| Maguire Mac Uidhir | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent house | Clan Conla |
| Country | Kingdom of Fermanagh |
| Founded | 10th century |
| Founder | Odhar mac Cearnaigh |
| Final ruler | Cú Chonnacht Óg mac Con Connacht Óig Mag Uidhir |
| Titles | |
| Cadet branches | McManus McCaffrey |
The Maguire (/məˈɡwaɪər/ mə-GWIRE) family is an Irish clan based in County Fermanagh. The name derives from the Gaelic Mac Uidhir,[1] which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one". According to legend, this relates to the eleventh descendant of Colla da Chrich,[2] great-grandson of Cormac mac Airt, who was monarch of Ireland about the middle of the third century.[3][4] From the 13th to the 17th centuries, the Maguire family were kings of Fermanagh.
- ^ Keating, Geoffrey (1857). The History of Ireland from the Earliest Period to the English Invasion. P. M. Haverty. p. 727.
Mac Uidhir.
- ^ Ossianic Society Council. (1857.) Transactions of the Ossianic Society, Vol. 3: Printed Under the Direction of the Council. Ossianic Society Council, Dublin.
- ^ The Maguires of Fermanagh
- ^ O'Cleary M. (2003.) The Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters: Translated into English by Owen Connellan, Irish Books & Media. ISBN 0940134772