Found 2 additional names among the 1641 Depositions taken at Magheraculmoney,
Fermanagh. Names included many Magwyers, a sampling: Rebels Rory, our
friend Hugh mcAdeganny, Hugh Boy, Bryan Carragh, Donagh oge, Redmond,
and finally, Patrick mc Choen and Cahell mc Choen. This folio 201v document places 2 McCoens among the Magwyers of Magheraculmoney, which is a parish in the Barony of Lurg, county Fermanagh.
Now to your Mac Eoghain forebears whom you cite in your latest blog:
Father
Gallachair in Clogher Record Vol 7, No.2, states that the Ui Eoghain of
Fermanagh and Clogher, Tyrone, were Ui Cremthainn of the Airghilla
confederation. Eoghain, or Eoghanan, was fourth in direct descent from
Cormac, the brother of Daimhin of Clogher, from whom Feargel of
Tamhnach also sprang. Eoghain was a brother of Mag Uidhir, and they
were both sons of Cormac. At this time surnames were not used. Since
Owen and MagUidhir were brothers, they should have the same dna.
I received the above information from my very helpful genealogical friends, the Leibells.
It is my hope that this will jumpstart our first connection to County Fermanagh as it names
names and the time (before the general use of surnames). It is being sent to Dr. William
Roulston of the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast to see if it does indeed give us a
way around our current impass.
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