The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach, Commonly Called O'Dowda's Country - Hardcover

O'Donovan, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0940134381 ISBN 13: 9780940134386

Publisher: Irish Genealogical Foundation

Synopsis

Complete with translation; notes; Hy Fiachrach map; and folding genealogical chart, this is the major source of information for the families of Hy Fiachrach country. (Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland) Over 500 pages, one section is devoted to the history of the Welsh families in the area. Also included are discussions of the inauguration of the ancient Irish Kings, and existing documents and wills. Inside this work, you will find both the Gaelic and Englsih texts as originally published by O'Donovan in the 19th century. Also known as 'The Book of O'Dowd'.

Adding to the history of the Hy-Fiachrach families, one section gives extensive data on O'Dowd, O'Shaughnessy, Cleary, O'Heyne & MacFirbis. Included are hundreds of families, O'Malley, Kane, Markham, Gormley, Gearan, Murray, Burns, O'Gillin, O'Quin, Kearney, Kerrigan.. Also find the pedigrees, arms, castles and lands of Hy Fiachrach families. A special section is dedicated to the map of the ancient terrain. A new IGF updated surname index is included .

About this title

From the Publisher

From the deluxe matching set of the Old Ireland series. As a result of the reception of O'Donovans Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many in 1843, the Tribes and Customs of HY FIACHRACH was published the following year. Thus, this title is now the second one offered in our classical Old Ireland series.

Some of the families included in this work are: O'Callaghan of Erris, Gearan, Burns (O'Conboirne), Murray, Loughnane, Loftus, Larissy, Gaughan, O'Flynn, Tierney, O'Malley, Dorcey -Darcey-D'Arcy, Gormley, Kilkelly, Kane, Markham, O'Heyne, O'Clery, O'Down, O'Gillin, Cuolahan, O'Quin-O'Cuin, Gorman, Kearney-Carney, Kerrigan, Quigly, Brogan, O'Casey, Connolly, Lennon-Leonard, Grehan-Derrick, Gadan, O'Cummins, O'Mollina, Flannelly, Heany, Mangan - Mongan, Breaffy, O'Moran, Rowley, O'Finan, O'Spealain, O'Breslen, Feeney, Rush, O'Meeny, Boland, Scanlan, Coyne - Cuain, Coleman, Murphy, Morrissy, Fox- O'Sinna, MacCarrick, O'Rafferty, Gilmer... plus hundreds more given in the all new surname index, making this the most useful edition of O'Donovans Hy Fiachrach published. From the deluxe matching set of the Old Ireland series. As a result of the reception of O'Donovans Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many in 1843, the Tribes and Customs of HY FIACHRACH was published the following year. Thus, this title is now the second one offered in our classical Old Ireland series.

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'Pedigree of MacFirbis. This family were originally seated in Magh Broin, in Tirawley. The were afterwords removed to Rosserk, on the west side of the Moy, in the same territory but when the Barretts drove the O'Dowds out of Tirawley, Mac Firbis was fixed at Lecan in Tireragh. They had the privilege of holding the rod over O'Dowd at his innauguration, and of drinking at the banquet even before the acknowledged senior of the race....the pedigree..as given by..MacFirbis in 1666 is defective is many generations defective. The following is the pedigree the editor believes to be trustworthy....'

'The following account of the families, districts and customs of Hy Fiachrach is printed from the Genealogical MS of Duald Mac Firbis'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Irish Genealogical Foundation
• ISBN 10: 0940134381
• ISBN 13: 9780940134386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 530