O'clery book of genealogies

Catalogue of irish manuscripts in the royal irish academy, fasciculus i 192gxii 1934. Confirmation of arms of 1702 genealogy of the maclochlainn. The princely residence of the oclerys was the castle of kilbarron, within a short distance of ballyshannon, in the county donegal. Oct 09, 2008 the o clery book of genealogies by, 1951, stationery office edition, in english. Orourke family history chart of the o ruairc kings of breifne. In 1817 his descendant john oclery moved from drung, co. Written by cu choigcriche o cleirigh, one of the four masters, who was transported in the 1650s to ballyacroy, county mayo, under the guidance of rory odonnell, son of col. Oclerys book of genealogies ms 23 d 17, royal irish academy. Jun 27, 20 oclery, michael 15751643, irish chronicler, was the fourth son of donnchadh oclery, son of william oclery, son of tuathal oclery, who died in 1512, chief of the sept of oclery of donegal.

Origin of the earls of clanricarde burkes east galwayburke. The archaeology, history and folklore of the sil lugdach of cloghaneely. Annals of the four masters, a chronicle of irish history from antiquity to 1616 and a work of incalculable importance to irish scholarship. Index to the oclery book of genealogies the irish genealogist vol. Burke part iii burkes east galwayburkes east galway. The o clery book of genealogies analecta hibernica 18, 1951 has an ua chathain genealogy on pp. The earliest osraige genealogies appear in the twelfth century, in the manuscript rawlinson b. The book was finished in the observantine convent at. During his 10 year journey throughout the country he visited the libraries in both ennis and quin abbeys, where much manuscript material was preserved. Both of these works are practically contemporaneous with the work of keating, and are, moreover, the result of special genealogical study. Michael oclery, born 1590, kilbarron, county donegal, ire. Nollaig o muraile gaelic pedigrees eneclann eneclann. Thus b is brought to oilill olom to which name the number 84 is attached in a h is brought to eochaidh muighmheadhoin, to which name the number 89 corresponds in o clery s full genealogy of the descent from adam through eireamhon o clery s genealogies.

Another possibility not pursued by later genealogies is that muredaich mail and fergusa were both sons of eogain sreim. Hibernia dominicana stated that ulick of annaghkeen was a son of sir william liath. John mclaughlin was kind enough to send me a copy of a mac geogh genealogy from the oclery book of genealogies, and his rough translation. He died at gortnaheltia, in the valley of glenhest at the foot of nephin beg, overlooking lough beltra. Oclerys book of genealogies transcription genelach. The descent of the east saxon kings is the exception that proves the rule so sought after by sisam et al. Oclery family genealogy irish pedigrees library ireland. However, it suggests that hercules was greek rather than egyptian and gives his descent as. The books, all in his handwriting, included the oclery book of genealogies, the life of red hugh odonnell, the book of invasions, the topographical poems of odugan and oheerin, and miscellaneous verse and prose compositions. The o clery book of genealogies and o harts irish pedigrees probably derived from the earlier linea antiqua by o farrell link the families of the ui maine in connacht to the airgiallaigh descendants of colla da chrioch. The same lineage is found in the book of leinster suggesting that fergnai and echdach tirmcharna were possible brothers, as many later genealogies assume. Mael duin mac maele fithrich died 681 was a king of ailech and head of the cenel neogain branch of the northern ui neill. The o clery book of genealogies 1951 edition open library.

His own principal work is the compilation known as the o clery book of genealogies. O clery s book of genealogies ms 23 d 17, royal irish academy. The additions from the later sources are highlighted. Oclery book of genealogies odoherty heritage clann o. The oclery book of genealogies royal irish academy mss 23 d 17 was composed by cu choigcriche o cleirigh, under the guidance of rory odonnell. In his search for authentic records from which to compile the annala rioghacta eireann or the annals of the kingdom of ireland now known as the the annals of the four masters, michael oclery, their chief author, and a monk of the order of st. Fearmanach and the oclery book of genealogies, in the journal analecta hibernica. Catalogue of the irish manuscripts in the library of trinity. This list of names, from hercules to dardanus, is confirmed by the the o clery book of genealogies which gives the descent of philip of spain.

From early source genealogies, the book of ballymote, an leabhor donn, oclerys book of genealogies, the chiefs of carha descend from tiernan oge, a son of tighernan mor who died in 1418. Geinealaighe fearmanch fermanagh genealogies, manuscript volume vi, st. Pender, analecta hibernica, xviii 1951, nos 306, 307, 336, 493 and 583. This book sets out to answer the call for the historic turn in organization studies through the development of an alternative methodology for history, one that we call anti history. Separate sources, the irish annals, give the death of one ulick son of richard son of william liath as occurring in 43. I have also supplied variants from other sources but chiefly from mac firbiss book of genealogies, r. The oclery book of genealogies, also known as royal irish academy ms. The pedigree of the corca laidhe is illustrated in figure 1. Both oferral and ohart confuse tighernan, father of domnall the last oruairc to be called king of connacht, with tighernan mor who died in 1172. The death of founder lughaid maccon is recorded in the annals of the four masters in the year 225m as follows odonovan, 1848, p.

Index to the o clery book of genealogies the irish genealogist vol. In the late 1930s the manuscripts commission announced that, among a number of new works soon to be published was a repertory or corpus. Our primary focus is on the mclaughlin of donegal tirconnell sept, the senior branch of the northern ui neill, which furnished ireland with several high kings ard ri during the 12th century. The following genealogy is taken from a text within the o clery book of genealogies 1 a genealogical collection compiled in the seventeenth century as updated by genealogical information extracted from various later sources. Oclery book of genealogies royal irish academy mss 23 d 17. Generation 1 of 34 descendants of cairpre silverox cenel rochada and. Oclery annals of the kingdom of ireland, 1856 world of. This genealogy, discovered only comparatively recently in the binding of an ancient book and published by sweet in the earliest english texts oxford univ. While macfirbisigh gave macdavid burke as descended from either richard mor or richard og, o clery gives that chieftain descended from richard og, son of the first william in ireland. Section 1 3 pedigree of the king of spain ui neill 5 53. A preliminary genetic investigation of the corca laidhe. Translations from sir william bethams linea antiqua. This list of names, from hercules to dardanus, is confirmed by the the oclery book of genealogies which gives the. Oclery was baptized tadhg but took the name michael.

His own principal work is the compilation known as the oclery book of genealogies. Orourke family history chart of the o ruairc kings of. The princely residence of the o clerys was the castle of kilbarron, within a short distance of ballyshannon, in the county donegal. He bequeathed his books to his sons diarmaid and seaan. Francis, appears to have found the most important of the ancient irish records. The o clery book of genealogies by, 1951, stationery office edition, in english. O cleirigh was one of the four masters who was also involved in compiling the annals. If you use a screen reader this content is available through read online free program, which relies on page scans. The oclery book of genealogies, edited by seamas pender and of ardara, an historical record and tourist guide to ardara. Sources the relevance of a publication to other entries may be indicated in two ways. Since 1978, he has authored 12 hardbound books, 34 irish genealogy county books, 40 cdsvideos, 300 podcasts, 7 broadcast series, and 1,000 articles. Welcome to the clan mclaughlin society web site, featuring the history and genealogy of the various mclaughlin septs of ireland and scotland. Oclery, michael dnb00 wikisource, the free online library.

Both o ferral and o hart confuse tighernan, father of domnall the last o ruairc to be called king of connacht, with tighernan mor who died in 1172. The earliest of these seem to be a group of genealogies which appear with minor variations in rawlinson b. The o clery book of genealogies royal irish academy mss 23 d 17 was composed by cu choigcriche o cleirigh, under the guidance of rory odonnell, son of col. The o clery book of genealogies, also known as royal irish academy ms. Donovan with the transcription of the o cleirigh book of genealogies, the life. The clan o cleirigh dna project was founded by ultan cleary of ireland and jason s. In addition, keywords without corresponding entry may be. He was therefore third cousin once removed of his colleague cucoigcriche oclery see under oclery, lughaidh, third cousin of lughaidh oclery q. Placed as manuscript 23 m 5 in trinity college dublin. The oclery book of genealogies royal irish academy mss 23 d 17 was composed by cu choigcriche o cleirigh, under the guidance of rory odonnell, son of col.

Brian occ m briain na murthadh m briain ballaigh m eoghain m tighernain m taidhg m tigernain moir m ualgairg m domnaill m amhlaibh m airt m domhnaill m ferghail m domnaill m tigernain m ualghairg m neill m aedha m airt oirdnighe m aedha m senferghail m airt m ruairc o. O clerys early seventeenth century book of genealogies does likewise. The o clery book of genealogies, aka royal irish academy ms. The chiefs of carha are embodied in tiernan oges son donnchad king of west breifne, d. Upon his death in 1664, he willed his books and manuscripts to his sons, diarmaid and sean. Cathal 31 maguire abbot, died at lisgoole, co fermanagh, ireland.