IRISH FAM ILY H I T RY S O . P A R T I I CONTAINING A H IS TO RY OF TH E LAN EOGHAN OREOGHANACHTS , , DESCENDANTS O F R EOGH AN MO E, OR EUGENE TH E G REAT, I D OM ALL TH E ESS B LE O ES O F RI F M LY S O Y M P LE FR ACC I S URC I SH A I HI T R . I H ARD F O RO NNELLY BY R C . If an t ere be which are desirxous to be tran er in their owne rle and forrainers y h s g s so , their wh e cltie t e ma co ntmue and the rem flatter t em e lve for uc li k e I o , h y y so , h s s ; s h - e n t wu ttau t e e hnes n or tak en the e ain e . Camden v o h s , s p s DU BLIN PRINTED FO R TH E AUTHOR B Y G O O DWI NETH ERCO TT N, SO N AND ; - S old b W B K G r aft n eh Dublin . E Y 8 o y LL , , , 1 86 4 . d PRICE 3s . 6 . IRISH FAM ILY H ISTO RY . P A R T I . A H I S TO RY OF TH E L A- Y R B ICIANS C ANN ROR , O RU R , DESCENDANTS O F RODERIC HE RE T NARCII OF IR LA D K T G A , MO E N , CO M PIL ED FRO M TH E ANCIENT RECO RDS IN TH E LIB RARIES O F TRIN ITY COLLEG E AN D TH E ROY AL IRISH A AD EM Y ROM O U R NA IV E ANN AL TH E RU B LICA C , F T S, TIO Ns O F EV E RA E ARN ED O E E AN D S L L S CI TI S , ER RE AB E E OTH LI L SOURC S . RD F CR LL . BY RICH A . O NNE Y TO WH ICH IS AD DED BY W AY O F APPENDI! , , A PAPER O N TH E ” O I P F T E E! ILE AUTH RSI I O H O F ERIN. B Y A S EPTU AG ENARIAN . Back ward cast ) o m e yes e n qnn mg ' U on H i to r mi t a e p s y s gh y p g , Who are hi e t t e re emblaz n e gh s h o d. — Lo ved and blessed In e very age 9 Fa a n ces DU BLIN PRINT ED FO R TH E AU THOR B Y G O O DWIN SO N AND NETH ERCO TT , , , AND - B . KELLY 8 Du l n . W . G r a fto n eh b i S o ld. by , , , 1 86 4 [ TU RS O V E IRISH FAM ILY H IST O RY . A H I S TO R Y O F TH E NNA- B CIA CLA RORY, ORRU RI NS, DESCENDANTS O F RODERICK THE RE T O G A , MONARCH F IRELAND, CO M PILED FRO M TH E ANCIENT RECO RDS IN TH E LIB RARIES or TRINITY COLLEG E AND TH E ROY AL IRISH A D EM Y F OM O U R N IVE NN L TH E P B A CA , R AT A A S, U LIC N o r EVER L LEA NED O E ES AND TIO S S A R S CI TI , O ER E E O ES TH R LIAB L S URC . BY RICH ARD F CRO NNELLY . R P A T I . F APPENDI! TO W H ICH IS AD DED , BY WAY O , A PAPER O N TH E AUTH ORSH IP OF TH E E! ILE OF ERIN. BY A SEPTU AG ENARIAN . Back war d cast your eye s en quir in g ’ U n H i t r mi t a e p o s o y s gh y p g , Who are i e t t ere emblaz ne h gh s h o d, Lo ved and blesse d in e very age Fr a n ce: DU BLIN PRINTED FO R TH E AUTHOR B Y G O O DWIN SO N AND NETH ERCO TT , , , AND - ft n s t Dublin . B . KELLY 8 G r a o W . S o ld by , , , 1 864 . DEDICATION . N O Twithout considerable timidity are the following ' a lence of the reade It is p ge s o fiered to the benevo r. n o t fr o m any doubt of the interest felt by his coun tr hich their noti is solici d yme n in the subject to w ce te , but it is from the presumption that his work might [ hav e g ained in completeness by more ex tensive re sear ch than h labO I io duties of a callin a er , t e us g, dv se to all literar ursuits ermitted that the author y p , p , feels obliged to ackn o wledge the hesitatio n he feels in in v itin g the atten tion of the learned to this slender r e s ult of much labour . th nd a i A sincere search after tru , a des re to waken 1 ‘o from oblivion—as it is well to do fro m time to ‘ i. me the ast lories of o r race have suffi p g u , ced to sheer the autho r through many difficulties that have o a l his attended his studies . T l countrymen the atriotism the v alour the learnin and he iet o p , , g, t p y f Tishmen of all a es are an inheritan ce and the e g , , r Ire o all s etches enealo ical h stor , t are k , g g , i ical, and io ra hical like the followin of im t nce an g p , g, por a d I all are these n ow offered but in an espec ial Ianner must they be dear to those favoured families I whose veins run to this day the same illustrious Jlood which flowed from the hearts of those saints nd heroes whose edi rees are no w for the first time I p g , , rinted—those saints who left their lovel Erin the p y , ” f he West to reach the os Thebaid o t , p G pel to the witzer b the Rhine and to the Bur und b the V S y , g y is tula and those heroes whose battalions measured ar ms with the Roman ! le ions in Britain and with g , the llic hordes in the v alle s of t P nn in Al G a y he e e ps . To the descendants then of Roderick the reat to t e G , h umblest as to the loftiest of the Clanna Ror are h , , y, these records of their illustrious forefathers now offered and In their benevolent re e tion of his h m , c p u ble ff rin the autho will find his reward O e g r . — To many gentlemen fellow-labourers in the much — neglected fields of Irish literature the writer is in ‘ debted for such facilities as they were able to afiord him in his studies b allowin access to th , y g e books and manuscripts in . their possession which he has n eeded to consult. To Dr . Todd, and to Edward Clibborn Es . for their courtes , q , y in ' permitting him access to the valuable collection of M SS. in their custod the writer of these a y, p ges has much pleasure in acknowledging his indebtedness and i a tendering h s w rmest thanks. RICH ARD F. R N E C O N LLY. on abular De nix Park C st y pot, t , J UNE 1 0TH , 1 86 4 . AN H ISTO RICAL ACCOUNT TH E G I ANNA R O RY , 1 . 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