Gearoid mac niocaill, ireland before the vikings dublin 1972. He has published a cornucopia of irish genealogies, including the first part of the oclery book of genealogieswith more coming, the laud 610 genealogies and tribal histories, the keating genealogies, and odugans topographical poemsthe topographical poems of john odubhagain and giolla na naomh oduidhrin, edited by john odonovan, 1862. Jun 27, 20 oclery, michael 15751643, irish chronicler, was the fourth son of donnchadh oclery, son of william oclery, son of tuathal oclery, who died in 1512, chief of the sept of oclery of donegal. Translations from sir william bethams linea antiqua. Section 1 3 pedigree of the king of spain ui neill 5 53. Maoil iosa m mael brighde m duib insi m mael patraicc m doiligein m brolchain o ttat muinter brolchain m elgine m diochon m floinn find m maili tuile m crunnmhaeil m suibne mend m fiachna m.
Maoil iosa m mael brighde m duib insi m mael patraicc m doiligein m brolchain o ttat muinter brolchain m elgine m diochon m floinn find m maili tuile m crunnmhaeil m suibne mend m fiachna m feradaigh m muiredaigh m eoghain. O clery s genealogies cites the following in descent from clann maine mic neill. From o clery s irish genealogies, and other sources, o ferrall, who was irish historiographer to queen anne, translated into english, a. In one of these, the surname was taken from an ancestor named donnchadha oirchindigh or donnogh the herenagh. Our primary focus is on the mclaughlin of donegal tirconnell sept, the senior branch of the northern ui neill, which furnished ireland with several high kings ard ri during the 12th century. The library of the royal irish academy contains in manuscript 23. O clery s book of genealogies cu choigcriche o cleirigh, c. Full text of lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient irish history see other formats. The princely residence of the o clerys was the castle of kilbarron, within a short distance of ballyshannon, in the county donegal. Oclery, lughaidh dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. Francis john byrne, tribes and tribalism in early ireland, eriu 22 1971 128166. Michael oclerys handwriting last appears in the nine lines which end the. The collection of pedigrees in irish known as oclerys book of genealogies.
He made a copy of the leabhar gabhala, one of the poems of odubhagain and ohuidhrin, and one of irish genealogies now in the library of the royal irish academy. Macfirbiss account of clann william burk has only lately come into my hands. Whatever, let me also add that the king of leath cuinn title was used by domhnall mor odonnell when he ruled much if not most of ulster connaught, and meath. He has published a cornucopia of irish genealogies, including the first part of the o clery book of genealogies with more coming, the laud 610 genealogies and tribal histories, the keating genealogies, and o dugan s topographical poems the topographical poems of john o dubhagain and giolla na naomh o. Thus b is brought to oilill olom to which name the number 84 is attached in a h is brought to eochaidh muighmheadhoin, to which name the number 89 corresponds in o clery s full genealogy of the descent from adam through eireamhon o clery s genealogies. Kelleher, the prenorman irish genealogies, irish historical studies 16 1968 8153. Brian occ m briain m ruadri m taidg m ruaidri oicc m ruaidri caoich m aedha m concobhair m tomoltiagh m mail ruanaidh m giolla crist m concobair m corbmaic m tomaltaigh na cairrge m cochobhair m diermada a quo mac diermada m taidhg. He was therefore third cousin once removed of his colleague cucoigcriche oclery see under oclery, lughaidh, third cousin of lughaidh oclery q. O clery s book of genealogies ms 23 d 17, royal irish academy. Book of leinster 12th century book of ballymote manus oduignan, et al. O clerys seventeenth century book of genealogies gives the descent in full of sodhain salbhuidhe as the son of fiacha aruidhe mac aenghusa goibhnenn mic fergusa gailfine mic tipraiti mic bresail mic feirb mic mail mic rochraide mic catbadh mic giallchadha mic gunchadha mic fionnchadha mic muiredaigh mic fiachna finnamhus mic ireoil.
John mclaughlin was kind enough to send me a copy of a mac geogh genealogy from the oclery book of genealogies, and his rough translation. Natiuitas sancti ciarani filii artificis the birth of saint cairan son of the artificer. Mac firbis has omitted this family altogether, but, as it appears from the. Leabhar na ngenealach book of genealogies is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the collegehouse of st. According to the great book of genealogies by dubhaltach mac fhirbhisigh, from cathanach clann cathanigh, anglicisd to keany or keane, came three other family surnames, ua doraighen, ua maolagain and ua aircealluigh. Full text of the genealogies, tribes, and customs of hyfiachrach, commonly called o dowda s country. Macfirbis s account of clann william burk has only lately come into my hands. Written by cu choigcriche o cleirigh, one of the four masters, who was transported in the 1650s to ballyacroy, county mayo, under the guidance of rory odonnell, son of col. Upon his death in 1664, he willed his books and manuscripts to his sons, diarmaid and sean. Separate sources, the irish annals, give the death of one ulick son of richard son of william liath as occurring in 43. Upon his death in 1664, he will his books and manuscripts to his sons, diarmaid and sean. Dublin, printed for the irish archaeological and celtic society 1864.
Let s agree that irish history is best served by dispassionate recourse to established sources. Ocleryoclerys book of genealogies ms 23 d 17, royal irish. If the traditional genealogies of oclerys book of genealogies are correct and there is little reason to doubt them all of the mclaughlin descendants of this sept living today are descended from domnall maclochlainn, the king of aileach and lord of the cinel eoghainn, through the line of his son, murchadh. The pedigree of the sept of the ua maelagain is given in the book of. The annals so collected by oclery were digested as follows. O clery s book have been printed in the journal of the royal society of antiquaries of ireland, vol. There are several such families described in o clery s book of genealogies. Muintire tadhgain fox of teffia, breghmaine o breen of brawney, co. Oclerys book of genealogies cu choigcriche o cleirigh, c. This specially published complete third volume of keatings history is entitled irish genealogies with added materials from the irish archives. Full text of the genealogies, tribes, and customs of hy. Mac firbiss book of genealogies, copied by semus maghuidhir in 17151716. Origin of the earls of clanricarde burkes east galway.
Welcome to the clan mclaughlin society web site, featuring the history and genealogy of the various mclaughlin septs of ireland and scotland. Oclerys book of genealogies ms 23 d 17, royal irish academy. Westmeath, sil ronain o ronain of cairbre gabra, sil aedha beos of. Cenel eoghaincenel fearadhaighbradleys of lilly, pa. Oclery, michael dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. Nicholas collegiate church, galway, by dubhaltach macfhirbhisigh. The book was to contain the succession of the irish kings and their pedigrees, the. O clery s book of genealogies is from the 17th century. As many of the ancient irish sirnames are not recorded in oclerys or in macfirbiss genealogies, or in the linea antiqua, or in the betham genealogical collections, we have collected from the topographical poems of odugan and oheerin, the tribes and customs of hyfiachra, and other works published by the celtic and archeological. If you want to did into it there are even older pedigree. You seem to delight in ignoring historical sources and using a pov on the ulaid.
Muintire tadhgain fox of teffia, breghmaine obreen of brawney, co. O clery s book of genealogies genelach meic diermada 1006. He has published a cornucopia of irish genealogies, including the first part of the oclery book of genealogies with more coming, the laud 610 genealogies and tribal histories, the keating genealogies, and odugans topographical poems the topographical poems of john. Thus b is brought to oilill olom to which name the number 84 is attached in a h is brought to eochaidh muighmheadhoin, to which name the number 89 corresponds in oclerys full genealogy of the descent from adam through eireamhon oclerys genealogies.
An article on the descended tribes and families of the three collas says that the sil fiachra cassan. Full text of lectures on the manuscript materials of. The o clery book of genealogies 1951 edition open library. An early ui niallain genealogy from the book of ballymote. I have also supplied variants from other sources but chiefly from mac firbiss book of genealogies, r. Oclerys book have been printed in the journal of the royal society of antiquaries of ireland, vol. May 26, 2014 oclerys 17th century book of genealogies, provides a full lineage from fergal down to brian na murtha as follows. He continued to add material until at least 1666, five years before he was murdered in 1671. From oclerys irish genealogies, and other sources, oferrall, who was irish historiographer to queen anne, translated into english, a. The genealogies, tribes, and customs of hyfiachrach. The o clery book of genealogies published 1951 by stationery office in dublin. Oclerys genealogies cites the following in descent from clann maine mic neill. Having told the above story to give the context of the era and the families, it was this very eachmarcach sronmhaoil odochartaigh who is mentioned in the oclery book of genealogies as a progenitor of a number of families that branched off from the odohertys as early as eight centuries ago.
The o clery book of genealogies by, 1951, stationery office edition, in english the o clery book of genealogies 1951 edition open library. In 1817 his descendant john o clery moved from drung, co. Full text of the genealogies, tribes, and customs of hyfiachrach, commonly called odowdas country. An leabhar laighneach agus connachtach compiled by richard tippires 1719 using two of the base pedigrees from oclerys and flahertys entries for mcmanus oconor, of tirtuathail, and comparing their information by chart, we can. Oclerys book of genealogies genelach meic diermada 1006. If the traditional genealogies of o clery s book of genealogies are correct and there is little reason to doubt them all of the mclaughlin descendants of this sept living today are descended from domnall maclochlainn, the king of aileach and lord of the cinel eoghainn, through the line of his son, murchadh. The king james bible the most loved and hated, feared and admired, misquoted, slandered and prejudged book that ever was and ever will be, lucifer dethroned by william schnoebelen, new world order and the unseen hand by ralph epperson, dietrich bonhoeffer, halley s bible handbook, called to serve by col. The issue is to link the different by198 surnames to one branch of the massive irish pedigree tree. One extraordinary resource, this hardbound book includes the complete genealogies from keatings history of ireland v. Jun 27, 20 he was one of the body of learned men who under the general direction of michael oclery q.
In the priceless volumes of oclerys and macfirbiss great ms. The royal list in the house of conall mageoghegan q. Louis is the editor of the mclaughlin of donegalwebsite. One portion of them is an historical abridgment of the irish kings, their reign and succession, their genealogies and death.
His only son patrick o clery had six sons, one of whom, john o clery, removed to dublin in 1817 bringing with him the leabhar gabhala, the book of genealogies, the life of hugh roe o donnell and the topographical poems of o dugan and o heerin, all in the handwriting of his ancestor, cu choigcriche. In oclerys genealogies, we have a slightly different rendering in clann catharnaigh m ferdalaigh. Sean o clery of dublin 17781846 coincident with the tercentenary celebrations of brother michael chief of the four masters comes the report of the discovery, by mrs. Colla da chrioch, first king of oriel, by hugh mcgough.
Dhuinn slebhe from oclerys book of genealogies state that donn sleibe mac eochada descended from fiachu fermara fiach fearmara dal riada territory was originally in the north east of ulster but as they colonised argyll so the ui neill squeezed them out of their old territories. Mac firbis s book of genealogies, copied by semus maghuidhir in 17151716. O clerys early seventeenth century book of genealogies does likewise. The story of kilbarron castle part 3 kilbarron castle. The oclery book of genealogies, also known as royal irish academy ms. Oclerys book of genealogies is from the 17th century. Oclery, lughaidh dnb00 wikisource, the free online. The book was to contain the succession of the irish kings and their pedigrees, the lives of irish saints and their genealogies, with other transcripts from old manuscripts, such as leabhar na gceart, the treatise on. Full text of lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient. Oclery book of genealogies royal irish academy mss 23 d 17. The important point regarding these genealogies is the credit they deserve. Catalogue of the irish manuscripts in the library of trinity.
By198a738 haplogroup clan association and geographic. Having told the above story to give the context of the era and the families, it was this very eachmarcach sronmhaoil o dochartaigh who is mentioned in the o clery book of genealogies as a progenitor of a number of families that branched off from the o dohertys as early as eight centuries ago. An leabhar laighneach agus connachtach compiled by richard tippires 1719 using two of the base pedigrees from o clery s and flaherty s entries for mcmanus o conor, of tirtuathail, and comparing their information by chart, we can determine a reasonably accurate. The original 17th century manuscript was bequeathed to university college dublin. Mayo, and whose descendants were devoted to literature. Louis is the editor of the mclaughlin of donegal website.
There are several such families described in oclerys book of genealogies. From the preface to the third edition irish pedigrees library ireland. Catalogue of irish manuscripts in the royal irish academy, fasciculus i 192gxii 1934. In o clerys genealogies, we have a slightly different rendering in clann. The books, all in his handwriting, included the o clery book of genealogies, the life of red hugh odonnell, the book of invasions, the topographical poems of odugan and oheerin, and miscellaneous verse and prose compositions. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. His only son patrick oclery had six sons, one of whom, john oclery, removed to dublin in 1817 bringing with him the leabhar gabhala, the book of genealogies, the life of hugh roe odonnell and the topographical poems of odugan and oheerin. The princely residence of the oclerys was the castle of kilbarron, within a short distance of ballyshannon, in the county donegal. The oclery book of genealogies, aka royal irish academy ms. United states of america 10th edition everton, george b. In 1817 his descendant john oclery moved from drung, co. Lets agree that irish history is best served by dispassionate recourse. Hibernia dominicana stated that ulick of annaghkeen was a son of sir william liath.
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