J·..)URNAL OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY Armada, but he does not suppose that they came from .the A:-mada as there was much trade between Spain and Ireland a.bout that (John O'Donovan in County Donegal in 1835) By Kit Taaffe. "Clonmany is the most Irish Parish I have yet visited; the men, only, who go to markets and fairs, speak a little English, the women and children speak Irish only. This arises from their distance from villages and towns and from being completed environed by mountains which form a gigantic barrier between them and the more civilized and less civil inhabitants of the lower country. I never heard Irish better spoken, nor experienced more natural civility and innocence than in that very secluded and wild parish." (23rd August, 1835). THE MacDERMOT'm (?) "The [0) Duibhdhiarmas Doo-vearma's the ancient chiefs of B~edcha, of the race of Owen are very numerous in the parish: one of the name is the best seanachie or historian in Movill·2. The name is now changing to Mac Derrr.ott! !" 1Moville 17 Au.gust. 1835). THE O'DOHERTYS OF INISHOWEN ''. . . . . John O'Doherty of the Townland of Bree. not far from ·Malin Well, a man full of years, traditions and hospitality. He thus traces his pedigree to Connor and Eny, who he says, was the fi:-st who got possession of Innishowen. Shan? MacDonogh, Mhic Cahir, Mhic Owen, Mhic Cahir, '.\'1hic Niall a Churry Mhic Dermot, Mhic Cooey, Mhic Brian Grooma, Mhic Cormac Carrach, .Mhic Sean More Mhic Hugh Mhic Connor an Eny. I got him to repeat this pedigree six times over to see if it were settled in his memory and found that 239. period. Yours sincerely, D. J. O'Sullivan. he can repeat all the names in succession with as much certainty as I could ABCD to Z. He says that all the respectable branches of the Doghel"ltys knew their pedigrees in the time of his grandfather. Let us now t ry the accuracy of this pedigree, by allowing thirty years for each generation, according to Newton's chonology. 1Co:1or an Eny O'Doher:ty, the first of the name set down in the Annals of the Four Mast:=rs as Lord of Inishowen died in the year 1413. '1433 Hugh 1473 1Shane More 1503 Cormack Carrach 1533 Brian Grooma 1563 Cooey 1593 Dermot 1623 Niall a Churry 1653 Cahir 1683 Owen 1713 Cahir 1743 Donogh 1773 Shane, now about 80 years old and has a son. 1803 Donnell, and a grandson. 1833 Shane. now a little boy. (21 Aug., 1835). ... . . Sir Cahir, by his hotheadness left his race without property but Big Tom Doherty of 1Muff (weiizht 23 stones) a rough cu&tomer. is purchasing Jnnishowen as fast ·as he can. 'T'om is worth. by all accounts, £ 170 OOO and his next aim is to '"''!Tchcise Kilde:-ry from Captain Bart who, if reuorts be true. is f:::ist running through his property. (18 Sept., 11835). "I want from O'Keeffe the account of the territories of TirConnell taken from the O'Doug-
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