Teach Mhic Conaill / Taughmaconnell

Teach Mhic Conaill / Taughmaconnell (also Taghmaconnell) is a smallvillage between Athlone and Ballinasloe in Co. Roscommon

Vocabulary:
teach = house
mac = son
Conall = Connell (Irish name)
Mac Conaill (literally: son of Conall) = MacConnell (Irish surname)
teach Mhic Conaill = a house of MacConnell

Grammar:
An Irish male’s surname generally consists of “Mac” (son) or “Ó/Ua” (descendant, grandson) followed by a name in genitive.

Conall > Mac Conaill / Ó Conaill
Dónall > Mac Dónaill / Ó Dónaill
Uigeann > Mac Uiginn / Ó hUiginn

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