Editing County Mayo (section)

===Clans and families===
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In the early historic period, what is now County Mayo consisted of a number of large kingdoms, minor lordships and [[Faulagh|tribes of obscure origins]]. They included:

* [[Calraige]]            – pre-historic tribe found in the parishes of [[Attymass]], [[Kilgarvan]], [[Crossmolina]] and the [[River Moy]]
* [[Ciarraige]]           – settlers from [[Munster]] found in south-east Mayo around [[Kiltimagh]] and west [[County Roscommon]]
* [[Conmhaícne|Conmaicne]] – a people located in the [[barony (country subdivision)|barony]] of [[Kilmaine]], alleged descendants of [[Fergus mac Róich]]
* [[Fir Domnann]]         – branch of the [[Laigin]], originally from [[United Kingdom|Britain]], located in [[Erris]]
* [[Gamanraige]]          – pre-historic [[kings of Connacht]], famous for battle with [[Medb]] & [[Ailill mac Máta|Ailill]] of [[Rathcroghan|Cruachan]] in [[Táin Bó Flidhais]]. Based in [[Erris]], [[Carrowmore Lake]], [[Killala Bay]], [[Lough Conn]]
* [[Gailenga]]            – kingdom extending east from [[Castlebar]] to adjoining parts of Mayo
* [[Uí Fiachrach]] Muidhe – a sept of the [[Connachta]], based around [[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]], some of whom were [[kings of Connacht]]
* [[Partraige]]           – a pre-[[Gaels|Gaelic]] people of [[Lough Mask]] and [[Lough Carra]], namesakes of [[Partry]]
* [[Umaill]]              – kingdom surrounding [[Clew Bay]], east towards [[Castlebar]], its rulers adopted the surname [[O'Malley (surname)|O'Malley]]