Leitrim McManus

McMaghnuis

• Surname
• History
• Leitrim
• Roscommon

McManus aka McMaghnuis, is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic “Mac Mághnais”, in modern Irish “McMaghnuis” which means “Son of Magnus”.

Parish of Kilronan, Roscommon

• Roscommon
• Kilronan

Parish of Kilronan which includes the main villages of Keadue, Arigna and Ballyfarnon in County Roscommon.

Roscommon County

• Roscommon
• Kilronan

Two Septs

The historical manuscripts tell us that there are two distinct McManus families with their origins in Ireland - one emanating from the Maguires of Fermanagh(Ulster) and the other from the O’Conors of Roscommon (Connaught).