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O'Bellian Of Munster Arms: Ar. two lions pass. guard. in pale gu. Crest: A hand couped at the wrist erect, holding a sword impailing a boar's head couped all ppr. NIALL or Neal, brother of Menmon who is No. 106 on the "Macnamara" pedigree, ws the ancestor of MacFlancha,* which is anglicised Clanchy, Clancie, Clancy, Mac Clancy, Clinch, and Glancy. 106. Niall: son of Aodh (or Hugh) odhar; a quo the Hy-Niall (or O'Neill), of Munster. * MacFlancha: The root of this name is the Irish word "Flann," genitive, "flainn" [floin or flin], blood; and the name itself means "the descendants of the red-complexioned man." Besides MacFlancha the following surnames are derived from the same prolific root: Flanagan, Flannagan, Flinn, Flynn, Glenn, Glynn, Linn, Lynn, Macklin, Maglin, Magloin, McGloin.
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