Scannlán mac Fearghal
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Scannlán mac Fearghal, ancestor of the Ó Scannláin
Ó Scannláin
Ó Scannláin is the name of a number of Gaelic-Irish families, all unrelated. The most noteworthy were located in Munster. Those of County Clare were probably of Connacht origin. Nowadays rendered Scanlan, or Scanlon.-References:...

 family of County Galway
County Galway
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, fl. 10th century.

Scannlán was a member of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...

 dynasty of south County Galway
County Galway
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, and is listed in the genealogies as a seventeen-times great-grandson of King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin was a king of Connacht. A member of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne and son of king Colmán mac Cobthaig . Guiare ruled at the height of Ui Fiachrach Aidne power in south Connacht.-Early reign:...

 of Connacht
Connacht
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, who died in 663. His immediate descendants would use his name as their surname, and for a time be of some prominence in Aidhne
Aidhne
Aidhne also known as, Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne, Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne was the territory of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, a tuath located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht, Ireland. Aidhne is coextensive with the present diocese of Kilmacduagh...

, but were pushed out of power by their kinsmen and remained only a minor family, some moving to Thomond
Thomond
Thomond The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond is County Clare, County Limerick and north County Tipperary; effectively most of north Munster. The name is used by a variety of establishments and organisations located in , or associated with the region...

/County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

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Scannlán was a kinsman of a number of other men whose descendants also took their surnames from them, such as
  • Comhaltan mac Maol Cúlaird
    Comhaltan mac Maol Cúlaird
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     - Ó Comhaltan/Colton
    Colton
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    /Coulton
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  • Seachnasach mac Donnchadh
    Seachnasach mac Donnchadh
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     - Ó Seachnasaigh/Shaughnessy
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  • Eidhean mac Cléireach
    Eidhean mac Cléireach
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     - Ó Cléirigh
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    /Cleary
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  • Cathal mac Ógán
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     - Ó Cathail/Cahill
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  • Giolla Ceallaigh mac Comhaltan
    Giolla Ceallaigh mac Comhaltan
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     - MacGiolla Ceallaigh/Kilkelly
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Though in many cases the relationship between these men was quite distant, Scannlán would have been a contemporary or near-contemporary of almost all of them.
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