Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh
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Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh, Irish
knight
and Chief of the Name, died before 1567.
Ó Seachnasaigh was a descendant of Seachnasach mac Donnchadh
, himself a descendant of the kings of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
. Successive Ó Seachnasaigh's have ruled the district of Cenél Áeda na hEchtge
since at least the 13th century. The clan had been vassals of either the Ó Briain of Thomond
or the Burke of Clanricarde
, supremacy depending.
For over two hundred years Ireland west of the River Shannon
had been beyond the pale of the Anglo-Irish administration based in Dublin. From 1533, Henry VIII began integrating them into his realm, knighting Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh and representatives of other clans. Henry later evolved this into the policy of Surrender and regrant
. Ó Seachnasaigh's submission of 9 June 1543 stated that:
were now to be held by him and his male heirs to the crown.
Sir Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh married Mór Pheachach Ní Briain. The Annals of the Four Masters
record her death sub anno 1569:
Their children were Sir Ruaidhrí Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh and Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh
.
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knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and Chief of the Name, died before 1567.
Ó Seachnasaigh was a descendant of Seachnasach mac Donnchadh
Seachnasach mac Donnchadh
Seachnasach mac Donnchadh, ancestor to the family of O'Shaughnessy, fl. 10th century.Seachnasach was a member of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne dynasty, formerly Kings of Connacht. By the tenth century their power had been reduced to Aidhne, a small kingdom in what is now south County Galway...
, himself a descendant of the kings of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...
. Successive Ó Seachnasaigh's have ruled the district of Cenél Áeda na hEchtge
Cenél Áeda na hEchtge
Cenél Áeda na hEchtge was a trícha cét Cenél Áeda na hEchtge (also Cenél Áeda, Kenloth, Kinalethes, Kenealea, Kinelea)was a trícha cét Cenél Áeda na hEchtge (also Cenél Áeda, Kenloth, Kinalethes, Kenealea, Kinelea)was a trícha cét (later a cantred, (a branch of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne) and which...
since at least the 13th century. The clan had been vassals of either the Ó Briain of Thomond
Thomond
Thomond The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond is County Clare, County Limerick and north County Tipperary; effectively most of north Munster. The name is used by a variety of establishments and organisations located in , or associated with the region...
or the Burke of Clanricarde
Clanricarde
Clanricarde was a term meaning both a territory and a title in Ireland between the 13th and early 20th centuries.-Territory:The territory, in what is now County Galway, Ireland, stretched from the barony of County Clare in the north-west along the borders of County Mayo, to the River Shannon in the...
, supremacy depending.
For over two hundred years Ireland west of the River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
had been beyond the pale of the Anglo-Irish administration based in Dublin. From 1533, Henry VIII began integrating them into his realm, knighting Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh and representatives of other clans. Henry later evolved this into the policy of Surrender and regrant
Surrender and regrant
During the Tudor conquest of Ireland , "surrender and regrant" was the legal mechanism by which Irish clans were to be converted from a power structure rooted in clan and kin loyalties, to a late-feudal system under the English legal system...
. Ó Seachnasaigh's submission of 9 June 1543 stated that:
All the manors, lordshipps, towns and town-lands of Gortynchegory, Dromneyll, Dellyncallan, Ballyhide, Monynean, Ardgossan, Ballyegyn, Kapparell, Clonehaghe, Tollenagan, Lycknegarishe, Crege, Karrynges, Tirrelagh, Rathvilledowne, Ardmylowan, one-third part of Droneskenan and Rath; the moietyMoiety titleMoiety title is legal term describing a portion other than a whole of ownership of property. The word derives from Old French moitié meaning "half" , from Latin medietas "middle", from medius....
of Flyngeston, Ardvillegoghe, Dromleballehue, Cowle, and Beke
were now to be held by him and his male heirs to the crown.
Sir Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh married Mór Pheachach Ní Briain. The Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
record her death sub anno 1569:
More Phecagh, daughter of Brian, the son of Teige, son of Turlough, son of Brian Catha-an-aenaigh O'Brien, and wife of O'Shaughnessy, i.e. Dermot, the son of William, son of John Boy, a woman distinguished for her beauty and munificence, died.
Their children were Sir Ruaidhrí Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh and Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh
Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh
-Annalistic references:* M1573.6. Murrough, the son of Dermot, son of Murrough O'Brien, was slain by Ulick Burke, the son of Rickard, who was son of Ulick-na-gCeann, and O'Shaughnessy, i.e. Dermot Reagh, the son of Dermot, who was son of William, son of John Boy. O'Shaughnessy was the man who laid...
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