The Conmaicne or Conmhaicne (descendants of Con Mhac) were an ancient tribal grouping that were divided into a number of distinct branches that were found scattered around Ireland in the early medieval period. They take their name from a mythical ancestor known as Con Mhac "hound son". The Conmaicne Mara (the Conmhaicne of the sea) were located in what's now the extreme west of County Galway and gave their name to the territory they occupied for example Connemara, which's the anglicised form of… (More on Conmaicne)