In a message dated 8/22/2011 4:15:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, pconroy63@gmail.com writes: John, BTW, I just noticed something in your link to Connachta Clans: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/connachta.htm It lists: *McConroi = King* This Gaelic name is also translated as "*Conroy*" of course, as well as Conry, Connery and so on. Did you compile this list yourself or got it from some other source? It's been a while but I think I took those names mostly from the Topographical poems and notes by O'Donovan then checked for corresponding pedigrees in O'Clery. Mac Conroi quietly reigns Over Gno-mor,_322_ (file:///C:/New%20O%20Clery%20Web%20Site/main6.htm#322) of smooth marshes, O'hAdhnaidh on Gno-Beg_323_ (file:///C:/New%20O%20Clery%20Web%20Site/main6.htm#323) the lasting, A nest not indigent or perishable. 322. Gno-mor, a territory in the west of the county of Galway; it comprised the northern and larger part of the barony of Moycullen, in the county of Galway. See Ogygia, part iii., c. 82. These were of the race of Lughaidh Dealbhaedh - of the Dalcassian race. The family of MacConroi have all anglicised their name to King, and their seat of Ballymaconry is now called Kingston! See Hardiman's edition of O'Flaherty's Iar-Connaught, pp. 52, 54, 62, 156, 252, 255, 391, 392. 323. Gno-beg. - This territory comprised the southern and smaller portion of the said barony of Moycullen. See Iar-Connaught, ubi supra. The name O'Hadhnaidh is now anglicised Heyny, without the prefix O'. John

John, You quoted: > 322. Gno-mor, a territory in the west of the county of Galway; it > comprised the northern and larger part of the barony of Moycullen, in the > county of > Galway. See Ogygia, part iii., c. 82. These were of the race of Lughaidh > Dealbhaedh - of the Dalcassian race. The family of MacConroi have all > anglicised their name to King, and their seat of Ballymaconry is now > called > Kingston! See Hardiman's edition of O'Flaherty's Iar-Connaught, pp. 52, > 54, 62, > 156, 252, 255, 391, 392. > 323. Gno-beg. - This territory comprised the southern and smaller portion > of the said barony of Moycullen. See Iar-Connaught, ubi supra. The name > O'Hadhnaidh is now anglicised Heyny, without the prefix O'. This unfortunately is NOT correct today, in that names that were once Anglicized in one time and place in Ireland, are frequently re-Anglicized a second, third or more times. So that today Galway families descended from MacConraoi do not call themselves King today, but Conroy by and large. Same with Heyny, I've never heard that name in Ireland, but have often heard Heaney. I have mentioned this theme many times before on the list. For example "O'Duinn" were originally Anglicized to Doyen, then Doyne, then Dunn, then Dunne - so especially with emigrants leaving for the US or elsewhere, the earlier the time of emigration, the earlier the Anglicized variant of their name they will have. So I have matches with people called Doyen, so I can say with some confidence that they emigrated 150 to 200 years ago. Here's an interesting link on the Conroy family of Moycullen: http://books.google.com/books?id=6g5WXZVxbIoC&lpg=PA60&ots=3LcwonWlqz&dq=Moycullen%20conroy&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q=Moycullen%20conroy&f=false Cheers, Paul On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:36 PM, <Lochlan@aol.com> wrote: > 322. Gno-mor, a territory in the west of the county of Galway; it > comprised the northern and larger part of the barony of Moycullen, in the > county of > Galway. See Ogygia, part iii., c. 82. These were of the race of Lughaidh > Dealbhaedh - of the Dalcassian race. The family of MacConroi have all > anglicised their name to King, and their seat of Ballymaconry is now > called > Kingston! See Hardiman's edition of O'Flaherty's Iar-Connaught, pp. 52, > 54, 62, > 156, 252, 255, 391, 392. > 323. Gno-beg. - This territory comprised the southern and smaller portion > of the said barony of Moycullen. See Iar-Connaught, ubi supra. The name > O'Hadhnaidh is now anglicised Heyny, without the prefix O'. >