List of Irish clans

The following is a list of Irish clans sourced from modern published sources.

Unlike Scottish clans which are defined by surnames recognized by Scottish law of the Court of the Lord Lyon, there is no definitive authority on which surnames are regarded as Irish clans.[1]

  1. ^ Leerssen, Joep (2008). "The 'The': Clan Chiefs in Modern Ireland". The Irish Review (Cork) (38): 111 and 115. JSTOR 29736378.