Killovyeragh or Coill Ua bh-Fiachrach (meaning- wood of the

Uí Fiachrach The Uí Fiachrach () were a royal dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the ''coicead'' or ''fifth'' of Connacht (a western province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. They claimed descen ...

) was a sub division of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne roughly coextensive with, but larger than, the parish of

Kinvara Kinvara or Kinvarra () is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the Barony (Ireland), barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also ...

in the south of

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

, in the west of

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. The

Ó hEidhin ''Hynes'' is a surname, many examples of which originate as the anglicisation the Irish language, Irish name ''Ó hEidhin''. Etymology According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', the modern name ''Hynes'' and i ...

clan were chiefs of this district from about the 10th century up until the mid 17th century. It covered the northern portion of the barony of Kiltartan. The name was still in use in the mid 19th century as recorded by John O'Donovan in his Ordnance Survey letters.

References

* Genealogies, Tribes & Customs of Hy-Fiachrach: Commonly Called O'Dowda's Country, John O'Donovan (page 2 & 4
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* Ordnance Survey Letters of Galwa

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