History of the FOGARTY Families in Ancient Eile (Tipperary and Offaly)
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The Catholic parish of Dunkerrin was created by the union of Moneygall and Barna parishes. It includes the civil parishes of Castletownely, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Finglas, and Templeharry in County Offaly, and Cullenwaine and Rathnaveoge in Tipperary. Ancient Éile The Irish names for the town and parish of Thurles – Durlas Éile , the fortress of Éile, or Durlas O’Fogarty, reflects the strength of the Fogarty clan in ancient Irish tradition. By the 8th century, Éile had broken up into a number of petty kingdoms: the O’Carroll occupied the northern portion, the O’Spillanes held Ileagh, the Eoghanacht of Cashel had annexed Middlethird, the O’Fogartys held what is now the barony of Eliogarty, while to the north of them, at least some time later, were O’Meaghers of Ikerrin. |
Historical References to the “FOGARTYS”
Eile Uí Fhogartaigh [barony of Eliogarty] - South Eile - e.g. O'Fogarty, cited as a Dal gCais sept.
Septs included Ua Cearbhaill (O'Carroll), Ua Fhogartaigh (O'Fogarty), Ua Meachair (O'Meagher), Mag Corcrain (Mac Corcoran), Ua Flannacain (O'Flanagan), Ua Banain (O'Banan), Ua Cathail (O'Cahill), Mac Guilfoyle.
Éile Uí Fhógartaigh,
aka Ely O'Fogarty or Desceirt Éle, was centered in the barony of
Eliogarty in county Tipperary, apparently also including a portion of
the baronies of Upper Ormond and Ikerrin. The Ely O'Fogarty region
formed the southern portion of a more extended territory simply referred
to as Éile (Ely). Thurles is located in the heart of Eliogarty, and
O'Donovan (Four Masters) describes this place as Dúrlas Uí
Fogarta. The barony of Eliogarty was the patrimony of the O'Fogartys,
i.e. the Síl Echach Bailldeirg,
MacLysaght (Irish Familes) says of the O'Fogarty genealogy,
"though located outside the area associated with the Dalcassian septs
the O'Fogartys are counted as of Dalcassian origin."
The Annals cite :
- 1050, Maol Ruanaidh, mac Con Cóirne, tigherna Ele, do mharbhadh dia mhuintir fén.
- 1057, Mael Ruanaidh H. Fócarta ri Deisceirt Eile do tuitim la Donnchadh m. Briain.
- 1057, Maelruanaidh Ua Fogartaigh, king of the South of Eile, fell by Donnchadh, son of Brian.
- 1060, A raid was made by the Éile and ua Fogarta on Cluain moccu Nóis and two persons were killed at the church i.e. from the cross of the scriptorium. The cows returned by the power of Ciarán at the time of rising on the following day.
- 1171, Domhnall Ua Fogarta, lord of South Eile, was slain by Domhnall, son of Donnchadh Mac Gillaphadraig of Osraighe; and he made a slaughter of the people of the two Eiles, where he slew three hundred persons.
- 1072, Ua Fogarta, king of Eile, was slain by Ua Briain.
- 1076, Gormlaith, daughter of Ua Fogartaigh, wife of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain, died.
1121, Conchobhar Ua Fogarta, lord of South Eile, was killed.
THE
O'FOGARTYS IN THE ANNALS
757 A.D.
Fogartach, son of Eochaidh[son of Ailgille], Lord of Ely, died.
1057 A.D. Mellrany O'Fogarty, Lord of South Ely, was slain by
Donagh
1072 A.D. O'Fogarty, Lord of Ely, Killed by O'Brien. Note: This
was probably Turlogh O'Brien's son, Dermot, who killed O'Fogarty.
1077 A.D. Gormlaith, daughter of O'Fogarty and wife of Turlogh
O'Brien, died.She distributed much of her wealth among cells, churches
and "Poor of the Lord" for the welfare of her soul. Note: She is buried
with her husband on the Holy Island in Lough Derg.
1115 A.D. Malachy O'Fogarty, King of Ely, died.
1121 A.D. Conor O'Fogarty, Lord of South Ely, was killed.
1171 A.D. Donal O'Fogarty, Lord of Southern Ely, was killed in
battle by Donal Fitzpatrick of Ossory, as were three hundred people of
the two Eiles.
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THE O'FOGARTY RESIDENCE: |
THE O'FOGARTYS OF CASTLE FOGARTY
Two "official" pedigrees assist us in tracing the O'Fogarty lineage, which connects the Northern Kingship to the “first Fogarty”:
- Fergus Canbheal, l33rd Monarch of Ireland.
- Dermitius, son of Fergus
- Adius, 141st Monarch of Ireland, A.D. 600.
- Dermitius Ruanach, l50th Monarch of Ireland
- Cahir na Sotal
- Niallus, son of Cahir Fogartach, 157th Monarch of Ireland.[murdered A.D. 719]
- Ceallach, son of Fogartach
- Tolang, son of Ceallach
- Fogartagh, son of Tolang
- Niallus, son of Fogartagh
- Fogartagh from which the family or sept derived the surname, and from whom the O'Fogartys of Castlefogarty are undoubtedly descended.
THE REBELLION
AND AFTERWARDS:
By the time of the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1641 the O'Fogartys were
thick on the ground in the parish of Drom & Inch. They suffered like
their fellow insurrectionists when the Rebellion was finally suppressed
by the Cromwellian forces. That they were expropriated for their part in
the Rebellion is substantiated by extant records of Planter's
certificates [Vol I, C. 8cl., 126] for the following clan leaders:
Donogh O'Fogarty of Garrymulroney
William Fogarty of Liscreagh
Concobhar(Conor) Fogarty of Inchy Fogarty
Dermot Fogarty, Inch
Edmond Fogarty of Inchiofogarty
Tadg(Teige) Fogarty of Donea(Dovea)
Philip Fogarty of Buellyduff(Bouladuff)
Edmund Fogarty of Donea(Dovea
After the Rebellion the O'Fogarty lands were allocated to Thomas Barker, Thomas Belle(Ball), Edward Annesley, Col. Vernon, Richard Rogers and the Duke of York. After the collapse of the Commonwealth and the return of Charles II to the throne in l660, Nicholas Purcell was reinstated in his father's former holdings in Dovea - thanks to a marital link with the now all-powerful Ormonds. With their former freehold patrimony gone the O'Fogartys were reduced to seeking short-term lease holding or even positions as servants and labourers.
Ironically, another family, the Ryans, whose adjacent property in Kilnalongurty was confiscated, began to buy lands formerly owned by the O'Fogartys.