Ó Gadhra Chiefs of the Name
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The Ó Gadhra Chiefs of the Name were the head of the Clan
O'Gara
, who were originally located in Sliabh Lugha (formerly known as Gailenga
), the southern part of the territory ruled by the Kings of Luighne Connacht
. In the 13th century they were expelled from the area and moved to Cul Ui Fionn, later known as the barony of Coolavin, County Sligo.
The first to bear the surname was Ruaidrí Ua Gadhra, rígdomna of Luigne, who died in 1059.
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
O'Gara
Ó Gadhra
Ó Gadhra or O'Gara is an Irish surname which originated in the kingdom of Luighne Connacht.-Background:The first O'Gara's were descendants of the Gailenga people...
, who were originally located in Sliabh Lugha (formerly known as Gailenga
Gailenga
Gailenga was the name of two related peoples and kingdoms found in medieval Ireland in Brega and Connacht.-Origins:Along with the Luighne, Delbhna, Saitne and Ciannachta, the Gailenga claimed descent from Tadc mac Cein mac Ailill Aulom. Francis John Byrne, in agreement with Eoin MacNeill, believes...
), the southern part of the territory ruled by the Kings of Luighne Connacht
Kings of Luighne Connacht
The Kings of Luighne Connacht were rulers of the people and kingdom of Luighne Connacht, located in what is now County Mayo and County Sligo.The southern area was originally known as Gailenga but by the 12th-century called Sliabh Lugha...
. In the 13th century they were expelled from the area and moved to Cul Ui Fionn, later known as the barony of Coolavin, County Sligo.
The first to bear the surname was Ruaidrí Ua Gadhra, rígdomna of Luigne, who died in 1059.
Chiefs list
- Ruaidri Ó GadhraRuaidri Ó GadhraRuaidri Ó Gadhra, Chief of the Name, died 1285.The Annals of the Four Masters record, sub anno 1285, "Rory O'Gara, Lord of Sliabh-Lugha, was slain by Mac Feorais Bermingham on Lough O'Gara." However by this stage the family had been exiled into Cul Ui Fionn .-External...
, died 1285. - Brian Ó Gadhra, died 1325.
- Donough Roe Ó Gadhra, died 1328.
- Diarmaid Ó Gadhra, alive 1328.
- Ó GadhraÓ GadhraÓ Gadhra or O'Gara is an Irish surname which originated in the kingdom of Luighne Connacht.-Background:The first O'Gara's were descendants of the Gailenga people...