by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2000-2004 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 2.7, updated 08 January 2004
What we know as a set of Irish Annals are manuscripts that were each compiled during a particular time period, usually using older material as sources. For example, when the Annals of the Four Masters were written from 1632 to 1636, they covered events that occurred centuries and millenia before (including legendary history). So, when an entry in this set of annals refers to a person who lived in the year 738, the spelling used for that person's name is very likely not using the spelling that would have been used in 738.
Standard forms of this name (based on spelling systems of different periods) would be:
| Early Modern Irish Gaelic (c1200-c1700) form: | Siobhán |
| Number of women found in the annals with this name: | 22 |
| Found in Years: | 1310, 1370, 1371, 1383, 1411, 1427, 1428, 1464, 1467, 1489, 1490, 1507, 1511, 1525, 1529, 1535, 1542, 1553, 1565, 1576, 1583, 1587, 1598, 1600 |
Further information about the name Siobhán, may be found in:
The Sources page lists the Annals referenced below. Information on secondary sources are included on that page as well.
In the table below, I have separated individuals with a blank line. That is, when there are multiple entries in the annals that refer to a single person, those entries are grouped together.
Within the list of entries refering to a single person, I have sorted the entries primarily by orthography when it is obvious that what I am seeing is the same entry showing up in multiple annals. The entries that tend to use older spellings are listed first.
Special factors which may affect name usage are marked in the context column.
| AN | indicates a member of an Anglo-Norman family |
| E | indicates an Englishman |
| N | indicates a Norseman |
| R | indicates a person holding a religious office |
| S | indicates a person from Scotland |
NOTE: The Annals referenced below under the code letters A, B, C, E, & F tend to use later spellings than the other Annals. In some cases, the spellings listed in these Annals may not be appropriate for the year referenced in the Annal entry.
In some Gaelic scripts, there is a character that looks approximately like a lowercase f,
but without the crossbar. This character (represented by an underscored
Published by Arval Benicoeur.
Annals Entry Context Citation (formatting preserved) (d. 1310) Co 1310.15 Siban ingen h. Conchobair Falgi uxur Murcertaig Moir Meg Eochacan taisig Ceneoil Fiachach Co LC1310.9 Siubhán ingen h-I Chonchobair Fhalghe, uxor Muircertaigh mhoir Mhég Eochagáin, taisech Cheneoil Fhiachaidh (d. 1370-1371) U2 U1371.4 Siuban Cam, ingen Mic Carthaigh, ben Mic Conmara C M1370.6 Siobhan Cham inghen Meg Cartaigh ben Mec Con Mara (d. 1383) D M1383.9 AN Siobhan inghen iarla Urmhumhan ben Taidhg Uí Cherbaill tighearna Éle (d. 1411) Co 1411.2 AN Siban ingen Iarla Desmuman uxur Meg Carthaig Moir LC2 LC1411.1 AN Sibhan inghean Iarla Desmhumhan, uxor meg Carthaigh Moir U3 U1411.1 AN Siuban, ingen Iarla Desmuman, .i. ben Meg Carrthaigh Moir, .i. Tadhg Mag Carrthaigh I I1428.1 AN Seabhan ingen Geroid Iarla [Note: earlier in the entry this woman is identified as the wife of Tadc Mac Carthaig] (d. 1427) U3 U1427.11 Sibhan, ingen in Espuic Mic Cathmhail, ben Muiris, .i. in Airchideochain Mhoir, Mheg Uidhir ["Joan, daughter of the bishop Mac Cathmhail, wife of Maurice Mag Uidhir, that is, of the great Archdeacon"] (d. ?) D M1464.31 AN Siobain ingin t-Semais iarla Deasmumhan (d. ?) O OX1467.5 AN Siubhan inghean Teboitt mic Uaiteir a Búrc, bantigearna Criche Roitseac (d. 1489) U3 U1489.11 AN Siuban, ingen Emuinn, mic Risderd Buitiller, .i. ben Mic Murchadha, righ Laighen, .i. Murchaidh Bhallaigh, mic Airt Caemanaigh (d. 1490) D M1490.29 Siubhan inghen Murchaidh mic Taidhcc Glai bean Domhnaill Meg Cormáin (d. 1507) E M1507.7 Siubhán inghen Mhég Mathgamhna (.i. Aedh Ruadh) (d. 1511) U3 U1515.11 Ben Mic Mhaghnusa Mheg Uidhir [unrelated], .i. Siubhan, ingen an Espuicc Mhég Bhráduigh (d. 1525) E M1525.8 Siubhán inghen Mécc Mathghamhna (Brian) U3 U1525.9 Inghen Meg Mathgamna [unrelated]; .i. Siubhan, ingen Briain Még Mathgamna; .i. an ben do bhí ag Seaan, mac an Espuic Meg Uidhir (d. 1529) U3 U1529.3 AN Síubhán, ingen th-Seaain h-Uí Dhroma (d. 1535) Co 1535.6 Inghen h. Neill .i. Siubhán ingen Coinn meic Énrí meic Eogain ben Maghnusa h. Domnaill LC2 LC1535.8 Inghen h-I Neill .i. Siubhan ingen Chuinn mic Enrí mic Eogain, ben Mhaghnusa I Dhomnaill E M1535.3 Inghen I Neill Siubhan inghen Chuinn mic Enrí mic Eocchain ben Maghnusa Uí Domhnaill U3 U1535.19 Síuban, ingin Chuínn, mic Enri, mic Eoghain Ui Neill, bean Mhaghnusa Ui Domnaill (d. 1542) LC2 LC1542.15 Ingen mic Dabhi .i. ben Taidhg Meic Diarmuda [unrelated] Siubhan (d. 1553) E M1553.3 Siubhán inghen Maghnusa Uí Domhnaill ben Uí Chonchobhair Sliccigh LC2 LC1553.9 Ingen I Domnaill .i. Siuan, .i. in ben do bhí ag Tadhg mac Cathail Óig ["O'Domhnaill's daughter, i.e. Sivan, i.e. the wife of Tadhg, son of Cathal Og"] (d. 1565) E M1565.1 AN Siubhan inghen t-Semais, mic Muiris, mic Tomais (d. 1576) E M1576.7 Inghen Uí Baoighill, Siubhan Ócc, inghen Toirrdhealbaigh, mic Néill (d. ?) E M1583.9 Siubhan ingen Piarais na Buile mic Semais, mic Emainn Még Piarais (d. ?) E M1587.1 Siobhaine inghine Uí Domhnaill .i. Aodh mac Maghnusa [noted as being the wife of the Earl of Tyrone] (d. 1598) F M1598.4 AN Siubhan Cham inghen iarla Desmumhan .i. Semus, mac Seain, mic Tomáis Droichit Atha (d. 1600) F M1600.63 Siubhan inghen Mhég Uidhir Cú Chonnacht (dia n-goirthi an comharba) mac Con Chonnacht, mic Briain, mic Pilip, mic Tomais ben an bharuin Uí Néill .i. Ferdorcha, mac Cuinn, mic Cuinn, mic Enrí, mic Eoghain