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O'Kennedy

Index O'Kennedy

The O'Kennedy family (Irish: Ó Cinnéide), sometimes Kennedy, were an Irish royal dynasty, a sept of the Dál gCais, founded in the Middle Ages who were Kings of Ormond. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 42 relations: Annals of the Four Masters, Anno Domini, Black Death, Brian Boru, Butler dynasty, Cennétig mac Lorcáin, Counties of Ireland, County Antrim, County Clare, County Tipperary, Dalcassians, Dromineer, Dublin, Earl of Desmond, Earl of Ormond (Ireland), Garrykennedy, Genealogical DNA test, High King of Ireland, Ireland, Irish clans, Irish language, Irish Sea, Iverni, James Ormond (administrator), Jefferson, North Carolina, Kilkenny Castle, Killaloe, County Clare, Killokennedy, Kingdom of Ormond, Lackeen Castle, Lordship of Ireland, MacNamara, McFarland & Company, Middle Ages, Nenagh, O'Brien dynasty, Ormond Upper, River Shannon, Ruadhán of Lorrha, Sept, Thomond, Ulster.

  2. Irish royal families
  3. Septs of the Dál gCais

Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.

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Anno Domini

The terms anno Domini. (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

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Black Death

The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353.

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Brian Boru

Brian Boru (Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and possibly ended Viking invasions of Ireland.

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Butler dynasty

Butler (de Buitléir) is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the Lordship of Ireland and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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Cennétig mac Lorcáin

Cennétig mac Lorcáin (died 951), was a prominent king of the Dál gCais (or "Dalcassians") and king of Tuadmumu.

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Counties of Ireland

The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster.

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County Clare

County Clare (Contae an Chláir) is a county in the province of Munster in the Southern part of the republic of Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

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County Tipperary

County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland.

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Dalcassians

The Dalcassians (Dál gCais) are a Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century.

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Dromineer

Dromineer is a small village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Earl of Desmond

Earl of Desmond (meaning Earl of South Munster) is a title of nobility created by the English monarch in the peerage of Ireland.

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Earl of Ormond (Ireland)

The title Duke of Ormond and the related titles Earl of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history.

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Garrykennedy

Garrykennedy (Garraí Uí Chinnéide in Irish) is a townland, settlement and harbour in the historical Barony of Owney and Arra, County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Genealogical DNA test

A genealogical DNA test is a DNA-based genetic test used in genetic genealogy that looks at specific locations of a person's genome in order to find or verify ancestral genealogical relationships, or (with lower reliability) to estimate the ethnic mixture of an individual.

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High King of Ireland

High King of Ireland (Ardrí na hÉireann) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish clans

Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century.

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Irish language

Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.

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Irish Sea

The Irish Sea is a body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.

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Iverni

The Iverni (ἸοĎŤερνοι, Iouernoi) were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography as living in the extreme south-west of the island.

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James Ormond (administrator)

Sir James Ormond alias Butler (died 17 July 1497) was the son of John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond.

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Jefferson, North Carolina

Jefferson is a town in and the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina, United States.

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Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle (Caisleán Chill Chainnigh) is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways.

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Killaloe, County Clare

Killaloe is a small town in east County Clare, Ireland.

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Killokennedy

Killokennedy (Cill Ó gCinnéide) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.

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Kingdom of Ormond

The Kingdom of Ormond (Modern Irish: Urmumhain - "East Munster") was a short-lived kingdom in medieval Ireland.

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Lackeen Castle

Lackeen Castle, a tower house within a bawn built in the 12th century as a Kennedy stronghold (rebuilt in the 16th century).

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Lordship of Ireland

The Lordship of Ireland (Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retrospectively as Anglo-Norman Ireland, was the part of Ireland ruled by the King of England (styled as "Lord of Ireland") and controlled by loyal Anglo-Norman Lords between 1177 and 1542.

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MacNamara

Mac Conmara (anglicised as MacNamara or McNamara) is an Irish surname of a family of County Clare in Ireland.

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McFarland & Company

McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Nenagh

Nenagh (or simply An tAonach 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Ireland.

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O'Brien dynasty

The O'Brien dynasty (Ua Briain; Ó Briain; genitive Uí Bhriain) was an Irish Clan and noble house of Munster, founded in the 10th century by Brian Boru of the Dál gCais (Dalcassians). O'Kennedy and O'Brien dynasty are Irish royal families and septs of the Dál gCais.

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Ormond Upper

Ormond Upper (Irish: Urumhain Uachtarach) is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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River Shannon

The River Shannon (Abhainn na Sionainne, an tSionainn, an tSionna) is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at in length, is the longest river in the British and Irish Isles.

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Ruadhán of Lorrha

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Sept

A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family.

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Thomond

Thomond (Classical Irish: Tuadhmhumhain; Modern Irish: Tuamhain), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenagh and its hinterland.

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Ulster

Ulster (Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh; Ulstèr or Ulster) is one of the four traditional or historic Irish provinces.

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See also

Irish royal families

Septs of the Dál gCais

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Kennedy

Also known as Kennedy (Ireland), Kennedy Clan, Ó Cinnéide.