When Cuchonnaght Oge McGuire was born about 1540, in Ulster, Ireland, his father, Cuchannacht "the Coarb" Maguire, was 77 and his mother, Siobhan O'Neill, was 57. He married Margaret O'Neill about 1560, in County Fermanagh, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 17 June 1589, in County Fermanagh, Ireland, at the age of 50.
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Henry VIII dies, succeeded by the boy king Edward VI. England and Ireland were ruled by the senior nobility of England.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Brigid, Caitlin, Kieran, Aidan, Aislinn, Clancy, Conley, Connor, Cormac, Donal, Fionnuala.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Uidhir ‘son of Odhar’, a byname meaning ‘sallow’. This was the name of the ruling family of Fermanagh from the 13th–17th centuries, now regularly Anglicized as Maguire .
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Possible Related NamesCuchonnaght Oge McGuire (also spelled variously as Cuconnacht, Cucconacht, or Constantine), born around 1540 and died in 1589, was a significant figure in Irish history as the 14th Prince of Fermanagh …
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