 Avise la fin (Consider the end) Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan and an Irish clan. Image File history File links Kennedycrest. ...
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Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which...
Irish clans are officially recognized groups of people who either share a surname or are descended from people who bore the surname. ...
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Origins of the Name
 Although the above crest says Adheareo virtuti, the motto is usually given as Lámh láidir an Úachtar (Strong hand uppermost) There are two origins of the Kennedy surname: one Scottish and the other Irish. The most commonly known Kennedy family is the Irish one made famous by the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, whose ancestors came from County Wexford. Image File history File links Ken1. ...
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Scottish can refer to: Look up Scottish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary (as an adjective) things to do with Scotland (see also Scots and Scotch) (as a noun) the Scottish people. ...
Irish Kennedy The Irish clan Kennedy takes its name from Kennedy, the nephew of High-King Brian Boru (1002-1014). Kennedy is an anglicised form of the Irish "Ó Cinnéide".[citation needed] The name Cinnéide first used by Brian Boru's father King of Thomond in the tenth century AD.[citation needed] (Brian Boru was an Ard Rí or High King of Ireland). His grandson became known as Ó Cinnéide which is Irish for grandson of Cinnéide. The Kennedys did not descend directly from Brian Boru, but from his brother. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Thomond (Irish: Tuadh Mumhan, meaning North Munster) sometimes called County Thomond was an ancient Kingdom of Ireland which included much of what is now County Clare and at its greatest extents included parts of the counties of Kerry, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary. ...
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Cinnéide is Irish Gaelic for helmeted head.[citation needed] The original Cinnéide was apparently the first Irishman to wear a helmet in battle against the vikings. This is remembered in the Kennedy coat of arms which features three helmets. The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
This Irish clan were the left hand of the powerful Dál gCais Tribe of Thomond, headed by the O’Briens. They resided in far eastern Clare, northern Limerick, and northern Tipperary in an area called Ormond.
Two Kennedy clans occupy the Emerald Isle: One is Irish and the other is Scots. Therefore, many confuse the two families and the lands they are from.
Scottish Kennedy Their home territory is in southwestern Scotland, in Ayrshire, where they were a power house. Originally they came from the western isles and are of Celtic-Norse stock. In the fifteenth century, one Ulric Kennedy fled Ayrshire to the highlands for refuge where he was granted protection under the Chief of Clan Cameron. From this Highland branch, Kennedys settled on the Isle of Skye. A branch also was established in northeast Scotland, at Aberdeen.
To add to the confusion, there are the Kennedys of Northern Ireland. The majority of the Kennedys who settled in Northern Ireland are of Scottish origin from the territories of Galloway and Ayr just across the Irish Sea some 20 miles away. These Scottish Kennedys intermarried with local Irish and thus they are Scots-Irish in blood. Many Scottish Kennedys were planters in Ulster (the province of Northern Ireland), and many Scots went to Dublin and mingled with the Irish clan. Because of this confusion, the Scottish Chief of Kennedy is willing to recognize all Kennedys as part of the clan/family. The Scottish people are a nation[6] and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. ...
Scots-Irish (also called Scotch-Irish, primarily in the USA) is an Irish ethnic group which ultimately traces its roots back to Scotland. ...
Origins of the Clan The Irish Kennedys were a member of the Dál gCais or "Dalcassian sept." Originally seated in Glemor, near Killaloe in Co. Clare, they migrated across the river Shannon to Ormond in Co. Tipperary following pressure from other septs in the region (mainly the O'Briens and the McNamaras).They soon grew in power to become Lords of Ormond from the 11th - 16th centuries. The Annals of the Four Masters described them in 1300 to be "the undisputed Lords of Ormond". Placenames such as Coolkennedy and Garrykennedy in Upper Ormond and Killokennedy in Thomond are indicative of their longstanding presence in the region. The Dál gCais (or Dal Cais) were a dynastic group of related septs in located in north Munster, and who rose to political prominence in the early medieval era in Ireland. ...
A sept is a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. ...
Killaloe is a town in east County Clare, Republic of Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. ...
Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Ennis Code: CE Area: 3,147 km² Population (2006) 110,800 Website: www. ...
The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ...
Ormond may be Ormond, Victoria, a suburb in Victoria, Australia Ormonde, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg Ormond College, a residential college of The University of Melbourne Julia Ormond, an actress the British peerage of the Earl of Ormonde This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the...
Statistics Province: Munster County Town: North: Nenagh South: Clonmel Code: North: TN South: TS Area: 4,303 km² Population (2006) 149,040[[1]] County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Ãrann in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, and situated in the province of Munster. ...
OBrien is a common surname of Irish origin. ...
People whose family name is or was McNamara include: Andy McNamara is a radio sports announcer. ...
Ormond may be Ormond, Victoria, a suburb in Victoria, Australia Ormonde, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg Ormond College, a residential college of The University of Melbourne Julia Ormond, an actress the British peerage of the Earl of Ormonde This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the...
Signature page from the Annals of the Four Masters Entry for A.D. 432 The Annals of the Four Masters or the Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history. ...
Ormond may be Ormond, Victoria, a suburb in Victoria, Australia Ormonde, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg Ormond College, a residential college of The University of Melbourne Julia Ormond, an actress the British peerage of the Earl of Ormonde This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the...
Ormond may be Ormond, Victoria, a suburb in Victoria, Australia Ormonde, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg Ormond College, a residential college of The University of Melbourne Julia Ormond, an actress the British peerage of the Earl of Ormonde This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the...
Thomond (Irish: Tuadh Mumhan, meaning North Munster) sometimes called County Thomond was an ancient Kingdom of Ireland which included much of what is now County Clare and at its greatest extents included parts of the counties of Kerry, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary. ...
The sept split into three branches, the chiefs of which were referred to by their hair colours: don (brown), fionn (blond), and rua (red). St Ruadhan of Lorrha was the special protector of the Kennedys of Ormond. Around 1600, a branch of the sept migrated to Co. Antrim where many Kennedys are still found today, although some may be of Scottish origin. Saint Ruadhan (Ruadán) was one of the twelve Apostles of Erin. He died at the monastery of Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland, 5 April 584. ...
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Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ...
The Scottish Kennedy clan originated in Carrick in Ayrshire. The clan was one branch of the Celtic Lords of Galloway. The District of Carrick today forms part of South Ayrshire, Scotland. ...
Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ...
The Lords of Galloway ruled Galloway from about 1138 to 1234. ...
Wars of Scottish Independence The Clan Kennedy supported King Robert I of Scotland before and through the Wars of Scottish Independence and were rewarded. Around 1360 John Kennedy became owner of lands at Cassillis and in 1457 his descendant, Gilbert, was created Lord Kennedy. Gilbert's younger brother James was Bishop of St Andrews and founder of Scotland's first university, the University of St Andrews. Robert I (Mediaeval Gaelic:Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; 11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scotland (1306 – 1329). ...
The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ...
Anglo Scottish Wars During the Anglo-Scottish Wars the Clan Kennedy led by their Chief who was the 1st Earl of Cassillis fought at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513 where the Chief was slain. The Anglo-Scottish Wars were a series of wars fought between England and Scotland during the sixteenth century. ...
The title of Marquess of Ailsa was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. ...
Combatants England Scotland Commanders Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey James IV †Strength 26,000 approx 30,000 approx Casualties 1,500 dead 10,000 dead Western side of the battlefield, looking south-south-east from the monument erected in 1910. ...
17th & 18th Centuries The death warrant of Scotland's first Protestant martyr, Patrick Hamilton, was signed, under pressure, by the 3rd Earl, Gilbert, when twelve years old. He was poisoned at Dieppe and the Earldom went to another Gilbert, celebrated for roasting the Abbot of Crossraguel slowly over a fire to gain his land. The Abbot was saved by the Kennedys of Bargany but not before being horribly crippled.
In 1775 the 10th Earl of Cassillis was David, who commissioned Robert Adam to build the stunning Culzean Castle. The half gothic, half classical masterpiece looks across the Firth of Clyde to the Ailsa Craig and was offered for use as a retreat to Eisenhower in gratitude for his war achievements.
Modern Day Presence Kennedy is the 16th most common surname in Ireland with ~20,000 bearers, in the USA it is the 137th most common surname with ~185,000 bearers, in England & Wales it is the 168th most common surname, and in Scotland it is the 58th most common surname.
Scottish Kennedy Family Tree Base Here is the base of the family tree:
1 John Kennedy of Dunure and Cassillis M Heiress of the Carrick Earls
1.1 Sir Gilbert
1.1.1 James M Princess Mary (2nd daughter of Robert III) Robert III (c. ...
1.1.1.1 Gilbert (Became Lord Kennedy in about 1457) Events University of Freiburg founded. ...
1.1.1.x James Kennedy (He served as High Chancellor of Scotland and was Bishop of Dunkeld, and later Archbishop of St Andrews. At St Andrews he founded St. Salvator's College in 1455 and is considered one of the founders of the University of St Andrews) Two bishops assist at the Exhumation of Saint Hubert, who was a bishop too, at the église Saint-Pierre in Liège. ...
Dunkeld (Dùn Chailleann in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 15 miles north of Perth on the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite (north) side of the River Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. ...
In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ...
Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, and the home of golf. ...
The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the anglophone world. ...
1.1.1.1.1 Hugh Kennedy of Ardstinchar (Worked for the scottish mercenaries and fought with Joan of Arc at the siege of Orly) Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne dArc,[1] (c. ...
A siege is a military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. ...
ORLY? is a commune in the southern suburbs of YA RLY!, France. ...
1.1.1.1.1.1 Sir David (Third lord of Kennedy, created Earl of Cassilis in 1509) 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The tenth Kennedy Earl commissioned Robert Adam to build the Culzean Castle, which became the seat of the Kennedy Clan. Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE) is a castle near Maybole on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. ...
The twelfth Kennedy Earl was created Marquess of Ailsa The title of Marquess of Ailsa was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. ...
Gaelic Name - MacUalraig (Surname)
- Ceannaideach(Surname)
- Ceannaideach (Singular)
- Clann 'icUalraig (Collective)
Tartans
 Kennedy (Ancient) Scottish Clan Kennedy has several recognized tartans. new kennedy clan tartan This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
A tartan is type of pattern, originating in woven cloth, but now used in many materials. ...
- Kennedy (Modern)
- Kennedy (Ancient)
- Kennedy (Hunting)
- Kennedy (Muted)
- Kennedy (Weathered)
Arms - Irish: Sable three helmets in profile Argent
- Scottish: Argent, a chevron Gules between three cross crosslets fichée Sable, all within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules.
Scottish Chief The title of Marquess of Ailsa was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. ...
Scottish septs of Clan Kennedy - Cassels
- Cassillis
- Cassell
- Carrick
- Culzean
- Kermuck
- MacOurlick
- (Mac)Ulric(k)
- Moray
- Skye.
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