Maguire Mac Uidhir | |
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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.
Mac Uidhir.