Ó Conchubhair Donn

Ó Conchubhair Donn
Ó Conchubhair
O'conor don.jpg
O'Conor Don, Prince of Connacht
Ancestral house Uí Briúin Ai / Síl Muiredaig
Titles
Current head Desmond O'Conor Don
Founding 5th century

The Ó Conchubhair Donn (anglicised O'Conor Don) is the hereditary Prince and Chief of the Name of the Royal Family of Connacht, the Clan Ó Conchubhair.

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Overview

The Ó Conchubhair Donn is the senior head of a lineage which provided about one hundred Kings of Connacht, thirty Chief of the Name and two High Kings of Ireland, namely Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (1088-1156), and his son Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (c. 1115-1198).

During the late 14th century, the Ó Conchubhair dynasty grouped into two main divisions, one led by Toirdealbhach Ruadh, the other by Toirdealbhach Og (also called Toirdealbhach Donn), both in the seventh generation of descent from Cathal Crobhderg. From these descended the families of Ó Conchubhair Ruadh and Ó Conchubhair Donn.

Unbroken succession

The succession of descent continues unbroken from the 5th century AD to the present day, making it one of oldest royal families in Europe. Ó Conchubhair Donn is styled The O'Conor Don in English, and is regarded as the senior hereditary prince of the O'Conors of Connacht.

King of Ireland

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."

Current Ó Conchubhair Donn

The holder of the title since 2000 is Desmond O'Conor Don (Irish: Deasmumhain Ó Conchubhair Donn) of Horsegrove House in Sussex, England.

O'Conor-Nash of Clonalis

As a result of some financial mistakes made by Desmond's grandfather Charles William O'Conor Don (1878–1963) and father Denis O'Conor Don (1912–2000), Clonalis House, the ancestral home of the O'Conor Don Family, passed to Gertrude O'Conor-Nash on the death of her brother, The Rev Charles O'Conor Don SJ, in 1981.

On her death in 1994, Clonalis passed to her only son Pyers O'Conor-Nash, cousin of the current incumbent Desmond O'Conor Don. The O'Conor-Nash family are now the custodians of the family records.

Family tree I

  • Kg. = King of Connacht
                         Tairrdelbach, King of Connacht & Ard Rí na hÉireann, 1088-1156.
                                 |
   ______________________________|____________________________________________
   |                                                                         |
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   Ruaidrí, King of Connnacht & Ard Rí na hÉireann, c.1115-1198.       Cathal Crobhdearg, 1153-1224, Kg. 1202-24.
                                                                      =Mor Muman Ní Briain, d. 1218
                                                                              |
    __________________________________________________________________________|
    |                                                                         |
    |                                                                         | 
    Áed, Kg. Conn. 1224-28.                                              Fedlimid, Kg. Conn 1230-31; 1233-65. died 1265.
    |                                                                         |
    |________________________________                               __________|___________
    |            |                  |                               |                    |
    |            |                  |                               |                    |
    Cathal Dall  Ruaidrí       Toirrdelbach, Kg. 1249-50.          Áed, kg. 1265-74.  Áed Muimnech, Kg. 1274-80.
    |            |                  |
    |            |                  |
    Áed,         Éoghan, Kg. 1274   Tadg Ruad, Kg. 1274-8.
  Kg. 1274.      |
    _____________|___________________
    |                               |
    |                               |
    Donnchad                       Áed, Kg. 1293-1309.
    |                               |
    |                               |__________________________________________________      
    Ruaidrí na Fed                  |                                |                |
   Kg. 1316;d. 1321.                |                                |                |
                                    Fedlimid, Kg.1310-15;16.  Cathal na bhFeadh   Toirredlbach, Kg 1317-18;24-42;43-45.
                                    |                             died 1361.          |
                                    |                                                 |
                             Ó Conchubhair Ruadh                                Ó Conchubhair Donn

Family tree II

  • Kg. = King of Connacht
                         Toirredlbach, Kg 1317-18;24-42;43-45.
                                 |
       __________________________|_________________________              
| | | | Aedh, Kg. 1345-50; 51-53; 53-56 Ruaidhri, Kg. 1368-1384 | | | ______|_________________
| | | | | | Toirdhealbach Donn, Kg. 1384-1406 Cathal, kg.1406-1439 Eoghan, d.1421
__|______________________________________ |
| | | | | | Aedh, Kg. 1439-61 Feidhlimid Gengcach, Kg. 1461-75 Tadc Ua Ruaidhri, Kg. 1475-76 | | |_____________________ | | | | Ruaidhri, d.1473 Aedh Eoghan Caoch, Kg. 1476-1485 | __________|_____________________
| | | |
Toirrdhealbach Og Conchobar Cairbre Aodh
d.1503 d.1546
|
Diarmait, d.1585
|
Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn mac Diarmada mac Cairbre

Family tree III

    Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn mac Diarmada mac Cairbre, d. 1627.
   =Mary ni Brian Ó Rourke, King of Breifne
    |
    |____________________________________________________
    |         |          |                    |
    |         |          |                    |
    Calvach   Aedh Óg    Cathal (1597–1634)   Bryan Roe
                        =Anne Mulloy
                         |
    _____________________|____________
    |                                |
    |                                |
    Major Owen of Belangare          Cathal Óg of Belangare
        dspm 1692                   =Finola Ni Fhlionn of Ballinlough
                                     |
                                     |
                                     Denis O'Conor Don (1674–1750)
                                    =Máire, inion Colonel Tiernan Ó Rourke
                                     |
      _______________________________|__________________________________________________
      |         |            |                                 |            |          |
      |         |            |                                 |            |          |
     Daniel    Thomas,       Charles O'Conor Don (1710–91)     Aedh/Hugh    Elinor    Anne
    d. 1769   Officer       =Catherine ni Fagan
             in France       |
                             |
                             |
    _________________________|__________________________________________________________
    |           |            |       |                                  |              |
    |           |            |       |                                  |              |
    Dominick    Alexander    Jane    Denis O'Conor Don (1732-1804)      Charles        Bridget d.1777
    dsp 1795   d. unm 1820          =Catherine Browne of Cloonfad                    = Myles MacDermot
                                     |        
    _________________________________|______________________________________________
    |                                |               |            |        |      |
    |                                |               |            |        |      |
    Owen O'Conor Don, 1763-1831.  Rev. Charles    Matthew     Catherine   Mary   Elizabeth
  =Jane Moore of Mount Browne      1764-1828      1773-1844
   |
   |_____________________________________________________
   |                                |        |         |
   |                                |        |         |
   Denis O'Conor Don (1794-1847)    Edward   Jane   Catherine
  =Mary Blake of Tower Hill
   |
   |________________________________________________________________________________________
   |                                                                                       |
   |                                                                                       |
   Charles Owen O'Conor Don, M.P. (1838-1906)                                      Denis Maurice O'Conor Don, M.P. (1840-83)
  =Georgina Perry                                                                          |
   |                                                                                       |
   |______________________________________________________________                         |
   |                     |                |                     |                          | 
   |                     |                |                     |                          |
   Charles (1869-1917)  Owen (1870-1943)  Hugh (1872-1939)  Roderick (1872-3)      Charles O'Conor Don (1878-1963)
                                         =Ellen More Ó Ferrall                    =Evelyn Lowry-Corry
                                          |                                                |
    ______________________________________|_______________________________________         | 
    |         |        |               |          |         |         |          |         |
    |         |        |               |          |         |         |          |         | 
   Charles    Mary     Gertrude       Eva     Josephine   Helen     Fearga    Georgina     |
   1906-81.  d.1953.  =Rupert Nash   d.1989.    d.1980.   b.1910.   d.1986.    b.1916.     |
                       |                                                                   |
    ___________________|                                                                   |
    |         |        |                                                       Denis Armar O'Conor Don, 1912-2000.
    |         |        |                                                      =Elizabeth Marris  =Rosemay O'Connell Hewett
 Latatia   Rosalind  Pyers O'Conor-Nash                                        |
                                                                               |_________________________
                                                                               |         |       |      |
                                                                               |         |       |      |
                                                                               Desmond   Kieran  Rory   Gail (d. aged 13)

Chiefs of the Name

  • Toirdhealbhach Óg Donn mac Aodha meic Toirdhealbhaigh, d. 9 December 1406.
  • Cathal mac Ruaidhri Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 19 March 1439.
  • Aodh mac Toirdhealbhaigh Óig Ó Conchobhair Donn, d.15 May 1461.
  • Feidhlimidh Geangcach mac Toirdhealbhaigh Óig Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1474 - last fully recognised King of Connacht.
  • 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 - popularly 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 acclaimed 'king' in 1830s.
  • 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 - 10 July 2000
  • Desmond O'Conor Don (Chairman of the British-Chile Chamber of Commerce, former banker, resides in Sussex)

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