SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN IRELAND. 11 A branch of the McCallions had settled at an early period in Northern Ulster, principally in Donegal, so we find that in the Northern parts of that county, in the Inishowen districts in particular and Co. Derry, the name McCallion, and in the Southern parts of Tyrone, bordering Armagh, ana particularly in the district of Blackwatertown, in Co. Armagh, the McCallions, another form of the name, have assumed the name of Campbell (Mac Caillean). I may mention that some writerl' have confused the name McCallion with McAllen, which is a totally different name: The Irish sept that have changed their name to Campbell is Mac Cathmhaoil (See Caulfield), which name is variously anglieised, namely, McCavill, McCawell, McCowell, Caulfield, M' Caulfield, Camill, M' Howell, McCamphill, Camphill, Cambell, Camble, and Campell. The Mac Cathmhaoil were lords of Kine! Fearadaigh in the barony of Omagh, Co. Tyrone, and held Ardstraw, Clogher, and other districts in the barony. Conor Mac Cawell was Lord of Kine! Fearadaigh in 1252 A.D., so the name is of early origin. The parish of Cloghernie (Termonmagurk, Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone), had many priests of the name; Neal McCamul, rector of Cloghernie died 1367. John Mac Cathmoyle, rector of Cloghernie, died 1440. Arthur Mac Camhaill, Bishop of Clogher, died 1432. In 1395 Art Mac Camael, Bishop of Clogher, was engaged at Clogher building the Chapel of St. Macartan, the Abbey, Cathedral, and two Chapels. Hugh MacCawell, or as he was otherwise called, Mac Angel, Primate of Armagh, belonged to the Clan. He was previously Divinity Lecturer at Louvain, and published there, in 1618, a book called ''The :Mirror of the Sacrament of Penance.'' He died in 1626. We see herein the Co. Tyrone sept of Mac Cathmhaoil held a high position amongst the clansmen of Tyrone. Corbett.-In the districts of Oughterard and North Sligo, respectively, the surnames Caribeen and 0 'Currobeen (0 'Ooirbin) have been anglicisecl Corbett. Clarkson, Clarson.- These two names are angl~eised forms of Mae A' Chleirich and are a sept of the Camerons of Lochiel. Clarke.- This name is the anglicised form of both a Scottish, Manx, and Irish sept. In the first case it is the anglicised form of the Mac A' Chleirich sept of Dumbarton County, Scotland; the other anglicisations of the name being McAlery, McLeery, .M' Cleery, McAleary, Lecky, and Leckie, all those names being found in Ulster. In the second case the old Irish sept name Clery and
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