Clan Ua Déaghaidh

Clan Ua Déaghaidh

Clan O'Dea [usually pronounced "ooh-day", though "oh-dee" is sometimes accepted] , or Ó Déaghaidh or Ua Déaghaidh/ Ó Deá (in Irish), is a family descended from Déaghaidh, a tenth century AD Irish chieftain. The clan came originally from County Clare, Ireland. Clan descendants may have the surnames Day, O'Day, Dee, O'Dee, O'Dea, Dea, Godwin, or Goodwin.

ee also

*O'Dea Castle
*Battle of Dysert O'Dea

External links

* [http://www.odeaclan.org/index.html O'Dea Clan Website]

Further reading

* "O'Dea: Ua Déaghaidh: The Story of a Rebel Clan", by Risteárd Ua Cróinín (Richard Cronin), Ballinakella Press, Whitegate, Co. Clare, Ireland, 1992. ISBN 0946538077.
* "Irish Battles - A Military History of Ireland", by G.A. Hayes-McCoy, Appletree Press, 1990, ISBN 086281250X


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