Nehemias Folan (1555–?) Irish

Brehon Brehon (, ) is a term for a historical arbitration, mediative, and judicial role in Gaelic culture. Brehons were part of the system of Early Irish law, which was also simply called " Brehon law". Brehons were judges, close in importance to the ...

. He was an Irish

Lawyer and was a Commissioner for the

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in 1585.''The Compossicion Booke of Conought'', A. Martin Freeman, (ed.),

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, 1936

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Folan was a member of a

family resident in

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in the 16th century. They served as lawyers to members of the

Ó Flaithbheartaigh O'Flaherty ( , ; ; ) is an Irish people, Irish Gaels, Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Galway. The clan name originated in the 10th century as a derivative of its founder Flaithbheartach mac Eimhin. They descend in ...

's and other families in the region, but were also a land-owning and

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family connected with

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. In a fiant, "''Carta Dermicci O'Halloran, A.D. 1594''", written in Latin, he is described as "in Christo Nehemian Ffolan, generosum, meum attornatum."A History of West or H-Iar Connacht"

Roderick O'Flaherty Roderick O'Flaherty (; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Lord of Iar Connacht, and the last recognised Chief o ...

, Irish Archeological Society, Dublin, 1846. He was listed as a landowner of the Newtone, Gentleman, near Loughrea, County Galway, in a fiant, "''Indentures of Composition, The Part of Connacht Called Clanrickard'','' A.D. 1585''". In a deed dated 1594, he purchased land from Dermot O'Shaughnessy for 100 pounds, to "''To hold for ever of the chief lord of the fee, by the service thereout due and of right accustomed''. He also gave a deposition in a trial in 1615, concerning the inheritance of Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy and his sons, in Loughrea, County Galway. He is described as "Nehemias Folan, of Balladowgan, County Galway, Esquire, 60 years old. In 1628, he donated a Silver Chalice to the

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Killconnell Friary,

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, in his memory and that of his wife, Catherine MacSwiney. This Chalice is still in existence. He was the Son of Servreagh O'Folan, and appears to have also had two brothers who were also brehon lawyers.
Soyrbrehagh Og Folain, in an indenture for John Kinge in May 1606, is described as "''Soyrbrehagh Og Folain of Ierconnaght in the Co. of Galway atornies for seisin''". Feargananim Folan, in a deed for the O'Flahertys in 1614, FFargananym McServreagh of Moyrish, is described as "''our true and lawfull attorney''", and signs as Forinan Folan. He is listed as owner of parcels of lands consisting of , and , and was dispossessed of the family lands in 1651.

Other bearers of the name

Other O'Folan's from County Galway included: * Salamon Folan was active during the

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, and was cited as one of the group of men led by Colonel Edmond O'Flaherty at the siege of Tromroe Castle in

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. * Ferdindo Follin of Moyrus,

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, listed in 1656 as owner of parcels of lands consisting of 3,678 acres (14.88 km2), and 193 acres (0.78 km2). His lands were confiscated for rebellious activities and distributed to Sir Thomas Meredith and Richard Martin of Ballynahinch. * Patrick Folan (Galway), killed at the Battle of Inkermann 5 November 1854, during the Crimean War * John Folan won the

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for Gallantry while serving in Mesopotamia in 1916 with the 3rd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers. *

Cormac Folan Cormac Folan (born 9 July 1983) is an Irish rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. From Barna in Connemara, County Galway, Folan rowed for NUI Galway The University of Galway () is a public research ...

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represented Ireland in Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, at the 2008 Summer Olympics. *

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, is a

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forward, who made his senior debut against Cyprus in October 2008. He plays in the

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with

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, and qualifies for Ireland through his paternal Grandparents who are from

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

. * Thomas Folan of

was the Prior of the Dominican Friary in Galway, and was the first recorded

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in the 1850s.

References

Bibliography

* ''The Compossicion Booke of Conought'', A. Martin Freeman, (ed.),

, 1936. *''A History of West or H-Iar Connacht''

Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh Roderick O'Flaherty (; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Tigerna, Lord of Iar Connacht, and the last recognised C ...

, Irish Archeological Society, Dublin, 1846 * ''Books of survey and distribution Vol. III. County of Galway,'' 1680 * ''Irish Families'', Edward Mac Lysaght, Irish Academic Press,

, 1985 * ''The Tribes of Galway'', Adrian James Martyn,

, 2001. * ''The Chalices and Books of Kilconnell Abbey'', Brendan Jennings, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. 21, No. 1/2 (1944),

, 1944.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Folan, Nehemias Lawyers from County Galway 16th-century Irish judges 1555 births Year of death unknown

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