O Lochlainn of Burren



    The O Lochlainns of Co. Clare were originally styled "Lords of Cormomroe," a district in that country named after the clan name of the O'Loughlins and the O'Connors of Corca Modhruaidh (descendants of Fergus mac Roich, grandson of Ruadri Mor, founder of Clanna Rory in Ulster). In later centuries the two septs split apart, theO'Connors taking Corcomroe and the O'Loughlins taking Burren as their territory. Seated at Craggans in the 16th century, the O'Loughlins were the most powerful family in the north-western part of Co. Clare on the shores of the Atlantic and Galway Bay, subordinate to the O'Brien overlords of Connacht based in Thomond (southern Clare). They bore the title "Kings of Burren" and their chiefs were styled "O'Loughlin Burren."

    They appear to have been a fairly small sept. In the Census of 1659 only 13 O'Loughlin or McLoghlen families are listed in the barony of Burren, with an additional 22 families listed in thebaronies of Tulla and Bunratty. Some of these latter families may have been members of the O Lachtnainn of Ely sept, although the the "Mac" and the "O'" forms were often employed indiscriminately in this century and some or all of the McLoghlins named may have been O'Loughlins.

    With the wide-spread dropping of the "Mac's" and the "O's" in Ireland, the resulting surname of Loughlin or Laughlin cannot be distinguished from those MacLoughlins or McLaughlins who dropped the "Mac's" from their names; nor from those O'Lachtnainns who anglicised their name to Loughlin or O'Loughlin.



Census of 1659 Co. Clare

Barony of Burren

Principle Irish Names: McLoghlen 07
O'Loghlen 06

titulado: Bryen O'Loghen, gent.
townland: Coskerine


Barony of Tulla

Principle Irish Names: McLoghlen 12


Barony of Bunratty

Principle Irish Names: McLoghlin 10


Dispossessed Landowners of Clare
1664


John McLoghlen of Clontra
Rosse O'Loghlin of ffaha
Thirlagh O'Loghlin of Glanslide
Donogh O'Loghlin of Moguha

 


                                                 60  Ruaidri Mor
                                                     (a quo Clanna Rory)
                                                      |
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                   61   Cionga                                                Rossa Ruadh = Roich
                         |                                                     |
                   62   Cathbadh                                              Fergus mac Roich
                         |                                                    (Cattle Raid of Cooley)
                         |                                                     |
                         |                          ___________________________|_____________________________
                         |                         |                              |                          |
                   63   Fachtna                   Ciar                           Cormac                     Corc
                   64   Cas                                                                                 Deadha
                   65   Aimhirgin              (O'Connor of Ciarraidhe       (Mac Raghnaill)                Ollaous
                   66   Conal Cernach           i.e., Kerry)                                                Meadnrua
                       (hero of the Ulaid)                                                             67   Aibhill
                                                                                                       68   Anbheith
                      (MacAonghusa,                                                                    69   Aodh
                       Mac Guinness,                                                                   70   Aodh chorb
                       Mac Artain)                                                                     71   Nachten
                                                                                                       72   Cuon
                                                                                                       73   Earck
                                                                                                       74   Merchu
                                                                                                       75   Oscar
                                                                                                       76   Cork
                                                                                                       77   Enare
                                                                                                       78   Earck
                                                                                                       79   Mesinsala
                                                                                                       80   Mesuindun
                                                                                                       81   Osgar
                       Ruaidri Mor m. Sitrighe m. Dubh m. Falchen m. Faobhardhil                       82   Cubrac
                       m. Caithfear m. Glass m. Finndeorcath  m. Srubh  m. Rossa                       83   Broch
                       m. Dubh m. Fomhor m. Airg-eadmhar m. Siorlamh m. Fionn m.                       84   Talagh
                       m. Bratha m. Labraidhe m. Cairbre m. Olamh Fodla (for whom                      85   Amerigin
                       the province of Ulster was named) m. Fiachaidh Fionscothach                     86   Senach
                       m. Seadna m. Art m. Airtre m. Eibric m. Heber m. Ir, the                        87   Fulen
                       second son of King Milesius of Spain.                                           88   Dubh
                                                                                                       89   Bescall
                                                                                                       90   Ceallach
                                                                                                       91   Maoldubh
                                                                                                       92   Dubh da crioch
                                                                                                       93   Miodh Laoch
                                                                                                       94   Rachtaura
                                                                                                       95   Dubhrue
                                                                                                       96   Flahartach
                                                                                                       97   Samhradhan
                                                                                                       98   Argha
                                                                                                       99   Maolsechlainn
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                                                                                      100 Conor                            Lochlan
 
                                                                                       (O'Connor of                      (O'Loughlin of
                                                                                        Corcumroe)                        Burren)


                             Additions by Sir William Betham
                             Linea Antiqua
 
 
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                                                                      Denis O'Loughlin
                                                                      Chief of his name
                                                                      d. ca. 1718
                               |                                       |
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                              Malachy O'Loughlin                      Terence O'Loughlin
                               |                                      Chief of his name
                               |                                      d. ca. 1748
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                            1  |                2                      |
           A daughter of    = Colman O'Loughlin = Susanna             Peter O'Loughlin
           Daniel O'Connell   d. May 1810       |                     Chief of his name
                                                |                     Called Prince of Burren
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            ____________________________________|_________________________________________________________________________
           |                                      |                                 |                            |        |
          Hugh O'Loughlin = Barbara, dau. of     Michael O'Loughlin = Bedilla      Brian O'Loughlin = Ellen     Donnell  Terence
           |                John Flanagan        (Baronet)                                            Kelly
           |                                      |
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           |           |           |              |           |           |           |           |      |       |          |
          Colman      Hugh        Barbara        Colman      Hugh        Brian       Michael     Mary   Susan   Bedilla    Larry
          O'Loughlin  O'Loughlin  O'Loughlin     O'Loughlin  O'Loughlin  O'Loughlin  O'Loughlin



O'Loughlin DNA


    We have one DNA sample for an O'Loughlin who traces his ancestors to Co. Clare in Thomond. Despite the traditional pedigee from Ir he matches what is called the Irish Type III modal developed by Ken Knordtfedt, thought to be the DNA signature of the O'Briens of Thomonad (Dal Cais) and other related septs.

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NT4BZ IrishTypeIIImodal 132414111114121211131329178911112515192913131517
O'Loughlin Clare 132414111114121211131329178911112515192913131517
Distance from reference: Zero One Two Three+