Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh
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Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh, 79th and last king of
Uí Maine U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pronounced ), ...
, 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 ( Irish and Scottish Gaelic: ''fine'') in Ireland and Scotland. Ireland There are instances where Norman lords of the time like ...
, fl. 1584-after 1611.


Family background

Ó Cellaigh 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 road (Ireland), R446 regional road) that used to be the main roa ...
. His father, Cellach Ó Cellaigh married Julia Ní Cellaigh, daughter of Tadg Dubh of Gallagh. He had a brother, Hugh, who died without male issue.


Land disputes

Many of Ó Cellaigh's lands had been devastated during the Mac an Iarla wars, and subsequently disturbed during the
Nine Years' War (Ireland) The Nine Years' War (May 1593 – 30 March 1603) was a conflict in Ireland between a confederacy of Irish lords (with Spanish support) and the English-led government. The war was primarily a response to the ongoing Tudor conquest of Ireland, ...
. By 1589, he was on more favorable terms to seek from the Earl of Ormond a lease of thirty-one years of the lands his family had occupied during the previous three centuries. He succeeded Aded mac Donnchadh by 1593. In 1596 the earl alleged breach of contract, with the result that Fearcorcha laid waste to the land. He made a peace payment in 1607 to Ormond and Thomond on payment of two hundred and twenty pounds to Thomond for this war. He died sometime after 1611 and his heirs held their estates till the aftermath of the
Irish Confederate Wars The Irish Confederate Wars, took place from 1641 to 1653. It was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, all then ...
(1641–1653).


Family

Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh married firstly to Catherine MacHugo, with whom he shared four daughters. He married secondly Julia Níc Cochláin, daughter of Seán na Scuab Mac Cochláin. Among their children was Maolsheachlainn Ó Kelly, Esq., who married Honora Burke of Cloughrourke, and had two children, Teige and Brian. He was related to Colonel Charles O'Kelly (1621–1695) who fought in the
Irish Confederate Wars The Irish Confederate Wars, took place from 1641 to 1653. It was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, all then ...
and at the
Battle of Aughrim The Battle of Aughrim () was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland), Irish Jacobitism, Jacobite army loyal to James II of England, James II and the forces of Will ...
, and was the author of a book on the Williamite Wars, ''The Conquest of Cyprus''.


Kelly of Uí Maine

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Kings of Uí Maine Uí Maine was the name of an Irish kingdom situated in south Connacht, consisting of all of County Galway east of Athenry, all of southern and central County Roscommon. In prehistory it was believed to have spanned the River Shannon, and in the 8t ...
*
Máine Mór Máine Mór mac Eochaidh (fl. 4th century) was the founder of the kingdom of Uí Maine. Biography Máine Mór descended from Colla da Chrioch of Oirghialla/ Oriel, Máine Mór, his father Eochaidh Ferdaghiall and his two sons Breasal and Amhla ...
, founder of the kingdom of Uí Maine, fl. 4th-century A.D *
Tadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh Tadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh, 36th King of Uí Maine and 1st Chief of the Name. Background Ua Cellaigh was the first King of Uí Maine to bear the surname Ua Cellaigh, derived from his grandfather, Ceallach mac Finnachta, who was in turn a sixth-gener ...
, (1014) King of Uí Maine and first Chief of the Name * Peter Kelly (sports administrator) (GAA) * Richard Kelly (''The Tuam Herald'') *
Mary Eva Kelly Mary Eva Kelly (later O'Doherty) (1826–1910) was an Irish-Australian poet and writer who was widely known as "Eva" of "the Nation". Biography Born in Headford, County Galway, Ireland, Kelly was educated privately with other members of her fa ...
* Mian Kelly *
Patrick Kelly (US Army officer) Patrick Kelly ( 1822 – June 16, 1864) was an Irish-American Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He led the famed Irish Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg. Early life Kelly was born in Castlehacket, Tuam, Ireland, and em ...
*
Rita Kelly Rita Kelly (born 1953) is an Irish poet from Ballinasloe in eastern County Galway who now lives in an old lock house along the river Barrow between Athy and Carlow. She has published several collections of poetry and has been featured in a numb ...
* Thomas J. Kelly (Irish nationalist)


References

* ''A New History of Ireland'' volume nine – lists and genealogies. * ’'The Parish of Ballinasloe, Fr.
Jerome A. Fahey Father Jerome A. Fahey, (1843–1919), was an Irish priest and writer. Fahey was born at Killomoran, Gort, and educated in the town's national school and St. Jarlath's, Tuam. He studied at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth from 1860, and was ...
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