Ó hÁdhmaill is a GaelicIrish clan from Ulster.[7] The name is now rendered in many forms, most commonly Hamill. The clan are a branch of Cenél nEógain (specifically, Cenél mBinnigh), belonging to the Uí Néill; they claim descent from Eochu Binneach, the son of Eógan mac Néill. Their descendants in Ireland are found predominantly across Ulster, and County Louth, Leinster.
Ádhmall, Áḋmaıll, Ui hAdhmaill, Ó hÁḋmaill, Ó hAdhmaill, O'hAdhmaill, Ui hAghmaill, Ó hÁghmaill, Ó hAghmaill,[4] O'hAghmaill,[5] O'Hamill, Hamill, Hamil, Hammill, Hammil, O'Hamell, O'Hammell, Hamell, Hammell, Hammel, Hamel, Homill, Hommill, Homil, O'Hammoyle,[6] Hamall, Hammall, Hamaill
Clan was noted for being poets and ollovs (learned people) Ua hAghmaill are hereditary chiefs of; Teallach Cathalain, Teallach Duibhbrailbe and Teallach Braenain / Glenconkeine, barony of Loughinsholin
In Irish if the second part of the surname begins with a vowel 'Á', the form Ó attaches a h to it, this is the h-prothesis mutation. In this case Ádhmaill becomes Ó hÁdhmaill. The other forms effect no change: Ní Adhmaill, (Bean) Uí Adhmaill.[8][9]
Capitalized as: Ó hÁDHMAILL or Ó ʜÁDHMAILL, the first 'h' should always be either lowercase, or a smaller 'H' font size.
House
Male
Meaning
Anglicised
Wife
Daughter
Examples
Uí
Ó/Ua
descendant of
O'
Uí
Ní
Peadar Ó hAdhmaill, Aoife Uí Adhmaill (Aoife wife of Peader), Róisín Ní Adhmaill (Róisín daughter of Peader)
The Motto is Esse Quam Videri, translated as To Be Rather Than To Seem.[10]
The Slogan (battle cry) is "Vestigia nulla retrorsum", translated as No backward steps.[11]
The Coat of Arms is described as being; A shield azure field with two horizontal bars of ermine fur. On top of the shield is a ducal coronet. Atop the coronet is the figure of a leopard in profile, sitting with its face to the viewer's left.[10][11]
The Azure/Blue represents Strength, Loyalty and Truth
The Ermine is associated with the robes and crowns of Royal and Noble Personages
One of the leading clans of the Cenél mBinnigh, Cenél nEógain a branch of the Northern Uí Néill. They are descendants of Eochach Binnich mac Eógain, son of Eógan mac Néill, son of the fifth-century Néill Noígiallaig (Niall of the Nine Hostages), founder of the Uí Néill dynasty. Cenél mBinnigh where the first clan of the Cenél nEógain (Cenél nEóghain)[12] to advance from Inishowen.
The O'Hamills continued to move from North Ulster with the Northern Ui Neill's, and ruled territory in County Tyrone and County Armagh, South Ulster.[3]
Hereditary Chief or Clan chief; Ua hAghmaill (O'Hamill), Teallach Duibhbrailbe.
Finte (Clans); Ua Brolaigh, herenaghs of Tech na Coimairce and Clongleigh.
Branches;
Cenél mBinnig Glinne in the valley of Glenconkeine, barony of Loughinsholin
Cenél mBindigh Locha Droichid east of Magh Ith in Tirone (County Tyrone)
Cenél mBindigh Tuaithe Rois and one branch of the Ua Brolaigh, east of the River Foyle and north of the barony of Loughinsholin
Family tree
Niall Noi nGiallach - Néill Noígiallaig - Niall of the Nine Hostages
Eógan mac Néill - Eoghan mac Niall (Cenél nEógain - Cenél nEóghain - Cineál Eoghain)
Eochach Binnich mac Eógain - Och Binnigh mac Eoghan (Cenél mBinnigh - CineálnBinnigh)
Ua hAghmaill - Ó hÁdhmaill - O'Hamill
Irish-English Hamilledit
Prior to the middle of the 20th century, Irish was usually written using the Gaelic typefaces, in this case the surname appeared as Ó hÁḋmaıll. The dot above the lenited letter (ḋ) was replaced by the letters dh from the standard Roman alphabet changing it to Ó hÁdhmaıll. Also the Irish language makes no graphemic distinction between dotted i and dotless ı so at the same time it changed to Ó hÁdhmaill.
As the dh is silent, the pronunciation is similar to spelling it as O'Hamill which is how it came to be spelt when it was phonetically anglicised,[13] over time the spelling lost the O' and changed to Hamill,[14] giving us the modern Irish-English spelling of Hamill.
Notable people includeedit
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Communityedit
Tara Uí Adhmaill, Educator, specialising in the teaching of Irish to adults with expertise in raising children with Irish and Co-Founder of Glór Mológa, an Irish language community group based in Dublin South Central.
Historicedit
Giolla Criost Ó hAdhmaill, taoiseach of Clann Adhmaill[15] who fought with the last King of Ulaid, Ruaidhrí Mac Duinnshléibhe against John de Courcy in 1177.
Thomas Hamill, Irish Volunteers and Irish Republican Army, Dublin. Served in 1 Battalion, G Company, Dublin Brigade.[27]
Thomas Hamill, Na Fianna Éireann, 1st Battalion Belfast Brigade[28]
William Hamill, Na Fianna Éireann, 3rd (Armagh) Brigade, 4th Northern Division, Armagh City Sluagh attached to Armagh City Batt.[29]
Barney Hamill, Na Fianna Éireann, 3rd (Armagh) Brigade, 4th Northern Division, Derrytrasna Sluagh attached to Lurgan Batt.[29]
George Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), Lurgan Battalion, B Company Lurgan[30]
James Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), Lurgan Battalion, C Company Derrymacash[30]
Thomas Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), A Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
James Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), A Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
John Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), B Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
James Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), C Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
John Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), C Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
Patrick Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), D Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
Arthur & Patrick Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), D Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
Michael Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), F Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
Francis Hamill, Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), G Company, Dungannon Battalion, No. 1 Brigade, 2nd Northern Division[31]
Sáir Seán Ó hÁmaill (sic), Sgt. John Hamill (died Cyprus 7/4/1965), Memorial: Irish Army United Nations Service, located Section 40, South Section (E) of Glasnevin Cemetery.[32]
Notable people with Anglicised variants includeedit
While Hamell in Irish is spelt Ó hÁmaill,[33] it is often incorrectly used as the Irish version of Hamill.[23][32]
Unrelated names – same spellingedit
There are several surnames that are spelt the same but are unrelated:[34][35][3][36]
Some Scottish Hamill's are of Norman origin and are named after a location; Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France. Which itself was named from the Germanic personal name Hagano and the Old French ville for 'settlement'.
The English Hamill's of Saxon origin are named after a nickname from Middle English, and the Old English "hamel".
The English/Scottish Hamilton's are named after a location; the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England.
This page lists people with the surnameÁdhmall, Ádgmall, Ó hÁdhmaill, Ó hÁghmaill, O'Hamill, Hamill. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
March 15, 2024
hÁdhmaill, gaelic, irish, clan, from, ulster, name, rendered, many, forms, most, commonly, hamill, clan, branch, cenél, neógain, specifically, cenél, mbinnigh, belonging, néill, they, claim, descent, from, eochu, binneach, eógan, néill, their, descendants, ire. o hAdhmaill is a Gaelic Irish clan from Ulster 7 The name is now rendered in many forms most commonly Hamill The clan are a branch of Cenel nEogain specifically Cenel mBinnigh belonging to the Ui Neill they claim descent from Eochu Binneach the son of Eogan mac Neill Their descendants in Ireland are found predominantly across Ulster and County Louth Leinster o hAḋmaill o hAdhmaillPronunciationO HamillOriginLanguage s IrishMeaningDescendant of Adhmall quick ready active 1 Region of originRuled a territory in South Tyrone 2 3 amp Armagh now found across Ulster and LouthMottoEsse Quam VideriTo Be Rather Than To SeemOther namesVariant form s Adhmall Aḋmaill Ui hAdhmaill o hAḋmaill o hAdhmaill O hAdhmaill Ui hAghmaill o hAghmaill o hAghmaill 4 O hAghmaill 5 O Hamill Hamill Hamil Hammill Hammil O Hamell O Hammell Hamell Hammell Hammel Hamel Homill Hommill Homil O Hammoyle 6 Hamall Hammall HamaillClan was noted for being poets and ollovs learned people Ua hAghmaill are hereditary chiefs of Teallach Cathalain Teallach Duibhbrailbe and Teallach Braenain Glenconkeine barony of LoughinsholinIn Irish if the second part of the surname begins with a vowel A the form o attaches a h to it this is the h prothesis mutation In this case Adhmaill becomes o hAdhmaill The other forms effect no change Ni Adhmaill Bean Ui Adhmaill 8 9 Capitalized as o hADHMAILL or o ʜADHMAILL the first h should always be either lowercase or a smaller H font size House Male Meaning Anglicised Wife Daughter ExamplesUi o Ua descendant of O Ui Ni Peadar o hAdhmaill Aoife Ui Adhmaill Aoife wife of Peader Roisin Ni Adhmaill Roisin daughter of Peader Contents 1 Motto and Coat of Arms 2 History 3 Irish English Hamill 4 Notable people include 4 1 Community 4 2 Historic 4 3 Professional 4 4 Sport 4 5 Military 5 Notable people with Anglicised variants include 6 Places 7 Variations 8 Unrelated names same spelling 9 External links 10 ReferencesMotto and Coat of Arms editThe Motto is Esse Quam Videri translated as To Be Rather Than To Seem 10 The Slogan battle cry is Vestigia nulla retrorsum translated as No backward steps 11 The Coat of Arms is described as being A shield azure field with two horizontal bars of ermine fur On top of the shield is a ducal coronet Atop the coronet is the figure of a leopard in profile sitting with its face to the viewer s left 10 11 The Azure Blue represents Strength Loyalty and Truth The Ermine is associated with the robes and crowns of Royal and Noble Personages Ducal Coronet is a crown of a duke Leopard in profile is traditionally depicted the same as a lionHistory editOne of the leading clans of the Cenel mBinnigh Cenel nEogain a branch of the Northern Ui Neill They are descendants of Eochach Binnich mac Eogain son of Eogan mac Neill son of the fifth century Neill Noigiallaig Niall of the Nine Hostages founder of the Ui Neill dynasty Cenel mBinnigh where the first clan of the Cenel nEogain Cenel nEoghain 12 to advance from Inishowen The O Hamills continued to move from North Ulster with the Northern Ui Neill s and ruled territory in County Tyrone and County Armagh South Ulster 3 Hereditary Chief or Clan chief Ua hAghmaill O Hamill Teallach Duibhbrailbe Cineal Kinship Cenel nEogain Cinel Eoghain Finte Clans Ua Brolaigh herenaghs of Tech na Coimairce and Clongleigh Branches Cenel mBinnig Glinne in the valley of Glenconkeine barony of Loughinsholin Cenel mBindigh Locha Droichid east of Magh Ith in Tirone County Tyrone Cenel mBindigh Tuaithe Rois and one branch of the Ua Brolaigh east of the River Foyle and north of the barony of LoughinsholinFamily treeNiall Noi nGiallach Neill Noigiallaig Niall of the Nine Hostages Eogan mac Neill Eoghan mac Niall Cenel nEogain Cenel nEoghain Cineal Eoghain Eochach Binnich mac Eogain Och Binnigh mac Eoghan Cenel mBinnigh CinealnBinnigh Ua hAghmaill o hAdhmaill O HamillIrish English Hamill editPrior to the middle of the 20th century Irish was usually written using the Gaelic typefaces in this case the surname appeared as o hAḋmaill The dot above the lenited letter ḋ was replaced by the letters dh from the standard Roman alphabet changing it to o hAdhmaill Also the Irish language makes no graphemic distinction between dotted i and dotless i so at the same time it changed to o hAdhmaill As the dh is silent the pronunciation is similar to spelling it as O Hamill which is how it came to be spelt when it was phonetically anglicised 13 over time the spelling lost the O and changed to Hamill 14 giving us the modern Irish English spelling of Hamill Notable people include editThis article may contain unverified or indiscriminate information in embedded lists Please help clean up the lists by removing items or incorporating them into the text of the article December 2021 Community edit Tara Ui Adhmaill Educator specialising in the teaching of Irish to adults with expertise in raising children with Irish and Co Founder of Glor Mologa an Irish language community group based in Dublin South Central Historic edit Giolla Criost o hAdhmaill taoiseach of Clann Adhmaill 15 who fought with the last King of Ulaid Ruaidhri Mac Duinnshleibhe against John de Courcy in 1177 Ruarcan O Hamill chief Poet to O Hanlon 16 17 Professional edit Judge William G J Hamill Judge of the District Court 18 Sean o hAdhmaill ga Conradh na Gaeilge amp Glor na nGael Dr Feilim O Hadhmaill Programme Director amp Lecturer at University College Cork in Applied Social Studies 19 Cormac o hAdhmaill BBC TV Presenter 20 Eamonn o hAdhmaill TV Presenter 21 and editor 22 Sport edit Tomas O hAmaill sic Tomas Hamill Tipperary senior inter county hurling team 23 Military edit Peadar o hAḋmaill Peter Hamill Na Fianna Eireann 1st Brigade 4th Northern Division No 5 Sec 24 Dun Dealgan 25 Thomas Hamill 25 1878 1955 Irish Volunteers 4 Battalion Cycling Corps and Irish Republican Army 1 Brigade 4 Northern Division Dundalk 26 Thomas Hamill Dunleer 25 Thomas Hamill Irish Volunteers and Irish Republican Army Dublin Served in 1 Battalion G Company Dublin Brigade 27 Thomas Hamill Na Fianna Eireann 1st Battalion Belfast Brigade 28 William Hamill Na Fianna Eireann 3rd Armagh Brigade 4th Northern Division Armagh City Sluagh attached to Armagh City Batt 29 Barney Hamill Na Fianna Eireann 3rd Armagh Brigade 4th Northern Division Derrytrasna Sluagh attached to Lurgan Batt 29 George Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 Lurgan Battalion B Company Lurgan 30 James Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 Lurgan Battalion C Company Derrymacash 30 Thomas Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 A Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 James Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 A Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 John Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 B Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 James Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 C Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 John Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 C Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 Patrick Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 D Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 Arthur amp Patrick Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 D Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 Michael Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 F Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 Francis Hamill Irish Republican Army 1919 1922 G Company Dungannon Battalion No 1 Brigade 2nd Northern Division 31 Sair Sean o hAmaill sic Sgt John Hamill died Cyprus 7 4 1965 Memorial Irish Army United Nations Service located Section 40 South Section E of Glasnevin Cemetery 32 Notable people with Anglicised variants include editHamill Surname List Hammill Surname ListPlaces editHamill South DakotaVariations editWhile Hamell in Irish is spelt o hAmaill 33 it is often incorrectly used as the Irish version of Hamill 23 32 Unrelated names same spelling editThere are several surnames that are spelt the same but are unrelated 34 35 3 36 Some Scottish Hamill s are of Norman origin and are named after a location Haineville or Henneville in Manche France Which itself was named from the Germanic personal name Hagano and the Old French ville for settlement The English Hamill s of Saxon origin are named after a nickname from Middle English and the Old English hamel The English Scottish Hamilton s are named after a location the village of Hamilton Leicestershire England External links editFinte na hEireann Clans of Ireland References edit Library of Ireland o hAdhmaill Hamill households in mid 19th century Ireland a b c Ulster Ancestry Hamill www ulsterancestry com Retrieved 3 March 2018 Library of Ireland o hAghmaill Library of Ireland Ancient Irish Sirnames O h Aghmaill The Book of Irish Families Great amp Small By Michael C O Laughlin 2002 Annals of the Four Masters M1166 11 o hAdhmaill Foras na Gaeilge o hAdhmaill Sloinne Surname a b History of Hamill Name www oocities org Retrieved 3 March 2018 a b Jordan John W 2004 Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania Genealogical Publishing Com ISBN 9780806352398 The great Cineal Eoghain ONeills of Ulster ancientclanoneill com Retrieved 3 March 2018 Anglicisation of Irish Surnames Why are there so many English Surnames in Ireland Mike 2013 Mac Carthaigh s Book MCB1178 1 Annals of the Four Masters M1376 8 Annals of Loch Ce LC1376 4 1 Judges of the court service of Ireland UCC Programme Director Voluntary and Community Sector Management BBC Cormac o hAdhmaill BBC2 Cuisle Irish language arts series ROSG Fior Sceal produced for TG4 a b Tomas O hAmaill incorrectly spelt by GAA Military Archives 1 Brigade 4 Northern Division Dundalk a b c Bogan Alan Agnew Padraic Howard Marcus 2016 The Louth Volunteers 1916 Dundalk The Write Space Publishing p 328 ISBN 9781911345381 Military Service Pensions Records File Reference MSP34REF16105 Military Service Pensions Records File Reference MSP34REF8931 Military Archives 1st Battalion Belfast Brigade a b Military Archives 3 Armagh Brigade 4 Northern Division a b Military Archives Lurgan Battalion a b c d e f g h i Military Archives 2nd Northern Division 1 Brigade Tyrone 2nd Battalion Dungannon a b Sair Sean o hAmaill incorrectly spelt on Irish Defence Forces U N Service Memorial Sloinne Foras na Gaeilge o hAmaill US About Family Education Forebears English Scottish Hamill Surname Meaning Dictionary of American Family Names nbsp This page lists people with the surname Adhmall Adgmall o hAdhmaill o hAghmaill O Hamill Hamill If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given 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