No Mac Giobuin households in Griffith's.
| Fitzgibbon | numerous: Munster etc. Ir. Mac Giobúin. The head of the family was the White Knight, one of the three Knights of Desmond. He resided near Newcastle West. There is another group in Mayo, related to the Burkes, who usually appear as Gibbons which is also an English name. Some Gibbons may well be of English origin. IF & SGG. |
| Gibbons | numerous: all areas particularly Connacht. Ir. Mac Giobúin. This is an English first name but most bearers of the name are descended from Anglo-Normans: either the Burkes of Connacht or the FitzGibbons of Limerick - the latter included the White Knight, one of the three Knights of Desmond. Those of Leinster and Ulster may derive from later English settlement. IF. |
| Mac Giobúin | FitzGibbon, Gibbons: líonmhar i gcoitinne - FitzGibbon sa Mhumhain agus Gibbons i gConnachta go sonrach. B'é ceann na clainne an Ridire Bán a chónaigh ag Maigh Thamhnach, Luimneach - duine de "Triúr Ridire Dheasmhumhan". Ós na Burcaigh a shíolraigh Giobúnaigh Chonnacht a bhí suite in aice le Cruach Phádraig. Bhíodh Mac Giobáin orthu san, leis. |
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