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Clann Eruilb: Irish or Scandinavian?

Title	Clann Eruilb: Irish or Scandinavian?
Abbreviation	Thornton 1996, Clann Eruilb
Author	David E. Thornton
Publication	Irish Historical Studies, vol. 30, no. 118 (November 1996), pp. 161–166
Note on source	Used in the Hurley Family Tree to show that the 1905 "Neill O'Hurly" is very likely Clann Eruilb, a separate lineage unconnected to the O'Hurlys of Urthuile. Establishes that "ua Eruilb" (from Old Norse Herjólfr) is a real, separately documented lineage tied to the AD 962/964 Kildare ransom event recorded in the Annals of Ulster (see source #7), distinct from Ó hUrthuile/O'Hurly. Thornton treats Clann Eruilb's own origin, Gaelic versus Hiberno-Norse, as an open question. The resemblance to "O'Hurly" is phonetic only; the article gives no reason to think the two names are connected.
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