|
Domhnall Mac Gadhra
The Kings of Luighne Connacht were rulers of the people and kingdom of Luighne Connacht, located in what is now County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland. The southern area was originally known as Gailenga but by the 12th-century called Sliabh Lugha. After the Anglo-Norman conquest of Connacht, it was known as the barony of Gallen, and ruled by the clan Mac Siúrtáin until the early 17th century. The northern area, lying in south-west County Sligo, retained the name Luighne. The families of Ó hEaghra, Ó Gadhra and Devlin of Connacht descend from rulers of the kingdoms. King list * Taichleach mac Cenn Faeladh, d. 728/734. * Dunghalach mac Taithleach, d. 771. * Tuathchar mac Cobhthach, d. 846. * Finshnechta mac Maele Corcrai, d. 879. * Dobhailen mac Gormghus, eponym of the Ó Dobhailen clan, d. 885. * Uathmarán mac Dobhailéin, d. 920. * Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, d. 926. * Maol Da Bhonna mac Dobhailen and Muirchertach mac Eaghra, d. 928. * Domhnall mac Gadhra, ''slain'' 93 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the borders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland. The Tuatha of Luighne was co-extensive with the modern day boundary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry Origin The Luighne, the "tribe of Lugh" were a people, originally found in Brega, south of Kells in what is now County Meath.The baronies of Lune in Meath, and Leyney in Sligo, were called after them. According to Lambert McKenna (pp.xvi-xvii): ''" heyprobably acquired their land in Connacht as a reward for military service rendered to the tribes which had victoriously invaded that part of the country. Their migration ... and their settlement in Connacht are constantly referred to in the poems of this book" (see The Book of O'Hara) "and are the chief subject of the story of the Battle of Crionna; it evidently remained a very lively tradition among them even down to late times."'' According to this story, the Luighne accompanied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Hara (surname)
O'Hara () is a surname. The death of the eponym – Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, lord of Luighne, in Connaught – is mentioned in the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' in 926. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Haras were one of the chiefly families of the "race of Luighne" or "Lugh" who came from the tribe of Ciannachta, Cianacht who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century Anno Domini, BC. Notable people with the surname include: *Aidan O'Hara (born 1964), Irish diplomat *Ann Margaret O'Hara, Sr. Ann Margaret O'Hara, SP (born 1937), American former Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods *Annie O'Hara (1869–1897), Australian physician *Barratt O'Hara (1882–1969), American politician *Catherine O'Hara (born 1954), Canadian and American actress *Charles O'Hara (1740–1802), British military officer *Charles O'Hara (politician) (1746–1822), Irish landow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Irish Monarchs
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis John Byrne
Francis John Byrne (1934 – 30 December 2017) was an Irish historian. Born in Shanghai where his father, a Dundalk man, captained a ship on the Yellow River, Byrne was evacuated with his mother to Australia on the outbreak of World War II. After the war, his mother returned to Ireland, where his father, who had survived internment in Japanese hands, returned to take up work as a harbour master in Howth. Byrne attended Blackrock College in County Dublin where he learned Latin and Greek, to add to the Chinese he had learned in his Shanghai childhood. He studied Early Irish History at University College Dublin where he excelled, graduating with first class honours. He studied Paleography and Medieval Latin in Germany, and then lectured on Celtic languages in Sweden, before returning to University College in 1964 to take up a professorship. Byrne's best known work is his ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'' (1973). He was joint editor of the Royal Irish Academy's ''New History of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó HEaghra Chief Of The Name
Ó, ó ( o- acute) is a letter in the Czech, Dobrujan Tatar, Emilian-Romagnol, Faroese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kashubian, Polish, Slovak, Karakalpak, and Sorbian languages. The symbol also appears in the Afrikaans, Catalan, Dutch, Irish, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Galician languages as a variant of the letter "o". It usually represents a vowel sound longer than or slightly different from that represented by plain "o", although in some cases its sound is notably different (as in modern Polish, where it is pronounced the same as "u"). In some cases it represents the vowel "o" with a particular tone (for example, a high rising tone in Vietnamese). It is sometimes also used in English for loanwords. Usage in various languages Chinese In Chinese pinyin ó is the ''yángpíng'' tone (阳平, high-rising tone) of "o". Czech and Slovak Ó is the 24th letter of the Czech alphabet and the 28th letter of the Slovak alphabet. It represents . Dobr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaghra Poprigh Mac Saorghus
Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus (died 926) was eponym and ancestor of the clan O'Hara (surname), Ó hEaghra, King of Luighne Connacht. Ancestry Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus was a member of the Gailenga people of north Connacht. They were originally from the kingdom of Kings of Brega, Brega on the east coast of Ireland. Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (665.5., pp. 654–665) gives his pedigree chart, pedigree as: * ''Eaghra Paiprigh, from whom are Ui Eaghra, s. Saorghus s. Béac s. Flaithgheas, from whom are Clann Flaithgheasa, s. Taichleach (aforementioned) s. Ceann Faoladh s. Diarmuid s. Fionnbharr s. Bréanainn s. Nad Fraoich s. Fidhsheang (or Finnéan, or Idhéan, or Fidhean, or Iodhan) s. Fiodhchuire, from whom are Ui Fhiodhchuire, s. Airtchearb s. Nia Corb s. Loí, from whom are Luighne, s. Cormac Gaileang s. Tadhg.'' The last name is that of Tadhg mac Cian, described at 660.6 (pp. 646–647) as the son of Cian, son of Ailill Aulom. Cian is given as the son of Sadhbh inion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eponym
An eponym is a noun after which or for which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. Adjectives derived from the word ''eponym'' include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Eponyms are commonly used for time periods, places, innovations, biological nomenclature, astronomical objects, works of art and media, and tribal names. Various orthographic conventions are used for eponyms. Usage of the word The term ''eponym'' functions in multiple related ways, all based on an explicit relationship between two named things. ''Eponym'' may refer to a person or, less commonly, a place or thing for which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. ''Eponym'' may also refer to someone or something named after, or believed to be named after, a person or, less commonly, a place or thing. A person, place, or thing named after a particular person share an eponymous relationship. In this way, Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era, but the Elizabethan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devlin (surname)
O'Devlin () is the surname of a Gaels, Gaelic Irish people, Irish family of the Uí Néill who were chiefs in the far northeastern of the present-day County of Tyrone, bordering on Lough Neagh and the Ballinderry River. The O'Develins claimed a common descent from Develin (in Irish: ''Dobhuilen'' or "Raging Valour", an Irish noble of the royal blood of Aileach who flourished in or about the eighth century AD and was eighth in descent from Owen, the founder of the clan). Develin was a scion of that branch of the clan Owen known as the Sons of Erca (''Cenel Mic Erca'') because of their descent from Muirchertach Mac Erca, grandson of Owen. Origins variants (Anglicisation, Anglicized form of Irish language, Irish Ó Dobhailéin 'descendant of Dobhailéan') Alternative spellings of the name are Develon, Develin, Devolin, Devlin, Deveyn, Devellen, Dobhilen, Dobhailen, Dobhailean, Dobhalen, Doibhilen, Doibhelen, Doibhilein, Dhoibhilein, Dubhalen, Doibhlin, Dubhlein, Dubhlein, Dubhlin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Gadhra
Ó Gadhra or O'Gara is an Ireland, Irish surname which originated in the kingdom of Luighne Connacht. Variants include Garry (surname), Garry, Geary (surname), Geary, Gerry, and Guiry (other), Guiry. Background According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Garas were one of the chiefly families of the "race of Luighne" or "Lugh" who came from the tribe of Ciannachta, Cianacht who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century Anno Domini, BC. The first O'Garas were descendants of the Gailenga people. Their descendants were located in Sliabh Lugha (later known as the Barony (Ireland), barony of Gallen (barony), Gallen), the southern part of the territory ruled by the Kings of Luighne Connacht. In the 13th century they were expelled from the area (by the Clan Mac Siúrtáin) and moved to Cul Ui Fionn, later known as the barony of Coolavin, County Sligo. Notable bearers of the name * Domhnall mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Siúrtáin
Mac Siúrtáin, aka Mac Jordan and Jordan, is the name of a Connacht family of Hiberno-Norman, Norman-Irish origins. Ancestry The family take their name from the Norman knight, Jordan de Exeter, whose descendants became known as Mac Siúrtáin - the Irish language, Gaelic form of Jordan (name), Jordan - and were based in County Mayo. The de Exeter's were originally from the town of Exeter, Devon, and are recorded in Dublin and County Meath, Meath from the 1230s onwards. They included Henry de Exeter, Mayor of Dublin c.1240-41; Michael d'Exeter, Bishop of Ossory 1289–1302; Richard de Exeter, killed 1287; Sir Richard de Exeter, died 1327; and Sir Stephen de Exeter, fl. 1280–1316. Mac Jordan of Gallen The descendants of Jordan de Exeter settled in Connacht, mainly in what is now County Mayo. The territory they conquered, Barony of Gallen, Gailenga (later known as the Barony (Ireland), barony of Gallen (barony), Gallen), was the southern part of Luighne (also known as Barony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State. It is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societies' exogamy rules are on a clan basis, where all members of one's own clan, or the clans of both parents or even grandparents, are excluded from marriage as incest. Clans preceded more centralized forms of community organization and government, and have existed in every country. Members may identify with a coat of arms or other symbol. Etymology The word "clan" is derived from the Gaelic word meaning "children", "offspring", "progeny" or "descendants". According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the word "clan" was introduced into English in around 1406, as a descriptive label for the organization of society in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. None of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic terms for kinship groups is cognate to English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
