O'Clery Genealogies

Thought to have been written by Cu Choigcriche O Cleirigh, one of the Four Masters, head of the Tirconnell sept of the O'Clerys (O'Donovan); held the lands of Coobeg and Doughill in the barony of Boylagh and Banagh, Co. Donegal, from 1631 to 1632, at which date he was dispossessed of his lands and removed, with other Tirconnell families, to Ballcroy, Erris barony, Co. Mayo, under the guidance of Rory O'Donnell, son of Col. Manus O'Donnell, slain at Benburb, 1646.

Carried with him his books, his most treasured possession, and later bequeathed them to his sons, Diarmait and Sean. Cu Choigcriche's son Diarmait had a son Cairbre, who removed to the parish of Drung, Co. Cavan, and was the father of Cosnahach (1693-1759). His only son Patrick O'Clery had six sons, one of whom, John O'Clery, removed to Dublin in 1817 bringing with him the Leabhar Gabhala, the Book of Genealogies, the Life of Hugh Roe O'Donnell and the Topographical Poems of O'Dugan and O'Heerin, all in the handwriting of his ancestor, Cu Choigcriche.

Later briefly in the possession of Mr. Patrick Lynch (d. 1817) and Patrick Vincent FitzPatrick of Capel St. Dublin, bookseller. Purchased by the Royal Irish Academy at the auction sale of Edward O'Reilly's Books and Irish MSS., Nov. 1830 (6pds).

Printed in the Analecta Hibernica, No. 18,
1951
Abstracted from notes by the editor,
Seamus Pender, M.A.

(Col. e) Clann Lachloinn

308. Brian og m. Donnchada buide m. Neill m. Diarmada
galloglaigh m. Aeda mic an Eoghanaigh (i. an
MagLachlainn do thiut i Cath Caimirge); an t-Eoghanach
so, et an t-epscop Mhaglachlainn, et an t-Oifistel;
tri derbhraithre iad-sidhe. Eogan, Dubaltach,
Domhnall, Donnchad buidhi, ocus Toirrdelbach: clann
Briain oicc indsin.

309. Aodh, Cathal, et Eogan: clann Domhnaill croin m.
Emainn m. Cathail duibh m. Neill m. Diarmada
galloglaigh m. Aedha m. an Eoghanaigh.

310. Felim ballach, Seaan, Donnchadh, ocus Diarmait
galloglach: cland Neill murrae m. Felim m. Seaain m.
Neill m. Diarmada gallocclach m. Aedha m. an
Eoghanaigh.

311. Niall, Donnchad, et Emann: clann Briain bailbh
mic Emainn dorcha.

312. (Page 34, col. a) Seaan, Diarmait, Aodh buidhe,
Giolla glas, Emann gruamdha: clann an Dubhaltaigh m.
Diarmada m. Aodha m. Aibhne m. Neill m. Eogain m. Neill
m. Eoghain moir m. Murchada m. Domhnaill catha
caimirge.

313. Aodh carrach, Eogan gorm: clann Eogain m.
Diarmada m. Aodha m. Aibne, etc.

314. Niall mac Magnusa murrae m. Diarmada m. Aodha m.
Aibne m. Neill.

315. Aibne m. Briain modardha m. Emainn m. Diarmata m.
Aodha m. Aibne.

316. Emann m. Magnusa m. Neill m. Eoghain m. Diarmada
m. Aodha m. Fhoibhne.

317. Donnchad, Seaan: clann Magnusa m. Giolla glais
m. Neill m. Fhoibhne.

318. Aibhne, Emann, et Giolla glas: clann Neill m.
Giolla glais m. Neill m. Aibne.

319. Dubhaltach, Domhnall: da m. Felim m. Giolla
ghlais m. Neill m. Aibhne.

320. (col. b) Domhnall, Toirrdelbach, Felim riabhach,
Cu Maighe, Aedh og: clann Briain m. Toirrdelbaigh
chaoich m. Neill m. Aibhne.

321. Eogan og, Niall, Diarmait, ocus Uilliam: clann
Eogain m. Toirrdelbaigh caoich m. Neill m. Aibhne.

322. Aodh ruadh, Magnus dubh: clann Seaain m. Felim
fhairsing.

323. Emand, Niall: clann Donnchada riabhaigh m.
Uilliam m. Giolla duibh m. Neill m. Aibne.

324. Donnchad, Aodh: clann Aibne m. Uilliam m. Giolla
duibh m. Neill m. Aibhne.

325. Toirrdelbach ballach, Conchobar, Eogan: clann
Bhriain m. Giolla grumada m. Briain m. Aibhne.

326. Brian, Seaan ruadh, Aibne, Conchobhar: clann
Uilliam m. Aeda buidhe m. Domhnaill riabaigh m. Briain
m. Aibhne.

327. (col. c.) Concobhar, Risdeard: clann Ruaidri m.
Feilim m. Risdeird m. an Oirchindigh, .i. Felim m. Con
Muighe m. Felim m. an Oiffistel m. Neill mic Eogain m.
Neill m. Eogain moir m. Murchada m. Domnaill chatha
caimirge.

328. Uilliam m. Briain carraigh m. Domhnaill m. Briain
duibh m. an Oirchindigh.

329. Seaan, et Cu Maighe: clann Emainn m. Briain m.
Risdeird m. an Oirchindigh i. Felim.

330. Diarmaitt, ocus Domhnall: cland Donnchada
ghairbh m. Semais m. Neill carraigh m. Domnaill find m.
Ruadhri . Feilim m. an Oiffistel.

331. Niall m. Toirrdealbhaigh m. Patraicc m. Magnusa
buidhe m. Feilim m. con Muighe m. Felim m. an Oiffisel.

332. Eogan, Brian modardha (col. d) Semas, Conchobar
an brathair ocus Magnus: cland Seaain chaoich m.
Semais m. Neill carraigh m. Domhnaill find m. Ruaidhri
m. Feilim m. an Oiffisel.

333. Ruaidri, et Domhnaill: cland Briain m. Aodha m.
Felim m. Giolla buidhe m. an Oiffiseil.

334. Niall m. Ruaidri m. Magnusa m. Domhnaill m.
Toirrdelbaigh m. Domnaill finn m. Ruaidhri m. Feilim m.
an Oiffiseil.

335. Niall m. Conchobair m. Eoghain m. Glisne m. Neill
m. Donnchada m. an Oiffiseil.

(Translation)

308. Brian oge son of Donogh boy son of Neill son of
Dermot galloglagh son of Hugh son of the Eoghanaigh,
i.e., the MacLaughlin who fell at Caim Eirge; The
Eoghanaigh and the Bishop McLaughlin and the Official
were brothers. Owen, Dubhaltaigh, Domhnall, Donogh boy
and Torlogh, children of Briain oge.

309. Hugh, Cathal and Owen, children of Domnall crone
son of Emainn (Edmund) son of Cathal duff son of Neill
son of Dermot galloglagh son of Hugh son of the
Eoghanaigh.

310. Felim ballagh, John, Donogh and Dermot galloglagh,
children of Neill murraw son of Felim son of John son of
Neill son of Dermot galloglagh son of Hugh son of the
Eoghanaigh.

311. Neill, Donogh and Emann (Edmund), children of
Brian bolbh son of Edmund dorchas.

312. John, Dermot, Hugh boy, Giolla glas and Edmund
gruamda, children of Dubhaltaigh son of Dermot son of
Hugh son of Aibhne son of Neill son of Owen son of Neill
son of Owen Mor son of Murchadh son of Domnall of the
Battle of Caim Eirge.

313. Hugh carragh and Owen gorme, children of Owen son
of Dermot son of Hugh, son of Aibhne, etc.

314. Neill son of Manus murrae son of Dermot son of
Hugh son of Aibhne son of Neill.

315. Aibhne son of Brian modartha son of Edmund son of
Dermot son of Hugh son of Fhoibhne (Aibhne).

316. Edmund son of Manus son of Neill son of Owen son
of Dermot son of Hugh son of Fhoibhne.

317. Donogh and John, children of Manus son of Giolla
glas son of Neill son of Fhoibhne.

318. Aibhne, Edmund and Giolla glass, children of Neill
son of Giolla glass son of Neill son of Aibhne.

319. Dubhaltagh and Domnall, the two sons of Felim son
of Giolla glass son of Neill son of Aibhne.

320. Domnall, Torlogh, Felim riabhach, Cu Maighe and
Hugh oge, children of Brian son of Torlogh chaoch son of
Neill son of Aibhne.

321. Owen oge, Neill, Dermot and William, children of
Owen son of Torlogh chaoch son of Neill son of Aibhne.

322. Hugh roe and Manus duff, children of John son of
Felim fhairsing.

323. Edmund and Neill, children of Donogh riabhach son
of William son of Giolla duff son of Neill son of
Aibhne.

324. Donogh and Hugh, chilren of Aibhne son of William
son of Giolla duff son of Neill son of Aibhne.

325. Torlogh ballagh, Connor and Owen, children of
Brian son of Giolla gruamda son of Brian son of Aibhne.

326. Brian, John roe, Aibhne and Connor, children of
William son of Hugh boy son of Domnall riabach son of
Brian son of Aibhne.

327. Connor and Richard, children of Rory son of Felim
son of Richard son of the Oirchindigh (herenagh), i.e.,
Felim son of Con Maighe son of Felim son of the Official
son of Neill son of Owen son of Neill son of Owen Mor
son of Murchadh son of Domnall of the Battle of Caim
Eirge

328. William son of Brian carragh son of Domnall son of
Brian duff son of the Oirchindigh (herenagh).

329. John and Cu Maighe, children of Edmund son of
Brian son of Richard son of the Oirchindigh, i.e.,
Felim.

330. Dermot and Domnall, children of Donogh garve son
of James son of Neill carragh son of Domnall fimn son of
Rory son of Felim son of the Official.

331. Neill son of Torlogh son of Patrick son of Manus
boy son of Felim son of Cu Maighe son of Felim son of
the Official.

332. Owen, Brian modartha, James, Connor the Friar and
Manus, children of John chaoch son of James son of Neill
carragh son of Domnall fimn son of Rory son of Felim son
of the Official.

333. Rory and Domnall, children of Brian son of Hugh
son of Felim son of Giolla boy son of the Official.

334. Neill son of Rory son of Manus son of Domnall son
of Torlogh son of Domnall fimn son of Rory son of Felim
son of the Official.

335. Neill son of Connor son of Owen son of Glaisone
son of Neill son of Donogh son of the Official.

Glossary of Nicknames

Balbh: dumb, inarticulate (bolbh)
Ballach: spotted (ballagh)
Buidh: sallow (boy)
Caoch: blind, purblind (caech)
Carrach: rough-skinned or scabby (carragh)
Crone: tawny or yellow-haired
Balbh: kindly (dalve)
Doirbh: sullen
Dorcha: dark
Dubh: black-haired (duff)
Gal oglagh: gallowglass, i.e., a foreign fighter,
a mercenery, usually but not always
applied to Scottish merceneries.
Garbh: harsh or rough (garve)
Gorme: illustrious
Gruamna: sad
Modartha: morose
Mor: senior or elder
Oge: junior or younger
Riabhach: grey or gloomy
Ruadh: red-haired (roe)