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William Ó Ciardhubháin, fl. 1488, was an Irish merchant and the founder of one of The Tribes of Galway. Ó Ciardhubháin is said to have been a native of Dunbally castle, near Dunmore, County Galway. He had a quarrel with Thomas III de Bermingham, Ó Cellaigh of Áth Liag and other local families which forced him and his family to flee to the town of Galway, leaving the de Berminghams to possess their property. A variant tradition states that:
However the means, Ó Ciardhubháin, with his family and followers, are stated in the city archives to have settled in the town in 1488, "where he became one of the principal, influential men then in Galway." John Óge Kirwan became the first member of the family to become Mayor, followed by William's eldest son Thomas in 1534, while the second son, Patrick, became Warden of Galway. The family, while always acknowledged as of Gaelic origin, eventually rendered their surname from Ó Ciardhubháin to Kirwan. Known descendants of William Ó Ciardhubháin include * Joseph W. Kirwan * Annette Kirwan * Magdalen Kirwan * Jim Kirwan * John William Kirwan * Richard Kirwan * Rev. Augustine Kirwan * Sir John Kirwan * Stephen Kirwan * Dominick Kirwin ==External links== * http://www.genealogy.com/users/s/w/e/Patrick-Sweezey-/FILE/0032page.html?Welcome=1082678487 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Ó Ciardhubháin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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