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     The Mac Bride family name is traditionally associated with the old province of Ulster, comprising the north of Ireland.  As one would expect, some of the name in this area will be of Scottish origins as well as Irish.
     MacBride comes from the Irish Mac Giolla Bhride ‘son of the follower of (St) Bridget’. St Bridget was a famous abbess of Kildare, who died in 525. Also derived from the same Irish origin are the surnames Kilbride, Gilbride, MacIlvreed, MacGilbride and others.
     They are found most early in the County of Donegal. where they served as erenaghs of Raymunterdoney.  The name is later found in County Down, in the 1659 Census as a principal one of that county.
     The principal Irish family of the name were based in the north of Co. Donegal in Raymunterdoney, where they were very prominent in the church, a number of the family becoming bishops. A branch migrated in Co. Down in early times, where the surname remains quite numerous. In Ulster also, the name may have a Scottish origin, from the descendants of one Gillebride, progenitor of one branch of the Clan Donald.
     The best known contempory bearer of the surname was Sean MacBride (1904-1988), active on the
Republican side in the War of Independence and after, Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to
1951, founder-member of the Amnesty International, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974, the
Lenin Peace Prize in 1977 and the American Medal for Justice in 1978.

The form 'Magee' reflects the pronunciation of Ulster and Scottish Gaelic, with 'Mag-' most common in the east of the province, and 'Mac-' in the west;

     O'Mulbride-Mac Bride, coming from the Irish O'Maoilbrighde, is found as a chief in the barony of Athlone in Co. Roscommon, east of the River Suck.  Mulbride has been given as a variant of McBride in Keatings History, and no doubt there has been some interchanging of the name early in history.

     Kilbride [MacKilBride] is the form of the name in the province of Connaugh and the name is also found as Gilbride at times in Ireland.  In both cases the original Mac befor the name was dropped.  Kilbride has only 7 recorded births a century ago, all in the province of Leinster and Connaught. Mac Bride at that time, was still found in Antrim, Donegal, and Down most commonly, remaining a name of the north of the country.

     Several of the name are cited in O'Hart's work were of Co. Donegal heritage and migrated to Montreal, Canada.

Source: "The Book of Irish Families Great and Small" --@1992 -Michael C. O'Laughlin                -The Irish Genealogical Foundation     ISBN 0-940134-08-X

NOTE: These "criminal" records reflect the tenacious will to survive that characterize the spirit of the Irish race.  The inhuman policies of the English invaders, the theft of our land and the attempted genocide of our people by starvation, forced families to fed ,shelter, and clothe themselve by any means necessary.  The  poor young victim below was torn from her family and loved ones for the "theft" of clothing, and subjected to  7 years of unimaginable abuses in an Australian labor camp at the hands of the English oppressors.

SURNAME: GILBRIDE OTHER NAMES: MARY
AGE: 26    SEX: F       ALIAS:
PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Fermanagh
TRIAL DATE: 19/10/1842
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE:
CRIME DESCRIPTION: Stealing sheets/clothing
SENTENCE: Transportation 7 yrs
SHIP:
PETITIONER:
RELATIONSHIP:
DOCUMENT REFERENCES: TR 4, p 235
MICROFILM REFERENCES:
COMMENTS:

Griffith's Primary Valuation
               (Mayo)

NAMES             # OF FAMILIES

Gilbride                            1

Assorted Birth Records (Leitrim)
 

Name	Date	Parents	Village
Patrick Donnally	Jan 11, 1864	Michl. Donnally and Margt. Gilbride	Mohill
Bridget Casey	15 Jan 1864	Michl. Casey and Mary Gilbride	Mohill
Bridget Gilbride	20 Jan 1864	James Gilbride and Bridget McGriskin	Drumkeeran
Bridget Gilbride	11 April 1864	Dan Gilbride and Bridget Fox	Kinlough
Peter Gilmartin	28 May 1864	James Gilmartin and Ellen Gilbride	Kinlough
Cath. Kilbride	13 July 1864	Thomas Kilbride and Ellen Murray	Leitrim
Anne McGullion	06 Aug 1864	Daniel McGullion and Bridget Gilbride	Lurganboy
Thomas Guldrick	14 Sept 1864	Thomas Guldrick and Mary Kilbridge	Leitrim
Bernard Curran	01 Dec 1864	Francis Curran and Bridget Gilbride	Drumshanbo
Bridget Kilbride	07 April 1865	James Kilbride and Mary Magarty	Drumahaire
Bridget Kilbride	08 April 1865	Patrick Kilbride and Maria McTernan	Drumahaire
John Gilmartin	13 April 1865	James Gilmartin and Nelly Gilbride	Kinlough
James Kilbride	03 June 1865	James Kilbride and Mary Wrinne	Rowan
John Gilbride	08 Aug 1865	Francis Gilbride and Anne Kane	Drumshanbo
Patrick McGullian	29 Sept 1865	Daniel McGullian and Bridget Gilbride	Lurganboy
Hugh Gilbride	07 Dec 1865	James Gilbride and Margaret McGriskin	Drumkeeran
Anne Gilbride	22 April 1866	Bryan Gilbride and Betty Feely	Kinlough
John Gilbride	25 June 1866	Daniel Gilbride and Bridget Fox	Kinlough
Eleanor Gilbride	04 Aug 1866	Patrick Gilbride and Mary Teirnon	Mohill
Anne Gilbride	20 Oct 1866	James Gilbride and Margaret Rodichan	Ballinamore
Thomas Curran	12 Nov 1866	Francis Curran and Bridget Gilbride	Drumshanbo
Joseph Kilbride	01 Jan 1867	James Kilbride and Mary McCran	Rowan
Scisley  Gilmartin (female)	23 Feb 1867	Myles Gilmartin and Catherine McGreal	Drumshanbo
Bridget Gilbride	09 Aug 1868	James Gilbride and Margaret Rodichan	Ballinamore

Fenagh Parish Baptisms 1825-1899
 

Child	Father	Mother	Page	Townland	Notes
Francis Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	113
James Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	64
Kate Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	105
John Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	30
John Bland,	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	48
Mary Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	93
Micheal Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	75
Patrick Bland	Wm. Gilbride	Mag Gilbride	65

Additional Sources:
-"The Kilbride Cemetery Page"

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