From Mag Samhradháin, ‘son of Samhradhán’ (from samhradh, ‘summer’) — chiefs of Tullyhaw in west Cavan.
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Gaelic Origin · Root meaning ‘son of summer’
McGovern anglicises Mag Samhradháin, built on the personal name Samhradhán, itself from samhradh, ‘summer’. The family ruled Tullyhaw, the northwestern corner of County Cavan, as one of the leading septs of the old kingdom of Breifne.
A warm name for a hard stretch of drumlin country — chiefs who held their ground through some of Ulster's most contested centuries.
Irish form: Mag Samhradháin
