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The ancient past
Cenel Eoghain, a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
The surname CARLOS could be a “Cenel Eoghain” sept traditionally descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages. One of Niall of the Nine Hostages’ sons was named Eoghain.
Search for these variant spellings:
Cenél, Cenel, Cinel, Cineal;
Eoghain, nEoghain, Eoghan, Eoghainn, Eogan;
Feradhaigh, Feradach, Feradaigh, Fereadaidh, Ferady;
Mac Cathmhaoil; Clann Cathmaoil; Mic Cathmail
Their location was called Tirowen (Tir Eoghan), later Tyrone, now the general vicinity of County Tyrone, Ireland.
go.ireland MacCAUL, MacCawell, Caufield
goireland.com/Genealogy/Html/Surname
goireland.com/genealogy/scripts/Family
where it says:
(Mac) CORLESS, Carlos, Caulfield
A surname of many origins. The majority of our Caulfields are MacCawells — Mac Cathmhaoil in Irish, a Cenél Eoghain sept traditionally descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages. Located in the barony of Clogher (Co. Tyrone). Other anglicized forms are those Campbell, Howell, MacCarvill, MacCowhill, Callwell, MacCall and MacHall. The last two are also used for Mac Cathail of Hy Many [aka Ui Maine], which, when found in its homeland in Connacht is now Corless, Carlos or Charles; Corless and Carlos are often Mac Carluis in modern Irish. Today MacCaul and MacCall belong mainly to the Armagh-Monaghan-Cavan area, while Caulfield is most numerous in north-east Ulster and in Mayo. Petty’s “census” (1659) indicates that Cawells and MacCawells were then numerous in Armagh and Louth, two of the counties comprised in ancient Oriel: the abbreviated form MacCall had not yet been adopted and Caulfield appeared only as a planter family. This was established as a leading Ulster landlord family by Sir Toby Caulfield. Born at Oxford in 1565 and registered at baptism in the name of Calfehill, came to Ulster in the service of Queen Elizabeth; in 1607 he obtained a large grant of abbey lands in Co. Armagh and also in Co. Derry. He acted for the government as collector of rents and fines on the forfeited O'Neill estates from 1608 to 1611. He was the first Baron Charlemont and ancestor of the present peer. One of the seats of this family, Castlecaulfield was the centre of the town of the same name in Co. Tyrone. They were always active in the English interest. William, the 5th Baron, captured Sir Phelim O’Neill in 1652 and in the next generation they took the side of William of Orange. They retained until recent times their extensive estates and in 1883 held over 26,000 acres in Counties Armagh and Tyrone. Another Lord Charlemont, James Caulfield, 1st Earl, (1728-1799), first president of the Royal Irish Academy, was cornmander-in-chief of the Irish Volunteers as well as being a scholar. Another James Caulfield was Catholic Bishop of Ferns from 1785 to 1810. Since the Charlemont family lived in the same territory as the Gaelic sept of MacCawell some confusion arises as to the origin of individuals since the partial adoption by the MacCawells of the surname Caulfield. Before the eighteenth century identification is not difficult. MacCawells are found often in early seventeenth century Ulster records, e.g. in the 1606-1609 inquisition juries, most of whom were of Gaelic-Irish stock. It is of interest to recall the recorded fact that in 1609 of 15 Limavady jurors (including two MacCawells as well as MacAttagarts, O’Heaneys and a MacGilligan) 13 “spoke good Latin.” The MacCawells are principally noteworthy as ecclesiastics: two were Bishops of Clogher between 1390 and 1432 and many others held lesser positions in the diocese between 1356 and 1612; and there was also the Franciscan historian and philosopher, Hugh MacCaughwell (1571-1626), who was appointed Archbishop of Armagh the year he died; but possibly he was not of this stock as in Irish he is usually called MacAingil.
Topographical Poems of John O’Dubhagain and Giolla Na Naomh O’Duidhrin
members.aol.com/lochlan2/odugan
Search in the page for “Cathmhaoil” (aka Clann Cathmhaoil), where you’ll find “the warlike Clann Cathmhaoil” and:
“Cinel Feradhaigh: This territory comprised the barony of Clogher, in the county of Tryone, and was the patrimonial inheritance of the family of MacCathmhaoil (MacCawell), descendants of Fergal [Fearghal], son of Muireadhach [Murdach], son of Eoghan. The MacCawells are famous in Irish history for their learning, and the many dignitaries they supplied to the church, but are now very much reduced, and many of the sept seek to conceal their antiquity by anglicising their name Caulfied! It is usually latinized Cavellus, and some of the clan still retain the form MacCawell; but the greater number of them amke (?) it either Camphill, Cambell, Caulfield, or Howell. See Annals of Four Masters, A.D. 1185. A distinguished branch of this family, who changed the name to Caulfield, settled in the county of Wicklow, where they still retain considerable property: their pedigree is well known. The family O’Fiachra and the other septs of this territory are unknown, or disguised under some anglicised forms. The other septs of Cinel Fearadhaigh cannot now be distinguished.”
Therefore, it says that the “Cinel Feradhaigh” sept descended from Eoghain/Eoghan like this:
Eoghain/Eoghan had a son Muireadhach, who had a son Fergal, who had descendants called MacCathmhaoil (MacCawell).
McLaughlin Family History: Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland; 379 AD to 1241 AD: The Three Sons of Owen [Eoghain]
“To complete the picture, we will glance briefly at the areas occupied by other Owen families. The Clan Ferady with its leading sept the MeCawellls settled around Clogher.”
“MeCawellls” is misspelled — I assume the author means McCawells.
RootsWeb: Ireland’s History in Maps: Tribe & Territory Index
rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/tribe_index
Scroll down to “Northern Ui Neill regions.” The 8th item down “Cenel Fearadhaigh” is supposedly the ancesty of MacCathmhaoil (Mac Cawell, Campbell). This is a good place to get background information on the different territories of Ireland.
Old Irish Clans
fortunecity.com/bally/carlow/211/oldclans
General information about Cenel Eoghain, descendants of Eogan (Owen), a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
An Phoblacht, Republican News
Thursday, 25 April 2002
republican news.org/archive/2002/April25
Caoimhghín Mac Cathmhaoil, “lifelong republican, social activist, people’s lawyer and true friend to many,” died peacefully aged 81 just over a week ago.
Clogher Diocese, County Monaghan, history of bishops
clogherdiocese.ie/history/history
Mentions two men by the name of Mac Cathmhaoil:
Art Mac Cathmhaoil (1390 – 1432)
Eoghan Mac Cathmhaoil (1505 – 1515)
The Isle of Man
This site mentions the surname Cowell quite a few times. The Manx surnames Cowle and Cowell may be, in some cases, derived from the Irish Mac Cathmhaoil.
Where is the Isle of Man?
isle-of-man.com/information/map-uk
EIRData, Electronic Irish Records Dataset
Aodh Mac Aingil, 1571-1626, biography
aka Hugh MacCaghwell; Aodh MacCathmhaoil; Cavellus
pgil.eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors
Very cool map of 650 AD Ireland
Among its boundaries, it shows O’Neill’s country & Connacht country. Carlos’ were concentrated in the Kilmore, Elphin, Baslick & Roscommon area, with Corless’ southwest of there in County Galway.