It is also periodically claimed that some of the family may even be male line descendants of Ivar of Waterford, a variant of which (through his son Donndubán) actually appeared in the Encyclopædia Britannica for a few decades. This remains unverified and the family do not make this last claim themselves. All (surviving) septs profess a Gaelic lineage.
Some members of the family are sometimes claimed to be male-line descendants of Ivar of Waterford, with a variant appearing in the Encyclopædia Britannica for a few decades through his son Donndubán. However, this claim has not been verified and the family does not make it themselves. All surviving septs assert a Gaelic lineage.