A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
s uncle, Maurice OConnell, esq. in Feb-ruary, 1825. Before his election by the city of Dublin, the learned gentleman repre-sented in succession the counties of Clare, Waterford, and Kerry. He was chosen bythe freeholders of Clare, for the first time, while Roman Catholics were yet excludedfrom… … The surname of OConnell, according tothe authority of Irish writers,* emanatedfrom Conal Gabhra, an ancient prince ofthe royal line of Heber, son of Milesius;from whom likewise the districts of Upperand Lower Connelloe, in the county ofLimerick, acquired their denomination ;— * OBriens Diet, p 125.…
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