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]<!-- <ref></ref><ref>Sir Bernard Burke. ''The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and wales: comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time'' Harrison & sons, 1864. p744 —see O'Byrne, first entry</ref><ref name=ccobt>Cecelia Christina O'Byrne Tuttle. ''The O'Byrne mill: digging for facts and fantasies''. 2007 p6</ref> -->


'''Byrne''' (variations: '''], O'Byrne''') is a ] derived from the ] '''Ó Broin''', and is the seventh most common surname in ] today. '''Byrne''' (variations: '''], O'Byrne''') is a ] derived from the ] '''Ó Broin''', and is the seventh most common surname in ] today.


==History== ==History==
In the ], 'Ó Broin' means "descendant of Bran". The name has been traced back to the ancient ] ], Bran mac Máelmórda, ], deposed in 1018, (d. 1052), who belonged to the ] dynasty. He was descended from ], an earlier king of Leinster, who was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, also monarch of all Ireland around 200 AD. The clan's motto is the Latin phrase ''Certavi et vici'', meaning "I have fought and conquered".<ref name=fairbairn>Fairbairn, James, Laurence Butters. ''Fairbairns Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland: Text, Volume 1''. Jack, 1860. p537</ref><ref>Sir Bernard Burke. ''The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and wales: comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time'' Harrison & sons, 1864. p744 —see O'Byrne, first entry</ref><ref></ref> In the ], 'Ó Broin' means "descendant of Bran". The name has been traced back to the ancient ] ], Bran mac Máelmórda, ], deposed in 1018, (d. 1052), who belonged to the ] dynasty. He was descended from ], an earlier king of Leinster, who was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, also monarch of all Ireland around 200 AD.


In pre-Norman times the O'Byrnes, then known as the ] ], inhabited the rich ] plains. With the progress of the ], they were compelled to migrate to the poorer lands and the mountainous country eastwards, later to be denominated as the county of ]. In pre-Norman times the O'Byrnes, then known as the ] ], inhabited the rich ] plains. With the progress of the ], they were compelled to migrate to the poorer lands and the mountainous country eastwards, later to be denominated as the county of ].

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Byrne (variations: Byrnes, O'Byrne) is a surname derived from the Irish name Ó Broin, and is the seventh most common surname in Ireland today.

History

In the Irish language, 'Ó Broin' means "descendant of Bran". The name has been traced back to the ancient Celtic chieftain, Bran mac Máelmórda, King of Leinster, deposed in 1018, (d. 1052), who belonged to the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. He was descended from Cathair Mór, an earlier king of Leinster, who was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, also monarch of all Ireland around 200 AD.

In pre-Norman times the O'Byrnes, then known as the Uí Fáeláin sept, inhabited the rich Kildare plains. With the progress of the Anglo-Norman conquest, they were compelled to migrate to the poorer lands and the mountainous country eastwards, later to be denominated as the county of Wicklow.

People

Other uses

Further reading

  • Byrne-Rothwell, Daniel. The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes. House of Lochar, 2010. ISBN 9781904817031

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