Person:Patrick Lennon (2)

Philip John Lennon Source: Lennon, Marguerite Wilks. "The Genealogy of the Lennon Family." An unpublished manuscript in the possession of the author. San Diego, CA: Abt. 1955. | Philip J. Lennon and Mary McKenna | The Lennon family owned a farm near Maynouth, Ireland. They sprang from the ancient MacLennon clan. Philip J. Lennon married Mary McKenna; they had four boys and three girls. I can remember that two of the boys' names were Philip John Lennon and Patrick Lennon. Source: Lennan (and variants): Some Dublin genealogical source material. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lennan/>. | The "index of wills proved" available in the National Library, when searched for the name LENNAN only, discloses that the wills of the following were proved in the years stated. | 1683 Lennan, Wm. Castledermot, Co. Kildare Husbandman. | In Heraldry the sept has a shield motto and crest and are described, the shield "Argent on a mount, in base vert a buck browsing proper" the motto is "Prisco Stirpe Hibernico", the crest being the "buck browsing proper" as on the shield. | Lennan is perhaps one of the least known variations of the Gaelic name Ouleannáin or Ouleannán or Oulionnáin and one that is in grave danger of becoming extinct. Some of the more popular variations of which are Lennon, Lannon, Lennane, etc. together with the anglised version Leonard. | In Heraldry the sept has a shield, motto and crest and are described "the shield argent on a mount in base vert a buck browsing proper", the motto is "Prisco Stirpe Hibernico" (of ancient Irish stock), the crest being the buck browsing proper as on the shield (Source: McLysaght). | LENNON/LINNAN, James b Co Kildare Ireland 1785c m. FARRELL, Ellen b Co Kildare Ireland 1787c