Sir Dermott Ó Seachnasaigh,
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 1673.
Ó Seachnasaigh was married to Joan, daughter of
Lord Barrymore and had sons Roger and Cormac. A copy of his will survives.
References
*
* ''History of Galway'',
James Hardiman, 1820
* ''Tabular pedigrees of O'Shaughnessy of Gort'' (1543–1783),
Martin J. Blake
Martin Joseph Blake (born c. 1853) was an Irish historian who died around 1930.
Blake was a descendant of one of The Tribes of Galway
The Tribes of Galway ( ga, Treibheanna na Gaillimhe) were 14 merchant families who dominated the political, ...
, Journal of the
Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, vi (1909–10), p. 64; vii (1911–12), p. 53.
*
John O'Donovan John O'Donovan may refer to:
*John O'Donovan (scholar) (1806–1861), Irish language scholar and place-name expert
*John O'Donovan (politician) (1908–1982), Irish TD and Senator
*John O'Donovan (police commissioner) (1858–1927), New Zealand pol ...
The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach Dublin:
Irish Archaeological Society. 1844. Pedigree of O'Shaughnessy: pp. 372–91.
* ''Old Galway,'' Professor
Mary Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942
* ''Galway: Town and Gown,'' edited Moran et al., 1984
* ''Galway: History and Society'', 1996
{{DEFAULTSORT:O Seachnasaigh, Dermott
Nobility from County Galway
Dermott
17th-century Irish people
1673 deaths
Year of birth missing