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The Maguire ( mə-GWIRE) family is an Irish clan based in County Fermanagh. The name derives from the Gaelic Mac Uidhir, which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one". According to legend, this relates to the eleventh descendant of Colla da Chrich, great-grandson of Cormac mac Airt, who was monarch of Ireland about the middle of the third century. From the 13th to the 17th centuries, the Maguire family were kings of Fermanagh. Naming conventions The surname has been anglicized variously as McGuire, McGwire, McGwyre and most commonly, Maguire (from variant form Mag Uidhir). History The Maguire sept is primarily associated with modern-day County Fermanagh. They possessed the entire county, also known as Maguire's Country, from about 1250 C.E. and maintained their independence as Lords of Fermanagh down to the reign of King James VI & I, when their country was confiscated like other parts of Ulster. The Maguire's supplied Chiefs or Princes to Fermanagh, from about A.D. 1264, when they supplanted the former Chieftains (Ó Daimhín, or Devin/Devine). They were inaugurated as Princes of Fermanagh on the summit of Cuilcagh, a magnificent mountain near Swanlinbar, on the borders of Cavan and Fermanagh; and sometimes also at a place called Sciath Gabhra or Lisnasciath, now Lisnaskea. The family was first mentioned in the Annals as early as 956 AD and have always been closely associated with the other leading septs of Ulster such as the O'Neill and the O'Donnell. They spawned several well-known branches which became septs in their own right, including Mac Manus, Mac Caffrey, Mac Hugh, and several others. The name is among the forty most common names in Ireland, among the top twenty-five in Ulster, ten in Co. Cavan, thirty in Co. Monaghan and is the single most common name in Co. Fermanagh. Maguiresbridge in Co. Fermanagh (Irish: Droichead Mhig Uidhir) takes its name from the family. In the Nine Years' War (1594–1603), Hugh Maguire, the Lord of Fermanagh, took the rebels' side, while his subordinate kinsman Connor Roe Maguire of Magherastephana sought to displace him and was nicknamed "the Queen's Maguire" for his support of Queen Elizabeth's forces. Connor was granted the whole of Maguire's Country (Fermanagh) by letters patent in 1601, but this was disregarded by the Plantation of Ulster in 1609, which granted him only twelve thousand acres of the barony of Magherastephana. Connor's son Bryan was made Baron Maguire of Enniskillen in 1627; both of his sons supported the Confederate Ireland rebellion of the 1640s. Connor, 2nd Baron was executed and attainted in 1645, while Rory Maguire was killed in fighting in 1648. Rory's son, Roger Maguire, was a Jacobite politician and soldier. During translation in the Ulster Plantation, various English translations of the original Mag Uidhir appeared, including Maguire, Mac Guire and McGuire. In South West Donegal, the name is re-translated into Gaelic as Mac Guibhir. An unusual version is Meguiar, an American spelling best known from "Meguiar's Wax." Enniskillen Castle was the medieval seat of the Maguire (Mag Uidhir), chieftains of Fermanagh, who policed the lough with a private navy of 1,500 boats. Nearby is Maguiresbridge. At the castle, the King got wind of a large army that had been sent to attack. Fearing the loss of all his clan, he sent half of his people to the northwest of Scotland, who adopted the surname of MacQuarrie. The Maguire clan motto is Justitia et fortitudo invincibilia sunt, which is Latin for "Justice and fortitude are invincible". Notable people Maguire Andrew Maguire (born 1939), American politician and former member of U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey Baron Maguire, Two Barons Maguire of Enniskillen in the Peerage of Ireland Bassett Maguire (1904–1991), American botanist Bernard A. Maguire (1818–1886), American Jesuit and president of Georgetown University Bob Maguire (1934–2023), Australian priest and community worker Brendan Maguire (born 1975) Canadian Politician, MLA for Nova Scotia. Cathy Maguire, Irish singer-songwriter, TV personality from Dundalk, Co Louth. Charles A. Maguire (1876–1949), Canadian politician; mayor of Toronto 1922–1923 Chris Maguire (born 1989), Scottish footballer Clare Maguire (born 1988), British singer-songwriter Connor Maguire, 2nd Baron of Enniskillen, Irish rebel of 1641 Darragh Maguire (born 1976), Irish footballer Donna Maguire (born 1967), Provisional IRA member Eleanor Maguire, Irish neuropsychologist Emily Maguire (disambiguation), multiple people Eric Maguire, American politician Frank Maguire (1929–1981), Northern Ireland politician and MP Gavin Maguire (born 1967), Welsh footballer George Maguire (born 1990), Olivier Award-winning English actor George Maguire (1796–1882), Irish-American mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, USA Gerard Maguire (born 1945), Australian actor Gregory Maguire (born 1954), American author Harold Maguire (1912–2001), Director-General of Intelligence at the British Ministry of Defence Harry Maguire (born 1993), English footballer Harry Maguire (sailor), (1928–2007), Irish Olympian Hugh Maguire (Lord of Fermanagh) (died 1600), Lord of Fermanagh in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth Hugh Maguire (violinist) (1927–2013), Irish violinist Jack Maguire (baseball) (1925–2001), American baseball player James G. Maguire (1853–1920), American politician; U.S. representative from California Jeff Maguire (born 1952), American film screenwriter John A. Maguire (1870–1939), American politician from Nebraska John Aloysius Maguire (1851–1920), Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland John Norman Maguire (born 1956), Australian cricketer John Maguire (disambiguation), multiple people Jon Maguire, songwriter and producer Joseph Maguire (contemporary), U.S. Navy rear admiral, Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command Joseph Francis Maguire (1919–2014), American Catholic bishop Josh Maguire (born 1980), Australian soccer player Kathleen Maguire (1925–1989), American actress Kevin Maguire (born 1960), American comic book artist Kristin Maguire, American politician and former chairman of the South Carolina State Board of Education Larry Maguire (born 1949), Canadian politician and activist farmer in Manitoba; representative in the Manitoba legislature Leona Maguire (born 1994), Irish golfer, twin of Lisa Lisa Maguire (born 1994), Irish golfer, twin of Leona Máiread Corrigan-Maguire (born 1944), Northern Irish peace activist Marian Maguire (born 1962), New Zealand lithographer Martie Maguire (born 1969), American country music songwriter and singer; founding member of the Dixie Chicks Mary Maguire (1919–1974), born Hélène Teresa Maguire, Australian actress Matt Maguire (born 1984), Australian rules footballer Michael Maguire (disambiguation), multiple people Paul Maguire (born 1938), American football player and sportscaster Robert Maguire (1921–2005), American illustrator Roger Maguire (1641–1708), Irish Jacobite soldier and official Rory Ma.... 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