Bryan Clan

The name Bryan is a variant of O'Brien and is among the ten most frequently found in the country. The name derives from the tenth century King of Ireland, Brian Boru and there were a number of Septs, the largest of which were based in Counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. It is in these Counties that the majority of descendants can still be found.

Almost all the Bryans who have been recorded as members of parliament, army officers, mayors etc. and landowners have been Kilkenny people.

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Conquest Clan

After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Houghton Conquest, Hugh de Beauchamp from Countess Edith, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

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