Located in the province of Leinster, the County of Longford <\/span>is based on the historic Gaelic territory of Annaly (Anghaile), formerly Teffia (Teathbha). Between the fifth and twelfth centuries, the territory was called the kingdom of Tethbae ruled by various tuath such as the Cairpre Gabra in the north. Most of County Longford <\/span>is in the River Shannon and Lough Ree basin, forming much of the county’s western boundary. From the year 1070, when the area was conquered by the Ó Cuinns, Ó Fearghails, and other Conmhaícne tribes, to the Sacking by Edward Bruce in 1315 of the town of Granard; a history steeped with intrigue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>","Most Welsh surnames<\/strong> are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/knight.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Berkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/bayeux1.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/castle1.webp","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Warwickshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Shropshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_longford.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Haycock","sU":"HEYCOCK","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/HEYCOCK\/EN\/Haycock\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"\/dpreview\/ANDERSON\/SC\/Anderson\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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