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Séafraidh Ó Donnchadha
Séafraidh Ó Donnchadha an Ghleanna anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised as Geoffrey O’Donoghue of the Glens (c.1620–1678), was a seventeenth century Irish clan Chief of the Name, chief and Irish language Irish poetry, poet. He was one of the Four Kerry Poets, a collective name given to four 17th and 18th century poets from County Kerry. Early life He was the son of Tadhg Ó Donnchadha an Ghleanna, who was the chief of lands centered around Glenflesk which contained 20 carucate, ploughlands. His mother was Eibhlín, daughter of Tadhg Óg Ó Cruadhlaoich.''Dictionary of Irish Biography'', Royal Irish Academy, 2009 The family seat was Killaha Castle which was built in the 15th century. It overlooked the Flesk valley and the river below. It was a five-storey tower-house that commanded the approaches to the Glen. There was a cellar, part of which acted as a dungeon, with another area containing the family burial vault. The castle, long derelict, still stands, with the N22 ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Donoghue Of The Glens
The O'Donoghue of the Glens ( Irish: ''Ó Donnchadha na nGleann''), Prince of Glenflesk, is the hereditary chieftain of his sept of the Kerry Eóganacht, Munster, Ireland. In 1944, his father was one of the few Chiefs of the Name recognized by Edward MacLysaght, the first Chief Herald, as having a verifiable pedigree and entitled to use the title and receive courtesy recognition by the Irish State. Ancient heritage The Eóganacht dynasties ruled the south of Ireland for 500 years or so till the end of the first millennium. According to the Irish origin myths, they descend from Eógan Mór II, son of Ailill Aulom, who was son of Mug Nuadat, (Eógan Mór I), who was supposed to have lived some time in the 2nd century. Over the years, various septs of the Eóganacht branched off and some faded into insignificance. The O'Donoghue of the Glens is one of the Eóganacht lineages which remain to this day with an acknowledged Chief. According to tradition, The O'Donoghue Mór and The O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |