An Crom Ua Donnubáin or Crom O'Donovan (slain 1254) is the individual characterized as the ancestor of

O'Donovan The O'Donovan family is an ancient Irish nobility, Irish noble family. Their patronymic surname derives from Irish ''Ó Donnabháin'', meaning the grandsons or descendants of Donnubán, referring to the 10th century ruler of the Uí Fidgenti, ...

s later found in Carbery in

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, and later still in distant

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. Nothing is known for sure of his life but his progeny, and the circumstances of his slaying and further events which followed. He was the son of Máel Ruanaid, (son of Ragnall), son of Aneislis, son of Murchad, son of Amlaíb, son of Cathal, son of Donnubán, (son of Amlaíb), son of Cathal. An uncle or near relation was

Amlaíb Ua Donnubáin Amlaíb Ua Donnubáin (or Olaf/Auliffe O'Donovan) (died 1201) is the last member of the O'Donovan family to be styled king of Uí Chairpre Áebda (Cairbre Eva) in the Irish annals, and in fact the very last known king of this people. He is th ...

, last known king of Uí Chairpre Áebda (Cairbre Eva), slain in 1201.

Events and context

The compilation of primarily

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annals known as

Mac Carthaigh's Book ''Mac Carthaigh’s Book'' is a collection of annals of the period AD 1114 in Ireland, 1114–1437 in Ireland, 1437 inclusive. It was compiled from earlier material by Florence MacCarthy, Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Mór (c. 1560–1640) an Irish noble ...

, collected by the celebrated Prince and historian

Florence MacCarthy Finnin MacCarthy () (1560–1640), was an Irish clan chief and member of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland () of the late 16th-century and the last credible claimant to the Mac Carthaig Mór title before its suppression by English authority. Mac ...

, reports the events several years after Crom's death as follows: This ''Fínghin Reanna Róin'' is none other than Fínghin Mac Carthaigh,

King of Desmond The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Desmond. Most were of the MacCarthy Mór ("great MacCarthy"), the senior branch of the MacCarthy dynasty. 12th century MacCarthy MacCarthy claimants O'Brien claimants MacCarthy 13th ...

, who two years later would be the victor at the

Battle of Callann The Battle of Callann was fought in August 1261 between the Hiberno-Normans, under John FitzGerald, and three Gaelic clans: MacCarthy, who held the Kingdom of Desmond, under Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond, ancestor of the MacCar ...

, and whose father

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, also

, was the founder of the

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dynasty, Princes of Carbery. The ''Ó Mathghamhna'' and ''Uí Echach'' are the powerful

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s, Kings of

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Name or epithet

''An Crom'' translates directly from the Irish into ''The Bent'' (One), recalling memories of the infamous deity

Crom Cruach Crom Cruach ( ) was a pagan god of pre-Christian Ireland. According to Christian writers, he was propitiated with human sacrifice and his worship was ended by Saint Patrick. He is also referred to as ''Crom Cróich'', ''Cenn Cruach''/''Cróic ...

. However, in this case the source is probably ''Cromad'', name for the bend in the

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becoming the modern

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. Crom is claimed in the O'Donovan pedigrees to have been seated here and built a great fortress, although this was more likely built by his ancestor/relation Diarmaid O'Donovan. It is the origin also of the war cry "Crom Abu" of the Kildare branch of the

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, who are said to have taken the fortress from Crom.

Issue

His wife or wives are unknown. The following list, down to the Elizabethan period, sets forth Ancrom's descendants. Through the seventh generation from him, the descendants are as listed by Peregrine Clery and Duald MacFirbis, writing in 1632 and 1650, respectively. Generations 8 through 11 are as set forth by John O'Donovan, in his Appendix to the Annals of the Four Masters. The listing is at odds with other published pedigrees of Clan Cathail, which may be examined by referring to Richard F. Cronnelly's Irish Family History, and which drew upon the genealogy approved by General Richard O'Donovan (d. 1829), a direct descendant of Donal of the Hides (11th generation, below). Cronnelly disputed the synthesized pedigree compiled in the Appendix of Annals of the Four Masters, noting that Donal of the Hides' pedigree was very incorrectly given from the Book of MacFirbis by John O'Donovan. * Cathal ** Tadg *** Murchad, Lord of Clancahill **** Rickard, Lord of Clancahill **** Conchobar ***** Ragnall ****** (Diarmaid) ******* Diarmaid ******** Domhnall ******** Tadhg *********

Donal of the Hides Donal of the Skins or Hides (), also called Peltry O'Donovan or simply Donal I O'Donovan (), was The O'Donovan Mor, Lord of Clancahill from his inauguration with the White Wand circa 1560 by the MacCarthy Reagh, Prince of Carbery, to his death ...

, Lord of Clancahill, died 1584 ********** Diarmaid, slain 1581 ********** Other sons **********

Donal II O'Donovan Donal II O'Donovan (), The O'Donovan of Clann Cathail, Lord of Clancahill ( – 1639), was the son of Ellen O'Leary, daughter of O'Leary of Inchigeelagh, Carrignacurra, and Donal of the Skins, The O'Donovan of Clann Cathail. He is most commonly r ...

, last inaugurated Lord of Clancahill, died 1639 ********** Tadhg/Teige ****** Tioboit, from whom the ''Sliocht Tioboid'' ***** Murtogh ****** Aengus ***** Diarmaid, Lord of Clancahill *** Ragnall **** Domhnall **** Melaghlin **** Diarmaid *** Conchobar **** Aed ***** Dermott ****** Donough **

Ímar Ua Donnubáin Ímar Ua Donnubáin or Ivor O'Donovan, and possibly nicknamed Gilla Riabach, was a legendary and celebrated petty king, navigator, trader, and reputed necromancy, necromancer of 13th century Ireland belonging to the O'Donovan family. He may or m ...

, from whom the ''Sliocht Íomhair''. Head of the entire family? *** Máol Íosa mac Íomhair O Murchadha * Aneslis, had four sons, their descendants all belonging to the ''Sliocht Aineislis mhic an Chroim'' ** Donnchad Mor ** Rickard ** Walter ** Ragnall *

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** Donnchad of Loch Crott, ancestor of Clann Lochlainn or Clan Loughlin/Clanloughlin *** Cathal **** Diarmaid ***** Donnchadh, after whom the pedigree of the Lords of Clanloughlin becomes confused for three or four generations ****** (Conchobhar) ******* (Aedh) ******** (Diarmaid) ********* (Donnchadh) ********** Domhnall na Cartan Ó Donnabháin, Lord of Clanloughlin *********** Domhnall Og na Cartan Ó Donnabháin, Lord of Clanloughlin, died 1629 Of the remaining published septs the ''Sliocht Raghnaill'' and ''Sliocht Diarmada Rua'' are impossible to place exactly above because of the multiple occurrences of the names, while the later sept of ''O'Donovan's Cove'' are believed to descend from a near kinsman of Donal of the Hides. Finally the ''Sliocht Taidhg Mhic Niocaill'' and ''Clann Chonghalaigh'', both also found within O'Donovan territory, possibly represent unrecorded generations.

Notes

References

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. 1848–51. 2nd edition, 1856
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Crom Crom or CROM may refer to: Places * Crom, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Crom Estate, a Northern Irish National Trust Property ** Crom Castle * Ben Crom, a mountain in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland * Cr ...

People from County Cork Year of birth unknown