Mac Aodhagáin

Mac Aodhagáin (English: Egan or Keegan), is an Irish Gaelic clan of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde.^[1]^[2]

The earliest surviving Irish law manuscript, In Senchas Már, was written prior to 1350 at a school (patronised by the Mac Aodhagáin) at Duniry, near Loughrea.^[1] Other branches of the clann maintained schools at Park, outside Tuam, and at Ballymacegan in Co. Tipperary.^[3]

Naming conventions

The surname has been Anglicised in a variety of ways, including as Mac Egan, Egan, Eagan, Keegan,^[4] McKeegan, or Keigan, McKiegan, and McKagan.^{[citation needed]}

Annalistic references

AC1225.30 Tadc O Finnachta, an officer of Aed son of Ruaidri [O Conchobair] was killed by Mac Aedacan's men on a plundering raid in this same war.^{[citation needed]}
AC1273.4 Jordan d'Exeter raided the Corann, and a few of the Connacht princes came up with his party; but they were incited to an unwise move by an evil(?) man, so that Domnall son of Donnchad son of Magnus [O Conchobair] and Magnus son of Art and Oirechtach Mac Aedacain and Aed O Birn and many others were killed.^{[citation needed]}
M1474.21 Gilla-Finn Mac Egan, Ollav to O'Conor Faly ... died. Gilla Fionn Mac Aodhagáin, Ollamh Ó Conchubhair Failghe^{[citation needed]}
M1486.29 Teige Mac Egan, Ollav of Annaly, was slain in an abominable manner by the descendants of Irial O'Farrell. Teige Mac Aodhagáin^{[citation needed]}
M1487.24 John, the son of Conor Mac Egan, Ollav of Clanrickard, and Hugh, the son of Brian, son of Farrel Roe O'Higgin, died. Sean mac Conchubhair Mac Aodhagáin^{[citation needed]}
M1529.8 Cosnamhach, the son of Farrell, son of Donough Duv Mac Egan, the most distinguished adept in the Fenechas, poetry, and lay Brehonship, in all the Irish territories, died, and was interred at Elphin. An Cosnamhach Mac Aodhagáin^{[citation needed]}
M1529.9 Mac Egan of Ormond (Donnell, the son of Hugh, son of Donnell), head of the learned of Leath-Mhogha in Feneachus and poetry, died. Domhnall mac Aedh Mac Aodhagáin^{[citation needed]}

Family trees from Geinealaigh Clainne Aodhagáin, below

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | | | | | | Mac Aodhagáin Mac Aodhagáin of Connacht, Magnus of Munster Westmeath and Leinster | | Aed | | Domnall | | Aed Gilla Ísa

Mac Aodhagáin of Munster

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | |_____________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Gilla na Naem Fland Fingin | | | |__________________ | | | | Saérbrethach Fingin | | | | Saérbrethach Dond Sléibhe | | | | Mael Isu Ruadh, Saerdalach | | d. 1317. Fland Gilla na Naem | | | |_________________________ Tomás | | | | | | | | Conchobar Cairbre Fiachra Tomás Aimréid | | |_______________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Conchobar | | | | | Gilla na Naem, d. 1399. Aed, d. 1359. Tadcc Donall, d. 1413. | | | Cairbre |______________________________________________ | | | | | Conchobar | | | | | Gilla na Naem, d. 1443. Aed Domnall Donnchad _____________|_____________________________ | | | | | _________________| ______________________|________________ | | | | | | | | | | Sean Tadcc Baethgalach | | | | | | | | | Gilla na Naem Cairbre Aed Fergal Conchobar Muirchertach Eogan | |_________ | | | | | | | | | ___________________________|_______________________ | | Domnall Donnchad Domnall, d. 1529. | | | | | Domnall Tacc, | & William | | | | | | Aed Clerech, | Brian An Cosnamach Conchobar Muircheartach Gilla na Naem | William. An Cosnamaid | | __________| | | | Cairbre | | | Cairbre Baethgalach |_____________________________________ | | | | | | | | William Flann Donnchad Cairbre Óge | d. 1643 d. 1602 d. 1601 | Seán, fl. 1644.

Mac Aodhagáin of Lower Connacht

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | | | | | | Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus of Munster | | ________________________|_________ | | | | | | Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen | issue issue

Mac Aodhagáin of Cineil Fiachrach and Offaly

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | | | | | | Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus of Munster | | ________________________|_________ | | | | | | Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen | issue issue

Mac Aodhagáin Ollamhs of Connacht

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | | | | | | Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus of Munster | | ________________________|______________ | | | | | | Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen (see Lower Connacht) | |_________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Sairbrethach In Cosnamaid | | | | Mael Isa Dond, d. 1330. Crimthann | | _______________________|________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Aed | | | | | | Sairbrethach Caech, d. 1354. Roiberd Muirchertach Buidhe Sean Donnchad Tomas Tuathach | | | |_________________________ | |____________________ | | Eogan | | | | | | Solam Saerdalach Tomaltach Carrach Baethgalach | | | | ___________________| | | | | Eogan | | | | | Donnchad Dub Rioberd | | | | Eogan | | |________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Brian, d. 1473. Sean Toinn Buidhe | | | | | | | | | | | | Aed, Roiberd Solam Buidhe | | Magnus. | |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brian Carrach Fergal Aed Saerdalach Eogan Gilla na Naem Domnall Clerech Tadcc Diarmait Buidhe | | | | | | | | | | | Sean, Conchobar, Uilliam, Tadcc, | Uilliam, Saerdalach, Tadcc, Sean. | Saerdalach, Muirchertach C., Mael-Ruin, | Cormac G., An Cosnamaid, d. 1529. Donnchad, | Conchobar. Cairbre. | na-Tet | an brathair |____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Airechtach Mael Isu | | | |____________________ Gilla na Naem, d. 1447. | | | | | |________________________________________________________________ Saerbrethach An Cosnamaid Caech | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tadcc, d.1487. An Cosnmaid Baethgalach Gilla na Naem Oc Fergal Conchobar, Caibre, & Aed. William, & Tadcc.

Mac Aodhagáin of Breifine and Teathba

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | | | | | | Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus of Munster | | ________________________|_________ | | | | | | Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen of Lower Connacht issue | _________________________________| | | | | Luccas Mael Simon (see Mac Aodhagáin of Clanricarde) | |_______________________________________________ | | | | Tadcc Bacach Brian | | |_______________________________ |_____________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Brian, Sean, Cormac Roiberd Magnus Solam d. 1390. d. 1390. | | _______________________________________________| | | | | Maine | | | Fergal Cormac Sean Sagart | | | | _______|____ | | | | Muirchertach, d. 1409. | | | | Cairbre Cathal Ruad | | |_____________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Eogan Magnus Donnchad Clerech Feidlimid Emann

Mac Aodhagáin of Clanricarde

 Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin | |_______________________________________________ | | | | | | Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu | | | | | | Mac Aodhagáin | Magnus of Munster | | ________________________|_________ | | | | | | Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen of Lower Connacht issue | _________________________________| | | | | Simon Luccas Mael | |____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Sairbrethach Mael Isa Saerdalach | | |_________________________________________________ |_______________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Fland Solam In Decanach Aed Raigne Donnchad | | | | | | | _______________________| | | |____________ | | | | | Diarmait Fland | | Raigne | | | | | | | | Diarmait William Tadcc Aed Tomaltach | | | | | Domnall | | | | | Diarmait Donnchad Gilla na Naem | | | | | | | Eogan An Cosnamaid | | | | | Conchobar Finguine | | Conchobar Ruad, d. 1438. | |_________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Domnall Glas Tadcc William Eogan Gilla na Naem Aed Sean, d. 1487. | | Domnall Oc | | Tadcc | | Tadcc Oc | | Baethgalach

List of people

People with the surnames of "Egan" and "Keegan"- their descent from the Mac Aodhagáin not in all cases established- include:

Egan

Boetius Egan (archbishop of Tuam) (1734–1798), Roman Catholic prelate
Boetius Egan (bishop of Elphin) (died 1650), Roman Catholic prelate
Chandler Egan, golfer
Chris Egan (disambiguation), several people
Daniel Egan, former mayor of Sydney, Australia
Dennis Egan (born 1947), Alaska politician
Eddie Eagan (1897–1967), only athlete to win gold medals in both Summer (boxing) and Winter (4-man bobsled) Olympics
Eddie Egan (1930–1995), New York police detective depicted in The French Connection
Edward Egan, Roman Catholic Cardinal
Felim Egan, painter
George W. Egan, South Dakota politician
Gerard Egan, psychologist
Greg Egan, science fiction author
James Egan (disambiguation), several people called James or Jim
Jane Egan, athlete, lawyer
Jennifer Egan, author
Joe Egan (disambiguation), several people
John Egan (disambiguation), several people
Kenny Egan, boxer
Johnny Egan (basketball), basketball player and coach
Joseph F. Egan (c.1917–1964), New York politician
Joseph V. Egan, New Jersey politician
Kian Egan, singer, part of the band Westlife
Kieran Egan (educationist), English educator
Kieran Egan (politician), Irish politician
Mark Egan, jazz musician
Matthew Egan, Australian Rules footballer
Maureen Egan, American writer and director of music videos and films
Maurice Francis Egan, American writer and diplomat
Michael Egan (disambiguation), several people
Philip Egan (born 1955), Bishop of Portsmouth
Pierce Egan, journalist
Richard Egan (disambiguation), several people
Roma Egan, ballet dancer
Seamus Egan, musician
Sean Egan, computer software developer
Susan Egan, American actress
Ted Egan, Australian folk musician and Administrator of the Northern Territory
Thomas Egan (disambiguation), several people
Timothy Egan, writer
Walter Egan (born 1948), American musician
Walter Egan (golfer), golfer
William Egan (disambiguation), several people

Keegan

Andrew Keegan (born 1979), American actor
Betty Ann Keegan (1920–1974), American politician
Bob Keegan (1920–2001), American baseballer
Chad Keegan (born 1979), South African cricketer
Claire Keegan (born 1968), Irish writer
Colm Keegan, (born 1989), Singer in Celtic Thunder
Ged Keegan (born 1955), English footballer
Jake Keegan (born 1991), American soccer player
Jimmy Keegan (born 1969), American musician
Sir John Keegan (1934–2012), English military historian and author
John C. Keegan (born 1952), American judge, retired military officer, and Arizona politician
Kevin Keegan (born 1951), English football manager and former player
Lisa Graham Keegan, American education reform advocate, Arizona politician and political activist
Marina Keegan (1989–2012), American author
Michelle Keegan (born 1987), British actress
Paul Keegan (born 1972), Irish footballer
Paul Keegan (born 1984), Irish footballer
Rose Keegan (born 1965), British actress
Rupert Keegan (born 1955), English racing driver
Scarlett Keegan (born 1984), American model and actress
Victor Keegan (born 1940), British journalist and author focusing on economics and technology issues

References

^ a b Welch, Robert; Stewart, Bruce (1996). Oxford Concise Companion to Irish Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN 0-19-280080-9.
^ Simms, Katharine (2000). "The Poetic Brehon Lawyers of Early Sixteenth Century Ireland" (PDF). University of California Celtic Conference.
^ ClanEgan.org - Mac Aodhagain - MacEgan
^ O'Laughlin, Michael C (2002). The book of Irish families, great & small. Irish Roots Cafe. p. 96. ISBN 0-940134-09-8.
^ "Mac Aodhagáin". Sloinne. 5 December 2015.
^ "Mac Aogáin". Sloinne. 5 December 2015.

Geinealaigh Clainne Aodhagáin A.D. 1400-1500 Ollamhain I Bhféineachus Is I Bhfilidheacht, Caitilín Ní Maol Chróin (Kathleen Mulchrone),Measgra i gcuimhne Mhichíl Uí Chléirigh. Miscellany of historical and linguistic studies in honour of Brother Michael Ó Cléirigh, chief of the Four Masters, 1643-1943, ed. by Father Sylvester O'Brien, Assisi Press, Dublin, 1944, pp. 132–139.

External links

Egan family pedigree at Library Ireland
Clann Mac Aodhagáin (USA/Canada) at Clan Egan
Clann Mac Aodhagáin (Australia & New Zealand) at Egan Family
Clann Mac Aodhagáin of the Ui Maine at Clann MacAodhagain Brehon Academy