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Altough [[Edward MacLysaght]] claims the McPhillips surname is of Scottish origin. The surname is found predominantly in [[Ireland]], in the counties of [[County Cavan|Cavan]], [[County Fermanagh|Fermanagh]] and [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]]. In [[Ulster]], the surname, in [[Irish language|Gaelic]] is ''MacPilib''. Historians [[Peadar Livingstone]] & [[Robert A. Bell|Robert Bell]] both claim the surname descends from Philip MacMahon ([[Irish name]] ''Pilib MacMathghamhna''). He was the [[coarb]] of [[Clones Abbey]] up until his death in 1486. He was related to the [[List of Kings of Airgíalla|Kings of Oriel]].<ref>[[Peadar Livingstone]], The Monaghan story, published by Enniskillen : [[Clogher Record|Clogher Historical Society]] in 1980 ISBN 0-9501047-4-4</ref><ref>[[Robert A. Bell]] Book of Ulster Surnames, Page 214, published by The Blackstaff Press in 1988 ISBN 0-85640-602-3</ref><ref>http://www.mcmahonsofmonaghan.org/mcmahon_dna_project.html</ref><ref>http://www.peterspioneers.com/mcmahongenealogy.pdf page 7</ref> <ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/27695450] Clogherici A Dictionary of the Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Clogher page 176 (1535 - 1835) (Continued) by P. Ó Gallachair, Clogher Record, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1957)</ref>
Altough [[Edward MacLysaght]] claims the McPhillips surname is of Scottish origin. The surname is found predominantly in [[Ireland]], in the counties of [[County Cavan|Cavan]], [[County Fermanagh|Fermanagh]] and [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]]. Historians [[Peadar Livingstone]] & [[Robert A. Bell|Robert Bell]] both claim the surname descends from Philip MacMahon ([[Irish name]] ''Pilib MacMathghamhna''). He was the [[coarb]] of [[Clones Abbey]] up until his death in 1486. He was related to the [[List of Kings of Airgíalla|Kings of Oriel]].<ref>[[Peadar Livingstone]], The Monaghan story, published by Enniskillen : [[Clogher Record|Clogher Historical Society]] in 1980 ISBN 0-9501047-4-4</ref><ref>[[Robert A. Bell]] Book of Ulster Surnames, Page 214, published by The Blackstaff Press in 1988 ISBN 0-85640-602-3</ref><ref>http://www.mcmahonsofmonaghan.org/mcmahon_dna_project.html</ref><ref>http://www.peterspioneers.com/mcmahongenealogy.pdf page 7</ref> <ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/27695450] Clogherici A Dictionary of the Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Clogher page 176 (1535 - 1835) (Continued) by P. Ó Gallachair, Clogher Record, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1957)</ref>


In [[Connacht]], [[Phillips]] is an [[Anglicisation]] of [[Philbin|McPhilbin]]. Phillips was used interchangeably with McPhillips, but later dropped the Mc/Mac prefix. <ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= Irish Times</ref> <ref> The Surnames of Ireland by [[Edward MacLysaght]]</ref> <ref>[[Robert A. Bell]] Book of Ulster Surnames, Page 214, published by The Blackstaff Press in 1988 ISBN 0-85640-602-3</ref>
In [[Connacht]], [[Phillips]] is an [[Anglicisation]] of [[Philbin|McPhilbin]]. Phillips was used interchangeably with McPhillips, but later dropped the Mc/Mac prefix. <ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= Irish Times</ref> <ref> The Surnames of Ireland by [[Edward MacLysaght]]</ref> <ref>[[Robert A. Bell]] Book of Ulster Surnames, Page 214, published by The Blackstaff Press in 1988 ISBN 0-85640-602-3</ref>

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McPhillips
Irish name: MacPhilib
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Current regionUlster
Earlier spellingsIn Ireland:
MacPhilip, MacPhillip, MacPhillips
Gaeilge
Spelling changed from MacPilib to MacPhilib
In Scotland:
MacPhilip, Philip, Philp
Etymologypatronymic form meaning "son of Philip"
McKillop
Philbin
Phillips
Phillipson
Surnames are of different origin.
Place of originCounty Monaghan, Ireland[1]
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Connected familiesIn Ireland:
McMahon, McArdle, Mathews
In Scotland:
McDonnells of Keppoch, McKillop

Altough Edward MacLysaght claims the McPhillips surname is of Scottish origin. The surname is found predominantly in Ireland, in the counties of Cavan, Fermanagh and Monaghan. Historians Peadar Livingstone & Robert Bell both claim the surname descends from Philip MacMahon (Irish name Pilib MacMathghamhna). He was the coarb of Clones Abbey up until his death in 1486. He was related to the Kings of Oriel.[3][4][5][6] [7]

In Connacht, Phillips is an Anglicisation of McPhilbin. Phillips was used interchangeably with McPhillips, but later dropped the Mc/Mac prefix. [8] [9] [10]

In Scotland, different variations of the surname is found in Inverness-shire but the most common version is McKillop.[11][12]

17th Century & Flight of the Earls

In the Annals of the Four Masters, On the 14th September 1607, mention by Tadhg Ó Cianáin is made of an attendant called Seán MacPhilib.[13] He fled Ireland with the O'Donnells. He and 13 others choose to remain in Leuven, and joined the O'Neill regiment in the Spanish Army of Flanders. The regiment were fighting the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War. The rest travelled to Rome. see also Flight of the Earls[14][15][16]

People

People with the family name McPhillips include:

Place Names

References

  1. ^ Irish Times
  2. ^ british surnames
  3. ^ Peadar Livingstone, The Monaghan story, published by Enniskillen : Clogher Historical Society in 1980 ISBN 0-9501047-4-4
  4. ^ Robert A. Bell Book of Ulster Surnames, Page 214, published by The Blackstaff Press in 1988 ISBN 0-85640-602-3
  5. ^ http://www.mcmahonsofmonaghan.org/mcmahon_dna_project.html
  6. ^ http://www.peterspioneers.com/mcmahongenealogy.pdf page 7
  7. ^ [1] Clogherici A Dictionary of the Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Clogher page 176 (1535 - 1835) (Continued) by P. Ó Gallachair, Clogher Record, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1957)
  8. ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= Irish Times
  9. ^ The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght
  10. ^ Robert A. Bell Book of Ulster Surnames, Page 214, published by The Blackstaff Press in 1988 ISBN 0-85640-602-3
  11. ^ [2] Phillips DNA project
  12. ^ David Dorward. Scottish Surnames. Published by Collins in 1995, Mercat Press; New edition in 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1841830452
  13. ^ [3] Imeacht na nIarlai: Tadhg Ó Cianáin notes translated by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich & Padraig deBarra, 1972
  14. ^ followers of the flight of the earls
  15. ^ http://www.flightoftheearls.ie
  16. ^ http://www.flightoftheearls.ch/overview.html Closed
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