Conmaicne
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The Conmaicne or Conmhaicne (descendants of Con Mhac) were an ancient tribal grouping that were divided into a number of distinct branches that were found scattered around Ireland in the early medieval period. They take their name from a mythical ancestor known as Con Mhac "hound son".
The Conmaicne Mara (the Conmhaicne of the sea) were located in what is now the extreme west of County Galway and gave their name to the territory they occupied i.e. Connemara, which is the anglicised form of Conmhaicne Mara.
Other branches of the Conmhaicne located in what is now County Galway include the Conmaicne Toland and the Conmaicne Dun Mor. The former parish of Kilconickny, which means "church of the Conmaicne"is located west of the town of Loughrea.
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