Irish clans

Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century.^[1] A clan (or fine in Irish, plural finte) included the chief and his patrilineal relatives;^[2] however, Irish clans also included unrelated clients of the chief.^[3]

^ Nicholls, 2003: pp. 8–11.
^ Aitchison, N. B. (1994). "Kingship, Society, and Sacrality: Rank, Power, and Ideology in Early Medieval Ireland". Traditio. 49: 46. doi:10.1017/S036215290001299X.
^ Bhreathnach, Edel (2014). Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400–1000: Landscape, kingship and religion. Four Courts Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1846823428.

[1] Nicholls, 2003: pp. 8–11.

[2] Aitchison, N. B. (1994). "Kingship, Society, and Sacrality: Rank, Power, and Ideology in Early Medieval Ireland". Traditio. 49: 46. doi:10.1017/S036215290001299X.

[3] Bhreathnach, Edel (2014). Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400–1000: Landscape, kingship and religion. Four Courts Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1846823428.

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