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Cousins Family History

The names Cousins, Cussans and Cussen in Ireland are of Norman origin having been brought to the country during the twelfth century. Families bearing this name formed the Cuisin Sept along native Gaelic lines and became fully integrated into Irish society. Counties Limerick, Wexford and Cork were the main setlement areas.

A Sept is an ancient form of a Clan and is a group of people whose ancestors all bore the same surname and inhabited the same locality.