Áodh Ó Flaithbheartaigh,
Lord of
Iar Connacht and
Chief of the Name
The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (''fine'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term has sometimes been used as a title in Ireland and Scotland.
In Ireland
In Eliza ...
, died 1538.
References
* ''West or H-Iar Connaught''
Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, 1684 (published 1846, ed.
James Hardiman).
* ''Origin of the Surname O'Flaherty'', Anthony Matthews, Dublin, 1968, p. 40.
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
Nobility from County Galway
Medieval Gaels from Ireland
1538 deaths
Aodh
Year of birth unknown
Irish lords
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