council of Chieftains and Clan Officers that preside over certain designated regional areas appointed by The O'Carroll, Chief of Éile O'Carroll and Clan Cian. Historically according to Edward McLysaght the first Chief Herald of

2590-437: The O'Carrolls were the O'Meaghers/O'Meachair (Maher), O'Caseys, O'Haras, and O'Garas. All of these family surnames, and related septs, also trace their origins to Cian, or Cianachts but many dispute the notion of an overarching Clan Cian. In MacLysaght’s definitive work Irish Families there are over 200 Irish surnames listed and while recognising that there are many more Irish names it is now considered that these names constitute

2664-515: The Welsh deity Gwydion is the counterpart to Cian/Cían. The story of the birth of Lleu Llaw Gyffes , the Welsh incarnation of Lugh, occurs in the Mabinogi tale of Math fab Mathonwy (branch) . Although the tale does not explicitly identify Lleu's father, it has been asserted that Lleu was Gwydion's "incestuously begotten son", thus making Gwydion the Welsh equivalent of Cian/Cían. The emphasis of study

2738-472: The baby to his father, who gives him to his brother, Gavida the smith, in fosterage. As noted, Cían's offspring is not explicitly called "Lugh" in O'Donovan's version of the cow folktale, but the boy is called "Dul Dauna" in Larminie's collected folktale. The name Dul Dauna taken at face value is glossed as "the blind stubborn" (< dall ) by Larminie and "black surly one" (< doilbh ?) by Westropp, but

2812-614: The baronies of Ikerrin and Eliogarty , now in County Tipperary , Munster. After the Norman invasion of Ireland , these baronies were added to the Earl of Ormond's county palatine . The native lords, O'Meagher and O'Fogarty, were left in possession of their lands, but were obliged to pay tribute to the Earl of Ormond . Ely O'Carroll and the baronies of Clonlisk and Ballybritt were part of Munster until

2886-572: The coming of the English. Cearbhaill , the twelfth according to some, and the 16th in descent according to other authorities, from the above Éile, gave name to the Sept of the O'Carrolls, i.e., the descendants of Cearbhuill. The tenth in descent from him was Teige or Thatheus O'Cearbhuill Boy, King of Éile, who caused the Box of Dimma to be gilt, died about the middle of the 12th century and was succeeded by his son. Maolroona O'Carroll or O'Cearbhaill, King of Éile,

2960-531: The diocese of Killaloe and the diocese of Meath . That portion of County Offaly which belongs to the diocese of Killaloe was Ely O'Carroll and originally belonged to Munster. Several early Christian monasteries existed within the boundaries of the kingdom. This includes Birr established by St. Brendan of Birr (which held the Synod of Birr in 697) and Liathmore , which was established by St. Mochoemoc (a nephew of St. Íte of Killeedy ). St. Crónán of Roscrea , who

3034-558: The early 17th-century (1606) but are now located in County Offaly and Leinster. This was done in the early Stuart period to remove the O'Carroll lands from the claim and control of the Earls of Ormond's County Palantine of Tipperary and from the Presidency of Munster . The former boundary between Ely O'Carroll and the ancient Kingdom of Mide is coterminous with the present boundary between

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3108-499: The expense of O'Carroll; that on all journeys to those parts, they should supply the Lord Deputy and suite with provisions for three days; that the Lord Deputy should be supplied with provisions by O'Carroll for eighty gallowglasses for three months every year and be permitted to make a road or roads through Ely O'Carroll at his pleasure. In 1548 Teige Caoch O'Carroll, son of Ferdinando, called by Sir James Ware, petty King of Ely, routed

3182-554: The family has been seated at Doughoregan Manor for over two centuries. Charles Carroll the Barrister , a cousin, descended from among the very last lords of Éile. Mount Clare was his home in Maryland. AI= Annals of Inisfallen . LC= Annals of Lough Ce . M= Annals of the Four Masters . C= Chronicon Scotorum . Cian In Irish mythology , Cian or Cían ( Irish pronunciation: [ciənˠ] ), nicknamed Scal Balb ,

3256-495: The following pre-surname population groups are listed: Eoghanacht pp 549–599 Dál Cais pp 599–633 Dealbhna pp 633–645 Clanna Céin p. 645 = Clan Cian Clann Tadch Meic Céin pp 647–661 = Clan Tadch son of Cian Síol Luighdheach meic Íochta pp 661–683 About The Cianachta - Clan Cian Clan Cian was founded and recognized by the late F. J. O'Carroll, of Éile O'Carroll, Chief of the Name. Fredrick Arthur O'Carroll, has since assumed

3330-474: The forehead, and another eye with a basilisk-like power in the back of his head. Balor learns from a druid's prophecy that he will be killed by his own grandson. To prevent this he imprisons his only daughter Ethnea in the tower which stands on a tall rock formation called the Tor Mór, or "Great Tower". Mac Kineely (=Cian) owns a prolific milch-cow called "Glos Gavlin" ( recté Irish : Glas Gaibhnenn ), which

3404-571: The ideals that Clan Cian promotes - Irish culture in all its manifestations and the exploration of expatriate Irish's roots back to Ireland. The following is quoted from the Ordnance survey letters to King's County ( Offaly ) 1838 cit. Sir William Betham 's Irish Antiquarian Researches. Part I, Pg.95. Sir William Betham (1779–1853) was the Ulster King of Arms and can be considered a fairly reliable source as such. The family of O'Carroll, according to

3478-399: The last one. Despite Tuireann's pleas, Lug denied them the use of one of the items they had retrieved, the magic pigskin of Tuis that healed all wounds. They died of their wounds, and Tuireann died of grief over their bodies. There may have been a fuller account of Cían's bridal quest in medieval tradition, but they have only survived in orally transmitted folktales. The folktale concerns

3552-506: The latter he gave the lands of Lurgny Gallen, now called the Barony of Gallen in the County of Mayo and Culavin, which were possessed by his descendants, the O'Haras and O'Garas. Conla, the eldest son, possessed the lands afterwards called Duthec Éile, i.e., the Estate of Éile, from Eile Ridheargs, of which his descendants were styled Kings, there being no other title of honour in use in Ireland before

3626-568: The magical cow Glas Gaibhnenn (or Glas Ghaibhleann). The name of the hero should be Cian mac Cáinte in proper Irish, but is phonetically transcribed as Kian mac Kontje in the tale "The Gloss Gavlen", collected by Larminie . The hero's name corrupted to Mac Cinnfhaelaidh (Mac Kineely, MacKineely or MacKenealy ) in a different version of the tale printed in footnote by John O'Donovan . This name "Mac Cinnfhaelaidh" has been explained to mean "Son of Wolf's Head" (genitive of Irish : cenn "head" + genitive of fáel "wolf"). The hero

3700-731: The main name-bearing Irish septs. Many of these septs developed out of larger groups or clans which predated the development of surnames, as in the case of O’Brien in relation to the Dal Cás or O’Higgins in relation to the Cenél Fiachach, or, in this case, O'Carroll in relation to the Cianachta. However, these larger groupings seldom gave rise to surnames in themselves. Specifically in the case of Munster , The Great Book of Irish Genealogies compiled between 1645 – 66 by Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh and edited more recently by Nollaig Ó Muraíle (2003), in Vol. II

3774-451: The major families related by blood to the O'Carrolls, which lived within the Kingdom of Éile O'Carroll were the O'Meaghers, O'Caseys, O'Haras, and O'Garas. All of these family surnames, and other related septs, are members of the Clan of Cian - the Cianachta. A branch of the Carrolls moved to Colonial Maryland and were prominent Roman Catholics . They played a formative role in the foundation of

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3848-535: The mantle of Chief of the Name with the backing of his Council of Chieftains. Chief Fred, descends from the ancient Kings and Princes of Éile O'Carroll. The Kingdom of Éile (Ely) resides in the heart of south-central Ireland. The O'Carroll is a recognized member of the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains . Not all of the current recognized Chiefs on the Standing Council live in Ireland, The O'Carroll,

3922-481: The newly formed Republic of Ireland, the term "clan" or "clanne" in Ireland refers to the people living within a certain territory, whereas in Scotland a clan is composed of people of a specific family. In ancient Ireland, the old kingdom of Éile O'Carroll (Éile Ui Cearbhaill) included many family surnames found today. Of those families, the powerful O'Carrolls were kings, overlords, and later chiefs of their people. A few of

3996-401: The next seven, and again raise the boy for his final seven years. Kien's son agrees. When the boy grows to manhood, he meets his grandfather Ballar at a wedding feast; there he insults Ballar and divulges their relationship. Thereupon Ballar pursues his grandson, and the boy pierces Ballar through the eye with hot steel from Gabshegonal's forge. Finally, the story ends with the happy marriage of

4070-455: The number of beautiful homes and manors they have built across Maryland. Most famous is Doughoregan Manor , which remains a family seat in the possession of descendants of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who is buried there. Another early residence of this branch of the family was the Carroll House of Annapolis . The later Homewood House was the birthplace of Governor John Lee Carroll, and

4144-582: The pasture lands of Ballycrinass, Rosscullenagh and Drumcan, extending to the Lake of Leghagh , commonly Laghaghirisallive and bounded on the west by the lands called Laghenagarken and on the east adjoining or near to Glencrokin. This was always known as Ely O'Carroll . The mountain land extended from the Laghanagerah (Lochan na gCaorach) to Polle Dowa (Poll Dubh in Roscomroe) and then in a south easterly direction to

4218-417: The present Marchioness of Wellesley and three other daughters Elizabeth, Louisa-Catharine (Lady Harvey) and Emily. Sir James Carroll , who was Mayor of Dublin, was knighted by Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy at Loghroer, the 30th of September 1609. His father, Thomas O'Carroll, being oppressed by the chief of his family, came to live in Dublin. Sir James Carroll had a grant of the Abbey of Baltinglass and

4292-399: The princess and Kien's young son and the release of Kien's older son from the hostage of Gabshegonal. The people of Torry Island believe themselves to be descendants of the Danish princess and her son who slew Ballar. In Donovan's version, Mac Kineely=Cian does not succeed in regaining the magic cow in his lifetime (or rather, he himself is killed before the destruction of Balor, which was

4366-444: The prophecy of death by the hand of one's child or grandchild occurs in the Cian-Balor folktale as well as the Greek stories of Perseus and Oedipus Rex . Carroll family O'Carroll ( Irish : Ó Cearbhaill ), also known as simply Carroll, Carrol or Carrell , is a Gaelic Irish clan which is the most prominent sept of the Ciannachta (also known as Clan Cian). Their genealogies claim that they are kindred with

4440-405: The prophesied prerequisite for the regaining of the cow). It is told that Mac Kineely's head was struck off by Balor, and a piece of white stone was permanently tainted with the blood, running in the form of red veins. The supposed veined marble was propped on a pillar and became a local monument known as "Clogh-an-Neely" (reconstructed Irish : cloch Chinnfhaolaidh ). Some scholars argue that

4514-416: The sons of Kien to watch over his cow in exchange for swords that he will make for them. When it is the turn of the younger of Kien's sons to watch the cow, he is negligent in his duties, and Mool and Mullock soon kidnap Glassdhablecana. Enraged, the smith holds Kien's oldest son hostage and threatens to behead him if the younger does not return Glassdhablecana. Kien's younger son runs off in despair and meets

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4588-452: The south by Cashel , to the east by the Kingdom of Ossory and the Múscraige Tíre to the west in Ormond. It consisted of the baronies of Clonlisk , Ballybritt , Ikerrin and Eliogarty. The area then known as Éile was divided into two principal regions or lordships, the northern of which, called Éile Uí Chearbhaill (Ely O'Carroll), was ruled by the O'Carroll family. The southern lordship, called Éile Uí Fhogartaigh (Ely O'Fogarty),

4662-454: The tale survive in medieval redactions of the LGE . In the story, Cían was killed by the sons of Tuireann —Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba — after trying unsuccessfully to escape from them in the form of a pig (actually a "lapdog", Irish : oircce in older tradition, e.g. the LGE ). Lug set them a series of seemingly impossible quests as recompense ( Irish : éraic ). They achieved them all but were fatally wounded in completing

4736-494: The turn of the first millennium. This Cearbhaill, the King of Éile, led the Elyans at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 with the High King of Ireland, Brian Boru. F.J. "Éile" O'Carroll, the late O'Carroll of Éile O'Carroll created Clan Cian through the Charter of Re-Formation in 1982-1983??as his personal clan for all Cianachta whose families originally lived within the regions ruled by The O'Carroll of Éile O'Carroll in Ireland as well as to all people who wish to honor their background and

4810-446: Was British resident at Saxe Weimar in 1804. Three other O'Carrolls, John, Donagh and Kedagh, obtained grants of land in Connaught from King Charles II in compensation for their losses in Leinster. From them are descended the families of Springhill, Tirlogh, Ardagh, Carragh and Dunmore in the Co. of Galway; Forthill in the County of Mayo and Doraville in the County of Clare. The other principal families now existing are those of Emmell in

4884-448: Was a signer of the U.S. Constitution. Daniel's brother was John Carroll , the first Catholic Bishop ( Archbishop of Baltimore ) in the United States. Historic Ely O'Carroll surnames are: Carroll, Bohan/Bowen, Dooley, Meagher/Maher/Mahar/Mahan, Kelly/Kealy, Flanagan, Corcoran, Healy, Nevin, O'Connor. Clan Cian was also known as the Cianachta, the Race of Cian, the youngest son of Olioll Ollum King of Munster and grandson of King Eoghan Mor

4958-413: Was ancestor to the present High Sheriff of the County of Wicklow, Henry Griffiths (Carroll) of Ballymore Esq. Donagh, or Denis O'Carroll, descended from Donogh O'Carroll, brother to Mulrooney O'Carroll, Chief of his name, who died in 1532, was possessed of the estates of Modereeny and Buolybrack in Tipperary and was ousted by Cromwell. He married O'Kennedy's daughter and had thirty sons, whom he formed into

5032-436: Was born in the kingdom, established Roscrea in the 7th century. One of his monks created the Book of Dimma , which had a richly decorated cumdach created for it on order of the O'Carroll kings. The O'Carroll princes are survived to this day by the prominent Carroll family of Maryland in the United States . Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence . His branch of

5106-436: Was called Carrolston. This gentleman was also made Attorney General of the Province and his estates are still in the possession of his grandson, Charles O'Carroll of Carrolston, Esq. aged 90 years, whose father and himself have been members of the senate of that State. Mary, the daughter of the last mentioned Charles, was married to Richard Caton Esq., of the State of Maryland, by whom she was mother to her Excellency Marianne,

5180-413: Was in great favour with Kings Charles II and James the I, who were not able to restore him to his paternal estate; the latter made him grants of large tracts of land on the Monoccasy River in the Province of Maryland in the North America, which was divided into three manors of 20,000 acres (81 km ) each and called after the possession he had lost in Ireland, viz., Ely O'Carroll and Doughoregan. The third

5254-465: Was knighted by Sir John Perrott, Lord Deputy in 1584. Sir Mulrooney O'Carroll, son of Sir William, was knighted by Sir George Carew, L. D. of Ireland, at Dublin Castle, St. James's Day, 1 March 1603, being the day of the Coronation of King James I. Roger O'Carroll, son and heir of Sir Mulrooney, was ousted out of his estates by Cromwell, he having attached himself to the King's party under the Duke of Ormond, but his eldest son and heir, Charles O'Carroll,

5328-412: Was ruled by the O'Fogarty family, who may have been of a different imposed lineage, possibly Dalcassian , from the O'Carrolls. Alternatively, they were actually kindred but regional politics influenced later genealogists to associate them with different provincial dynasties at different periods. John O'Hart finds an Uí Néill descent from Fogartach mac Néill for the O'Fogartys. Ely O'Fogarty included

5402-612: Was succeeded by his brother. Donald O'Carroll , who was King of Ely at the coming of the English under Strongbow and from him are descended the principal houses of this family. Maolroona O'Carroll, whose daughter Grace, or Grania, was married to Ulick Burke, Lord of Clanrickard, and was mother of Rickard Sassanagh Burke, the first Earl, joined with O'Brien and others against the English Government and gave them much trouble. He died A.D. 1532. His son Fergonamuin or Ferdinando O'Carroll , who succeeded his father as O'Carroll, concluded

5476-470: Was the son of Dian Cecht , the physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann , and best known as the father of Lugh Lamhfada . Cían's brothers were Cu, Cethen, and Miach . Cían was slain by the Sons of Tuireann, for which Lugh demanded various treasures around the world as éraic (compensation), according to the account in the "Book of Invasions" ( Lebor Gabála Érenn , LGE) as well as the late romance version "The Fate of

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