▁to ▁call ▁himself ▁Ó ▁C inn é ide ▁which ▁is ▁Irish ▁for ▁grand son ▁of ▁C inn é ide . ▁ ▁P lac en ames ▁such ▁as ▁K illo ken n edy ▁in ▁Thom ond ▁are ▁indic ative ▁of ▁their ▁long standing ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Kenn ed ys ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁powerful ▁D ál ▁g C ais ▁people ▁of ▁Thom ond , ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁O ' B ri ens . ▁They ▁res ided ▁in ▁far ▁eastern ▁Cla re , ▁northern ▁L imer ick , ▁May o , ▁and ▁northern ▁Ti pper ary ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁called ▁Or mond . ▁Origin ally ▁se ated ▁in ▁G lem or , ▁near ▁Kill alo e ▁in ▁Co . ▁Cla re , ▁they ▁migr ated ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁Sh annon ▁to ▁Or mond ▁in ▁Co . ▁Ti pper ary ▁following ▁pressure ▁from ▁other ▁sept s ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁( main ly ▁the ▁O ' B ri ens ▁and ▁the ▁Mc N amar as ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁They ▁soon ▁grew ▁in ▁power ▁to ▁become ▁l ords ▁in ▁Or mond ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁– ▁ 1 6 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁Ann als ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Masters ▁described ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁und is put ed ▁L ords ▁of ▁Or mond ". ▁ ▁P lac en ames ▁such ▁as ▁C ool ken n edy ▁and ▁Gar ry ken n edy ▁in ▁Upper ▁Or mond ▁and ▁K