A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
his 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.…
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