Patterns of Y- DNA Marker Grouping Among Test Subjects Who May Carry Surnames Historically Linked to the Oriel (Airghialla), as of Aug. 19, 2008
Brief statements in quotation marks are from Dr. Edward MacLyshaght's "The Surnames of Ireland."
The 23-25 marker Y-DNA matches are the personal matches of the McGuire test subject/member. Matches to the McGuire test subject/member are not necessarily members of the Oriel Project, although we hope to recruit them.
Subject: Kit #20012 McGuire
25 marker matches:
*7 McGuire / McGuyer: Mac Guire 'Mac Uidher' "The leading sept of Fermanagh...Map Fermanagh": Oriel
territory. Note: That makes a total of 8 matching Mac Guire descendants.
*2 Garvey: Possibly O’Garvey, ‘O Gairbhith’ “a sept of the same stock as the
O’Hanlons” and "One of the most important septs of Ulster... Map Armagh-Down": Oriel territory.
*2 Corrigan: Possibly O’Corrigan, ‘O Corragain’ “Akin to the Maguires, originally of
Fermanagh...” Fermanagh: Oriel territory.
*1 Devine: O’Devine, ‘O Daimhin’ “This branch of the MacGuires was a leading sept in
Fermanagh in the fifteenth century...” Fermanagh: Oriel territory.
*1 MacGintie: Mac Entee ‘Mac an tSaoi’ “A sept of Oriel...Map: Amagh-Monaghan": Oriel
territory.
*1 McGrath: ‘Mac Graith’ Possibly of the branch of Termon McGrath, of north-west Ulster.
"Map: Donegal-Fermanagh". Fermanagh: Oriel territory.
*1 Mathews: “...numerous in Ulster and Louth, is used as a synonym of MacMahon there.”
MacMahon: Oriel surname. Louth: Oriel territory.
*1 McManus: Mac Manus, ‘Mac Maghnuis’ “The main sept of this name is a branch of the
Maguires.” Map: Fermanagh: Oriel territory.
*Additional matches: 1 Gurry, 1 O’Donohue, 1 Brady, 1 Burgess, 1 Hamilton
25 marker matches with a distance of 2:
*3 Maguire (see above Mac Guire)
*2 McGuire (see above Mac Guire)
*1 Meguiar (see above Mac Guire)
*2 McMahon / MacMahon ‘Mac Mathghamhna’ “In later times the majority of the many
distinguished men of the name were from Co. Monaghan...Map Monaghan": Oriel
territory.
*3 Tumelty: ‘Mac Tomaltaigh’ and ‘O Tomaltaigh’ “...there remains the sept of Oriel...where
Cos. Monaghan, Down and Louth meet.” Monaghan, Down, Louth: Oriel territory.
*1 McManus (see above)
*2 Leonard: Probably anglicized form of MacAlinion ‘Mac Giolla Fhinnein’ “Leonard Often changed to
Leonard in modern times, and distinct from MacAlindon...Map Fermagh": Oriel
territory. Note: This is very important, because these Leonards are not matching the
McLendons/McClendons of America. We have probably proved Edward MacLysaght
to be correct in this assertion that the MacAlinions and the MacAlindons are separate clans.
*1 Herron: probably O’Herron, O’Harran ‘O hEarain’ “was anciently of importance in Oriel”
*2 McAuley / McCauleys: Mac Auley ‘Mac Amhlaoibh’ “...a branch of the MacGuires...Map:
Fermanagh": Oriel territory.
*1 Morgan: “A Welsh name numerous in Oriel...also used as the anglicized form of several
Irish surnames.”
*1 Quinn: Possibly O’Quinn ‘O Coinne’ “The most numerous surname in Tyrone...in Ulster...Often ‘O Coinne’...Map Tyrone": Oriel territory
*1 Reiney: Slight chance that this could be an anglicization of ‘O Reannachain’
“Monaghan...long associated with Oriel” Monaghan: Oriel territory OR
O’Reenan ‘O Rianain’ “an Oriel name.”
*1 Hand: Possibly O’Handlon, a known variant of O’Hanlon ‘O hAnluain’ “One of the most
important septs of Ulster....Map: Armagh": Oriel territory.
*Additional matches: 4 Byrne, 1 Donohoe, 1 Timblin, 1 Staratt, 1 Golliher, 1 Fountain.
Oriel Septs of Ireland DNA Project Y-DNA Results page Spreadsheet:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/orielsepts/default.aspx?section=yresultsResearched, written and posted by Mary Becker
19 Aug 2008
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