Clans and Families
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In the early historic period, what is now County Mayo consisted of a number of large kingdoms, minor lordships and tribes of obscure origins. They included:
- Calraige - pre-historic tribe found in the parishes of Attymass, Kilgarvan, Crossmolina and the River Moy
- Ciarraige - settlers from Munster found in south-east Mayo around Kiltimagh and west County Roscommon
- Conmaicne - a people located in the barony of Kilmaine, alleged descendants of Fergus mac Róich
- Fir Domnann - branch of the Laigin, originally from Britain, located in Erris
- Gamanraige - pre-historic kings of Connacht, famous for battle with Medb & Ailill of Cruachan in Táin Bó Flidhais. Based in Erris, Carrowmore Lake, Killala Bay, Lough Conn.
- Gailenga - kingdom extending east from Castlebar to adjoining parts of Mayo
- Uí Fiachrach Muidhe - a sept of the Connachta, based around Ballina, some of whom were kings of Connacht
- Partraige - apparently a pre-Gaelic people of Lough Mask and Lough Carra, namesakes of Partry
- Ui Mail - kingdom surrounding Clew Bay, east towards Castlebar, its rulers adopted the surname O'Malley
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