Eachmarcach, Eachmharcach, and Echmarcach (English: Afferty or Affery) are variants of a masculine Gaelic

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The name is composed of two elements: ''each'' meaning "horse", and ''marcach'' meaning "rider", "knight". The patronym Mac Eachmarcach, meaning "son of Afferty", has been anglicised as McCaffery and

McCafferty "McCafferty" is an Irish ballad which originated as a street-ballad about British Army Private Patrick McCaffrey, executed in 1862 for the "fragging" of two officers. It is particularly popular in Ireland, where Pvt. McCaffrey came from, and w ...

People

* Eachmarcach Ó Catháin (died 1790), Irish harper * Eachmarcach MagUidhrín (died 1120), Chief of

Cenél Fearadhaigh Cenél is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cenél Conaill, the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach defined by oral and recorded history *Cenél nEógain (in English, Cenel Eogan) is ...

Echmarcach mac Ragnaill Echmarcach mac Ragnaill (died 1064/1065) was a dominant figure in the eleventh-century Irish Sea region. At his height, he reigned as king over Dublin, the Isles, and perhaps the Rhinns of Galloway. The precise identity of Echmarcach's father, ...

(died 1064 or 1065), Norse-Gaelic king {{given name Irish-language masculine given names Masculine given names Gaelic-language given names