MacLysaght was elected to the Senate of the Irish Free State in 1922 and was appointed Inspector for the Irish Manuscripts Commission in 1938.

According to genealogist Edward MacLysaght the surname Lundy is from Norman de la Lounde, a name recorded in medieval documents in counties Tipperary and Kilkenny in Ireland.

Edward MacLysaght (; 6 November 1887 – 4 March 1986 ) was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland.

* Clans and Chieftains in Ireland From More Irish Families by Edward MacLysaght, First Chief Herald of Ireland

Recently, the late Edward MacLysaght suggested the English word " sept " be used in place of the word ' clan ' with regard to the historical social structure in Ireland, to differentiate it from the centralized Scottish clan system.

* Edward MacLysaght ( 1887 – 1986 ) genealogist of twentieth century Ireland.

O ' Hart's 800-page The Irish and Anglo-Irish landed gentry ( Dublin 1884 ) was reprinted in 1969, with an introduction by Edward MacLysaght, the first Chief Herald of Ireland.

* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.

* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.

* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.

* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.

According to The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght, there are three distinct septs of Muldoon: Galway ( around Uí Maine ), Clare ( whose names were generally Anglicised to Malone ), and in Co. Fermanagh where the name is most common.

* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.

Recently, the late Edward MacLysaght suggested the English word ' sept ' be used in place of the word ' clan ' with regards to the historical social structure in Ireland, so as to differentiate it from the centralized Scottish clan system.

In the 1940s Edward MacLysaght, the Chief Herald of Ireland, drew up a list of over 240 Irish clans.

MacLysaght was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 1942 and in the same year was awarded a D. Litt.

The version Ó Proinntigh, which was first given by Father Woulfe in his Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall ( Surnames of the Gael and the Foreigner ) and reproduced without question by MacLysaght inter alia cannot be accepted as correct, as there were a number of well-known scribes with this name writing in Irish in the 17th and 18th centuries and all of them used the spelling Ó Pronntaigh.

Edward MacLysaght 1887-1986, writer and authority on Irish family history, was his son.

According to Professor Edward MacLysaght, in the mid 20th century Gallagher was one of the most common Irish surnames, most of the recorded births being located in the north-west provinces of Ulster and Connacht, with the majority being recorded in the homeland of the sept-Co Donegal.

* 1986 – Edward MacLysaght, Irish genealogist ( b. 1887 )

* MacLysaght, Edward ( 1996 ) More Irish Families.

* MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins.

Edward MacLysaght also notes that the Irish surname Aiken is the Scottish form of the English Aitken.

O ' Laughlin, and MacLysaght, note that Aiken as an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó hAodhagáin ( frequently Anglicised as O ' Hagan ).

MacLysaght notes that although the surname Aicken is generally of Scottish origin ( as diminutive of Adam ), it is also possibly an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó h-Aogáin.

* Edward MacLysaght, Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins.

* MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins.

until 1255 " may be the most reliable, and also is consistent with the statement by the Irish genealogical authority Edward MacLysaght (" More Irish Families ") that the McGreevys were " lords of Moylurg.

Reynolds held several livings and, owing perhaps to his acting skill, he became a prime favourite with the prince of Wales, afterwards Edward II, whom he served as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe.

From 1914 to his death he served as the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.

Cooper's father-in-law Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry ( 1578-1640 ), who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1625-1640. Cooper first entered politics under Lord Coventry's tutelage.

Known as " Cock o ' the North ", he was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1767 to 1784 and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and as Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.

His son, the fifth Duke, was a General in the Army and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and as Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.

He served as Solicitor General, as Attorney General and as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.

Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens ' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938.

The Egerton family descended from Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley, Cheshire, whose illegitimate son Sir Thomas Egerton was a prominent lawyer who served as Master of the Rolls from 1594 to 1603, as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal from 1593 to 1603 and as Lord High Chancellor of England from 1603 to 1617.

Northburgh served as Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1312 to 1316, and as Keeper of the wardrobe from 1316 to 1322.

His illegitimate son, Thomas Egerton, was a prominent lawyer who served as Master of the Rolls from 1594 to 1603, and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal from 1596 to 1617 and also as Lord High Chancellor of England.

At his side was his majordomo Keeper Murdock ( the AoA version of Daredevil ), who served Rasputin out of personal gratitude, as he believed his powers were the product of Rasputin's Upscale Program.

He became a prominent member of the Society of Antiquaries, and from 1799 to 1811 served as Keeper of Manuscripts in the British Museum, but was compelled to resign owing to a quarrel with one of the trustees.

He served as Keeper of the town and castle of Warwick, in 1321, and later was ordered to raise forces in County Warwick and lend them to the King.

Doune Castle became a royal possession, under an appointed Captain, or Keeper, and served as a retreat and hunting lodge for the Scottish monarchs.

Buckingham also served as Lord of the Treasury, Keeper of the Privy Seal of the Prince of Wales, Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway, member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Lord President of the Council and chairman of the committees in the House of Lords.

He retired from politics in 1977, and Lord Lothian served as Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Keeper of the Privy Purse to the Duke of Cornwall, and Chairman of the Prince's Council for the Duchy of Cornwall.

Marquis served as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1940 to 1945, and was the closest advisor to Emperor Showa throughout World War II.

He then served as the Keeper of the Seals ( minister of justice ) from 1630, when he replaced Michel de Marillac, until 1633.

He was Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1709 to 1713 and served as Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1716 to 1733.

He served as Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1713 to 1714 and sat in the British House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1707 to 1710, from 1712 to 1715 and from 1722 to 1730.

After the death of James VI the earl resigned his offices, but served Charles I as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland.

Between 1914 and 1923, he was a Keeper in the Cairo Museum, and served as director of excavations at the Step Pyramid between 1931 and 1935.