Naming conventions
The surname has been Anglicised in a variety of ways, including as Mac Egan, Egan, Eagan, Keegan, Keeghan, McKeegan, or Keigan, McKiegan, and McKagan.Annalistic references
* ''AC1225.30 Tadc O Finnachta, an officer of Aed son of Ruaidri Conchobairwas killed by Mac Aedacan's men on a plundering raid in this same war.'' * ''AC1273.4 Jordan d'Exeter raided the Corann, and a few of the Connacht princes came up with his party; but they were incited to an unwise move by an evil(?) man, so that Domnall son of Donnchad son of Magnus Conchobairand Magnus son of Art and Oirechtach Mac Aedacain and Aed O Birn and many others were killed.'' * ''M1474.21 Gilla-Finn Mac Egan, Ollav to O'Conor Faly ... died.'' Gilla Fionn Mac Aodhagáin, Ollamh Ó Conchubhair Failghe * ''M1486.29 Teige Mac Egan, Ollav of Annaly, was slain in an abominable manner by the descendants of Irial O'Farrell.'' Teige Mac Aodhagáin * ''M1487.24 John, the son of Conor Mac Egan, Ollav of Clanrickard, and Hugh, the son of Brian, son of Farrel Roe O'Higgin, died.'' Sean mac Conchubhair Mac Aodhagáin * ''M1529.8 Cosnamhach, the son of Farrell, son of Donough Duv Mac Egan, the most distinguished adept in the Fenechas, poetry, and lay Brehonship, in all the Irish territories, died, and was interred at Elphin.'' An Cosnamhach Mac Aodhagáin * ''M1529.9 Mac Egan of Ormond (Donnell, the son of Hugh, son of Donnell), head of the learned of Leath-Mhogha in Feneachus and poetry, died.'' Domhnall mac Aedh Mac AodhagáinFamily trees from ''Geinealaigh Clainne Aodhagáin'', below
* Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin ** Saérbrethach *** Mac Aodhagáin Magnus of Munster ** Donnchad Mór *** Mac Aodhagáin of Connacht, Westmeath and Leinster ** Aed *** Domnall **** Aed Gilla Ísa Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , , , , , Mac Aodhagáin Mac Aodhagáin of Connacht, Magnus of Munster Westmeath and Leinster , , Aed , , Domnall , , Aed Gilla ÍsaMac Aodhagáin of Munster
Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , _____________________________________________________________ , , , , , , Gilla na Naem Fland Fingin , , , , __________________ , , , , Saérbrethach Fingin , , , , Saérbrethach Dond Sléibhe , , , , Mael Isu Ruadh, Saerdalach , , d. 1317. Fland Gilla na Naem , , , , _________________________ Tomás , , , , , , , , Conchobar Cairbre Fiachra Tomás Aimréid , , , _______________________________________________________________________ , , , , , Conchobar , , , , , Gilla na Naem, d. 1399. Aed, d. 1359. Tadcc Donall, d. 1413. , , , Cairbre , ______________________________________________ , , , , , Conchobar , , , , , Gilla na Naem, d. 1443. Aed Domnall Donnchad _____________, _____________________________ , , , , , _________________, ______________________, ________________ , , , , , , , , , , Sean Tadcc Baethgalach , , , , , , , , , Gilla na Naem Cairbre Aed Fergal Conchobar Muirchertach Eogan , , _________ , , , , , , , , , ___________________________, _______________________ , , Domnall Donnchad Domnall, d. 1529. , , , , , Domnall Tacc, , & William , , , , , , Aed Clerech, , Brian An Cosnamach Conchobar Muircheartach Gilla na Naem , William. An Cosnamaid , , __________, , , , Cairbre , , , Cairbre Baethgalach , _____________________________________ , , , , , , , , William Flann Donnchad Cairbre Óge , d. 1643 d. 1602 d. 1601 , Seán, fl. 1644.Mac Aodhagáin of Lower Connacht
Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , , , , , Mac Aodhagáin , Magnus of Munster , , ________________________, _________ , , , , , , Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen , issue issueMac Aodhagáin of Cineil Fiachrach and Offaly
Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , , , , , Mac Aodhagáin , Magnus of Munster , , ________________________, _________ , , , , , , Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen , issue issueMac Aodhagáin Ollamhs of Connacht
Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , , , , , Mac Aodhagáin , Magnus of Munster , , ________________________, ______________ , , , , , , Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen (see Lower Connacht) , , _________________________________________________________________________________ , , , , Sairbrethach In Cosnamaid , , , , Mael Isa Dond, d. 1330. Crimthann , , _______________________, ________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , , Aed , , , , , , Sairbrethach Caech, d. 1354. Roiberd Muirchertach Buidhe Sean Donnchad Tomas Tuathach , , , , _________________________ , , ____________________ , , Eogan , , , , , , Solam Saerdalach Tomaltach Carrach Baethgalach , , , , ___________________, , , , , Eogan , , , , , Donnchad Dub Rioberd , , , , Eogan , , , ________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , , , Brian, d. 1473. Sean Toinn Buidhe , , , , , , , , , , , , Aed, Roiberd Solam Buidhe , , Magnus. , , ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Brian Carrach Fergal Aed Saerdalach Eogan Gilla na Naem Domnall Clerech Tadcc Diarmait Buidhe , , , , , , , , , , , Sean, Conchobar, Uilliam, Tadcc, , Uilliam, Saerdalach, Tadcc, Sean. , Saerdalach, Muirchertach C., Mael-Ruin, , Cormac G., An Cosnamaid, d. 1529. Donnchad, , Conchobar. Cairbre. , na-Tet , an brathair , ____________________________________________________________________________ , , , , Airechtach Mael Isu , , , , ____________________ Gilla na Naem, d. 1447. , , , , , , ________________________________________________________________ Saerbrethach An Cosnamaid Caech , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Tadcc, d.1487. An Cosnmaid Baethgalach Gilla na Naem Oc Fergal Conchobar, Caibre, & Aed. William, & Tadcc.Mac Aodhagáin of Breifine and Teathba
Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , , , , , Mac Aodhagáin , Magnus of Munster , , ________________________, _________ , , , , , , Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen of Lower Connacht issue , _________________________________, , , , , Luccas Mael Simon (see Mac Aodhagáin of Clanricarde) , , _______________________________________________ , , , , Tadcc Bacach Brian , , , _______________________________ , _____________________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , , , Brian, Sean, Cormac Roiberd Magnus Solam d. 1390. d. 1390. , , _______________________________________________, , , , , Maine , , , Fergal Cormac Sean Sagart , , , , _______, ____ , , , , Muirchertach, d. 1409. , , , , Cairbre Cathal Ruad , , , _____________________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , Eogan Magnus Donnchad Clerech Feidlimid EmannMac Aodhagáin of Clanricarde
Muirchertach Mac Aodhagáin , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Saérbrethach Donnchad Mór Mael Ísu , , , , , , Mac Aodhagáin , Magnus of Munster , , ________________________, _________ , , , , , , Baethgalach Diarmait Donnchad Claen of Lower Connacht issue , _________________________________, , , , , Simon Luccas Mael , , ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , Sairbrethach Mael Isa Saerdalach , , , _________________________________________________ , _______________________________ , , , , , , , , , , , , Fland Solam In Decanach Aed Raigne Donnchad , , , , , , , _______________________, , , , ____________ , , , , , Diarmait Fland , , Raigne , , , , , , , , Diarmait William Tadcc Aed Tomaltach , , , , , Domnall , , , , , Diarmait Donnchad Gilla na Naem , , , , , , , Eogan An Cosnamaid , , , , , Conchobar Finguine , , Conchobar Ruad, d. 1438. , , _________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Domnall Glas Tadcc William Eogan Gilla na Naem Aed Sean, d. 1487. , , Domnall Oc , , Tadcc , , Tadcc Oc , , BaethgalachList of people
People with the surnames of "Egan" and "Keegan"- their descent from the Mac Aodhagáin not in all cases established- include:Egan
* Boetius Egan (archbishop of Tuam) (1734–1798), Roman Catholic prelate * Boetius Egan (bishop of Elphin) (died 1650), Roman Catholic prelate * Chandler Egan, golfer * Chris Egan (disambiguation), several people * Daniel Egan, former mayor of Sydney, Australia * Dennis Egan (born 1947), Alaska politician * Eddie Eagan (1897–1967), only athlete to win gold medals in both Summer (boxing) and Winter (4-man bobsled) Olympics * Eddie Egan (1930–1995), New York police detective depicted in ''The French Connection'' * Edward Egan, Roman Catholic Cardinal * Felim Egan, painter * George W. Egan, South Dakota politician * Gerard Egan, psychologist *Keegan
* Andrew Keegan (born 1979), American actor * Betty Ann Keegan (1920–1974), American politician * Bob Keegan (baseball) (1920–2001), American baseballer * Chad Keegan (born 1979), South African cricketer * Claire Keegan (born 1968), Irish writer * Colm Keegan, (born 1989), Singer in Celtic Thunder * Ged Keegan (born 1955), English footballer * Jake Keegan (born 1991), American soccer player * Jimmy Keegan (born 1969), American musician * SirSee also
*References
* ''Geinealaigh Clainne Aodhagáin A.D. 1400-1500 Ollamhain I Bhféineachus Is I Bhfilidheacht'', Caitilín Ní Maol Chróin ( Kathleen Mulchrone),''Measgra i gcuimhne Mhichíl Uí Chléirigh. Miscellany of historical and linguistic studies in honour of Brother Michael Ó Cléirigh, chief of the Four Masters, 1643-1943'', ed. by Father Sylvester O'Brien, Assisi Press, Dublin, 1944, pp. 132–139.External links