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The Learned Family of O Duigenan, Paul Walsh, Irish Eccleastical Record, 1921 Topographical Poems by Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin and Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidrain , James Carney (scholar) (ed.), 1943 Poems on the Butlers of Ormond, Cahir and Dunboyne, AD 1400–1650 , James Carney (scholar) , editor, 1945
Aoife MacMurrough (Irish: Aoife Nic Murchada; c. 1153 – c. 1188), also known as Eva of Leinster or Red Eva, [1] was an Irish noblewoman. The daughter of King of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough, her marriage to Anglo-Norman nobleman Richard "Strongbow" de Clare on 25 August 1170 is considered a pivotal moment in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
The Irish word clann is a borrowing from the Latin planta, meaning 'a plant, an offshoot, offspring, a single child or children, by extension race or descendants'. [6] For instance, the O'Daly family were poetically known as Clann Dalaigh, from a remote ancestor called Dalach.
Richardson was the second of ten children of James Nicholson Richardson (1782–1847), a wealthy Quaker linen merchant, and Anna Grubb, from a large Quaker family in Clonmel. [1] The Richardson family originally came to Ireland from England in 1622 [ 3 ] and the Grubb family also came from England in 1656. [ 4 ]
O'Clery family pedigree at Library Ireland; Ó Cléirigh ancestor search at Irish Times; Clan Ó Cléirigh DNA Project at Family Tree DNA; The O’Clerys: hereditary historians and poets at History Ireland
According to a theory advanced by T. F. O'Rahilly, the traditional story of the Three Collas is not historical, although it has a basis in history.O'Rahilly argues that the breaking of the power of the Ulaid, the destruction of Emain Macha and the establishment of the kingdoms of the Airgialla were actually accomplished by the three sons of Niall Noígiallach, Conall, Endae and Eógan, who ...
Ardamullivan Castle, an O'Shaughnessy stronghold from the 16th century. Up until the late 17th century the Ó Seachnasaighs held the sub-district of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne known as Cenél Áeda na hEchtge (modern Irish, Cinéal nAedha na hEchtghe), meaning "kindred of Aedh of the Slieve Aughty", which was also their clan name.
The system in effect was a dynastic monarchy but family-elected and aristocratic, in the sense that the royal family chose the most suitable male candidate from close paternal relations—roydammna (those of kingly material) rather than the crown automatically passing to the eldest son. This sometimes led to bitter quarrels and in-family warring.