Dear Sir, I see my surname listed -- Scanlan. How would one know who is The Chief? Where would one find information about how this name became an Irish Sept? I also see the name Cotter, and O' Connor in the list. These are also my names. My Tadgh Scanlan married a Mahon who was suppose to be connected to Brian Boru. My Tadgh who lived in say the late 1700's or early 1800's may have escaped from Limerick to Co Clare. Many years ago, I post my lineage on a web site and someone became angry that I had said I descended from a Cotter. They said that the name did not exist. I just ignored the person. Thank you. Alanna padraigogealagain <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> wrote: The arms to which MacLysaght refers and which fall in the category of sept arms include, but are not limited to the following ...O' Connor, Cotter, Scanlan, etc.