O'Conor Don
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The O'Conor Don (Irish: Ó Conchubhair Donn) is the hereditary chieftain of the traditional royal family of Connacht, one of the premier Irish Royal Families a lineage which is descended from the Kings of Connacht.
The O'Conor Don was a lordship of one of the three main lines of the O'Conor (Ó Conchobhair) family of Connacht. Many of its leaders were High Kings of Ireland. Well into the 1400s members of their dynasty were recognised as half-kings, or full Kings of Connacht. The succession of descent continues unbroken to the present day, making it one of oldest royal families in Europe. The O'Conor Don is regarded as the senior hereditary chieftain of Ireland and has been styled the O'Conor Don since the fourteenth century.
According to the obituary published in the Irish Times on 22 July 2000, "it is generally acknowledged that the holder of the title would be the foremost claimant to the Irish throne, if one were proposed. Over the last few hundred years, members of the O'Conor family have continued to contribute to the social, political, cultural and religious life of Ireland. The fact that they remained staunchly Catholic during the dark days of the Penal Laws in the eighteenth century, is a source of great pride."
The present holder is Desmond O'Conor Don.
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[edit] The O'Conor Dons 1406-2006
- Toirdhealbhach Óg Donn mac Aodha meic Toirdhealbhaigh, d. 9th December 1406.
- Cathal mac Ruaidhri Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 19th March 1439.
- Aodh mac Toirdhealbhaigh Óig Ó Conchobhair Donn, d.15th May 1461.
- Feidhlimidh Geangcach mac Toirdhealbhaigh Óig Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1474.
- Tadhg mac Eoghain Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1476.
- Eoghan Caoch mac Feidhlimidh Gheangcaigh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1485.
- Aodh Og mac Aodh Ó Conchobhair Donn, died ?
- Toirdhealbhach Óg mac Ruaidhri Ó Conchobhair Donn, d.1503
- Conchobhar mac Eoghain Chaoich Ó Conchobhair Donn, d.?
- Cairbre mac Eoghain Chaoich Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1546.
- Aodh mac Eoghain Chaoich Ó Conchobhair Donn, deposed 1550.
- Diarmaid mac Cairbre Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1585.
- Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1632.
- An Calbhach mac Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1654; last inaugurated king, in 1643.
- Hugh Óg mac Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1662.
- Major Owen O'Conor Don of Belangare, d.s.p.m. 1692
- Cathal Óg O'Conor Don of Belangare, d. 1696.
- Denis O'Conor Don, 1674-1750.
- Charles O'Conor Don, 1710-1791.
- Denis O'Conor Don of Belangare, 1732-1804
- Owen O'Conor Don of Clonalis, 1763-1831
- Matthew O'Conor Don, 1773-1844; popularly inaugurated in 1830's.
- Denis O'Conor Don of Clonalis, 1794-1847
- Charles Owen O'Conor Don, 1838-1906.
- Charles O'Conor Don, 1869-1917.
- Owen Phelim O'Conor Don, 1870-1943
- Fr. Charles O'Conor Don, 1906-1981
- Denis O'Conor Don, 1912- 10th July 2000
- Desmond O'Conor Don of Sussex.
[edit] Family tree
Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn mac Diarmada mac Cairbre, d. 1627.
=Mary ni Brian Ó Rourke, King of Breifne.
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Calvach Hugh Óg, d. 1662. Cathal, 1597-1634. Bryan Roe
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Major Own of Belangare Cathal Óg of Belangare, d. 1696.
d.s.p.m. 1692 =Finola ni Fhlionn of Ballinlough
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Denis O'Conor Don, 1674-1750
=Maire ni Colonel Tiernan Ó Rourke
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Daniel Thomas Charles, 1710-91. Hugh Elinor Anne
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Dominick Alexander Jane Denis, 1732-1804 Charles Bridget, d. 1777.
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Owen, 1763-1831. Rev. Charles Matthew Catherine Mary Elizabeth
=Jane Moore of Mount Browne b.1773
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Denis, 1794-1847. Edward Jane Catherine
=Mary Blake of Tower Hill
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Charles Owen, 1838-1906. Denis Maurice, M.P., 1840-1883.
=Georgina Perry (issue; see below)
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Charles Owen Phelim Charles Hugh, 1872-1939 Roderick, 1872-73.
1869-1917 1870-1943. =Ellen More Ó Ferral
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Rev. Charles Mary Gertrude Eva Josephine Helen Fearga Georgina
1906-81. d.1953. d.1980 d.1989. d.1980. b.1910. d.1986. b.1916.
Denis Maurice O'Conor Don, M.P., 1840-1883. | | Charles William O'Conor Don, 1878-1963. =Evelyn Lowry-Cowrry | | Denis Armar O'Conor Don, 1912-2000. =Elizabeth Marris =Rosemay O'Connell Hewett | |_________________________ | | | | | | | | Desmond Kieran Rory Gail (d. aged 13)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- "A New History of Ireland",
