| McNamara MacNamara Mac Con Mara | |
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 McNamara arms | |
| Parent house | Dál gCais |
| Country | Kingdom of Thomond |
| Founder | Cú Mara mac Domhnall |
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| Cadet branches | McInerney McNamara Fionn |
Mac Conmara (anglicised as MacNamara or McNamara) is an Irish surname of a family of County Clare in Ireland.
The McNamara family were an Irish clan claiming descent from the Dál gCais and, after the O'Briens, one of the most powerful families in the Kingdom of Thomond as Lords of Clancullen (a title later divided into East and West families). They are related to the O'Gradys, also descended from the Uí Caisin line of the Dál gCais.
The name began with the chieftain Cumara, of Maghadhair in county Clare. Cumara is a contracted form of Conmara – hound of the sea. His son, Domhnall, who died in 1099, adopted the surname Mac Conmara, or son of Cumara, thus becoming the first of his name. The name has survived relatively unmodified as MacConmara in Irish and anglicised as MacNamara/McNamara. [1]
The name is a contraction of "Mac Cú Na Mara" meaning "Son of the Hound of the Sea". [2]
| Male | Daughter | Wife (Long) | Wife (Short) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Conmara [3] | Nic Conmara | Bean Mhic Conmara | Mhic Conmara |
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Mac Conmara (the son of the sea-hound)
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