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The O'Doherty (Irish: Ó Dochartaigh) family of Inishowen in County Donegal is an Irish clan who were a prominent sept of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél Conaill, and one of the most powerful clans of Tír Connaill. [1] [2] Originally chiefs of Cenél Eanna, the O'Dohertys became rulers of Inishowen, a large peninsula in what is now County ...
This motto and crest is not derived from the chiefly arms, but from a modern coat of arms belonging to William John MacInnis - an American - granted in 1961 by the Court of the Lord Lyon. [204] Tartan for the Clan MacInnes. MacIntyre: Crest: A dexter hand holding a dagger in pale Proper. [205] Motto: Per ardua [205] [Latin, 'Through ...
Cahir's foster father Felim Riabhach McDavitt (Mac Daibhéid) killed Docwra's successor as Governor, Sir George Paulet, with whom Cahir had repeatedly quarrelled. Paulet has been accused of goading O'Doherty into taking up arms by a calculated series of insults under the code of conduct of an Irish clan chief.
A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms.
Later in Donegal, and working with the O'Doherty clan, the family was involved in several of the Irish Wars of the late 1500s. In 1608, the unsuccessful rebellion of Cahir O'Doherty (assisted by his kinsman Phelim Reagh MacDavitt ), led to the seizure of the O’Doherty lands by the English, and the dispossession of the McDevitt family.
Doherty is an Irish surname. It is anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh. Notable people and characters with the surname include: People.
Kevin Smith is considering following up his cult film Mallrats as a tribute to the late Shannen Doherty. In an interview with People, Smith, 53, said Doherty, who died on July 13 after losing a ...
It is impossible to own a crest if one is not in possession of a coat of arms, as the crest is adjunct to the coat of arms. In Scottish heraldry , the crest is usually accompanied with the motto or slogan, and sometimes an additional motto or slogan is granted which may also appear on a clan member's crest badge.