Edmond O'Flaherty (, died 1749) was an Irish Jacobite.

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Ned Flahert was the grandson of Edmond mac Morogha na Maor and Morogh na Mart Ó Flaithbertaigh, sons of Morogh na Maor Ó Flaithbertaigh, (died 1627, who was the last substantial chief of the O'Flaherty clan. Both brothers fought in the

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. O'Flaherty's epithet of ''Laidir'' (''strong Ned'') left a strong impression in

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folk memory, with several anecdotes relating to his strength. In particular, he was remembered for his frequent combats with his neighbour, Captain Richard Martin. Martin had fought with the Jacobites in the war, but had managed to obtain a pardon from

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, enabling him to keep title to several estates in Connemara. The pair frequently fought each other on horseback, sword on hand, though because Eamonn Laidir had fewer retainers he was usually obliged to leave the field. He married three times - one of his wives was Julia Martyn, a cousin of Richard Martin - and had four sons. O'Flaherty died in deeply distressed circumstances at his home in Cloonederowen,

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, in or about 1749. His body was buried in a small chapel attached to Ballinakill church from where, many years later, they were taken up and placed in a niche in the chapel wall for people to see, due to the large size of Eamonn's bones.

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*''West or Iar-Connacht'',

Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh Roderick O'Flaherty (; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Tigerna, Lord of Iar Connacht, and the last recognised C ...

, 1684; edited and published with notes by

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, 1844 *''Origin of the Surname O'Flaherty'', Anthony Matthews, Dublin, 1968 *''Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage'', Lilliput Press, 1986 *''Stones of Aran: Labyrinth'', Tim Robinson, Lilliput Press, 1995 *"The Chair of Strong Ned Flaherty:Cathaoir Éamon Láidir Ó Flaithbheartach",

Eamonn P. Kelly Eamonn P. Kelly (known as "Ned") is an Irish archaeologist and historian who worked for the Irish Antiquities Division of the National Museum of Ireland from 1975, including as Keeper of Irish Antiquities (1992-2014). He also held the role of A ...

, ''Irish Lives Remembered'', Issue 39, Winter 2017, pages 37–3

{{DEFAULTSORT:OFlaherty, Edmond 1749 deaths Irish Jacobites People from County Galway 17th-century births 18th-century Irish people

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