Cellach Ó Cellaigh, Chief of the Sept, fl. late 16th century.
Cellach was a native of
Aughrim, County Galway
Aughrim () is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe, along the old N6 national primary road (now listed as the R446 regional road) that used to be the main road between Galway and ...
, and head of his branch of the
Ó Cellaigh clan of
Ui Maine. He was gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr grandson of
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, 40th King of Uí Maine and 7th Chief of the Name, died 1180.
Origins
Conchobar Maenmaige is agreed in all sources to have been king for forty years, so it appears he succeeded Tadhg Ua Cellaigh sometime after his ...
, who was king in 1180.
His father, Domnall mac Aodh Ó Cellaigh, was married to Catherine Burke, a daughter of Ulick Finn of
Clanricarde
Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries.
Ter ...
. Domnall's mother was Catherine Burke, daughter of Myler of
Shrule
Shrule (, also anglicised to ''Shruel'', usage deprecated) is a village on the N84 road in County Mayo in Ireland. The county boundary between Mayo and County Galway follows the course of the Black River on the south side of the village.
The r ...
. Cellach's great-grandfather,
William mac Melaghlin Ó Cellaigh, was the first of the family to be associated with Aughrim.
He was married to Julia Ní Cellaigh, daughter of Tadg Dubh of Gallagh. Among their children were Feardorcha (died after 1611) and Hugh.
Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh
Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh, 79th and last king of Uí Maine, 43rd Chief of the Name, fl. 1584-after 1611.
Family background
Ó Cellaigh was a native of Aughrim, County Galway. His father, Cellach Ó Cellaigh married Julia Ní Cellaigh, daughter of ...
was the 79th and last king of
Uí Maine
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and 43rd
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 ...
. His descendants include the Counts and Countesses O'Kelly de Grallagh.
Pedigree
An article of 1934 gave his pedigree as ''Cellach mac Domnall m. Aodh m. William m. Melaghlin m. William Buidhe m. Donoch Muimbreach m. Conchobhair m. Domnall m. Teige Tailtenn m. Conchobar Maenmaige.''
References
* ''The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many'',
John O'Donovan John O'Donovan may refer to:
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*John O'Donovan (politician) (1908–1982), Irish TD and Senator
*John O'Donovan (police commissioner) (1858–1927), New Zealand pol ...
, 1843
* ''The Parish of Ballinasloe'', Fr.
Jerome A. Fahey.
* ''Notes on the O'Kelly Family'', E. Festus Kelly, pp. 140–150, Journal of the
Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume 16, Nos. iii & iv, 1934-35.
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16th-century Irish people
People from Aughrim, County Galway