Maguire family

Maguire
Mac Uidhir
Maguire arms
Parent houseClan Conla
CountryKingdom of Fermanagh
Founded10th century
FounderOdhar mac Cearnaigh
Final rulerCú Chonnacht Óg mac Con Connacht Óig Mag Uidhir
Titles
Cadet branchesMcManus
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.

  1. ^ Keating, Geoffrey (1857). The History of Ireland from the Earliest Period to the English Invasion. P. M. Haverty. p. 727. Mac Uidhir.
  2. ^ Ossianic Society Council. (1857.) Transactions of the Ossianic Society, Vol. 3: Printed Under the Direction of the Council. Ossianic Society Council, Dublin.
  3. ^ The Maguires of Fermanagh
  4. ^ O'Cleary M. (2003.) The Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters: Translated into English by Owen Connellan, Irish Books & Media. ISBN 0940134772