The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-02-19
MtLEs,AN FAMILIES.
Interesting Genealogies Compiled by
Charles O'Connor of
Belanagare.
ll.-The Heremonian Race.

Belanagare.
ll.-The Heremonian Race.
In the third century of Christianity
the Heremonians, in the person OF
Muryach the Patriot, the son of Fiaba
Srabhtene, added the province of Con-
naught to their own sovereignties, and
in the fourth they enlarged their pow
er to wider extent than ever by
wrestling the far greater part of the
province of Ulster out of the hands OF
the Rudricians. Thus they became
masters of four provinces in Ireland;
of all Ulster. excepting the present
County of Down and some contiguous
parts; of Connaught, including the
County of Glare and the eastern parts
of the County of Cavan; of all Meath.
from the Shannon to the Oriental
Sea, and lastly, of Leinster, which
they enjoyed for long time before
the acquisition of the rest.
The sons of Mall the Great. under
the appellation of North and South Hy-
Malls, became in their posterity the
first family in Ireland. They not only
from the time of Dathy ruled without
molestation in their own feudatory
of the whole island, down to the depo'
sition of Malachy IL, for 5S4 years,
sovereignties, but swayed the sceptre
without the Intervention of any of
the provincial kings, excepting that OF
the great Oliol Molt alone, who, from
being a king of Connaught, mounted
the Teamorian throne in the year 463.
When Henry II invaded Ireland the
Slanian and Colmanian families of the
South Hy-Niall, being most exposed to
the incursions of the English and the
most embittered against one another,
fell a sacrifice to foreign power, as
we'll as their own perverse politics.
Yet some have distinguished them.
selves, even down to our own times,
particularly the O'Malachlins of
Meath, the Mac Geoghagans of Kinel
Fiacha, the O'Mulloys of Ferkall, the
Foxes of Teffa, the Mac Gawlys OF
Calroy, and others of whose present
state can say but little for want of
proper information.
The chief names Of the North Hy'
Mall are we'll known O'Neill of Ty'
rome and O'Donnell of Tireconall. For
more than eleven hundred years they
maintained their authority in five
counties of Ulster against all opposi-
ton, foreign or domestic. refer to
the English as we'll as the Irish an
nails. l will only observe here that,
considering the duration of their pow
or and the frequent want of concert
in their policies, the history of this, or
any other country, will hardly produce
4 family equal to the North Hy-Niall
in true dignity of mind or true
heroism. Thus it continued until the
seventeenth century, when in the
reign Of King James l they lost their
countries In the most unaccountable
manner.
The family of Dungannon, the chief
of the O'Neills, is now extinct; the
next in dignity is that Of the Clan
Hughboy.* which now represents the
whole Tyrone line, in the person o.
Charles O'Neill, of Shane's Castle. II
the county of Antrim, member o
Parliament for Randalstown.
The Tyrconall race produces at THU
day persons who reflect back on thei
ancestors the honors they derived from
them. particularly Conall and JOIN
O'Donnell. for their exploits In tn
late war in the service of the Empress
the Queen of Hungary. These exec
lent general officers are the sons Of
very worthy person, Hugh O'Donnel
the present chief of the Tyrconal
line, and Of Flora, the sister Of tn
late General Hamilton, who, If ar
we'll informed, died in the Imports
service.
The late Colonel Magnus O'Donnel
uncle Of the O'Donnell just mentioned
was an officer of distinction in tn
late wars of Ireland, and left tire
sons. Charles, Hugh and Magnus, a
alive at present and acting par
worthy Of such a parent and of sue
ancestors.
Next to the Hy-Nialls come tn
Connaught race of HyBrune and thei
brethren, the Hy-Fiacras of Tir-Fiacr
and Tir-Awly.
Roderic. the last King Of Irelant
was chief of the Hy-Brune and Cla
Murray race For more than tho
sand years this family, including
few of the Hy-Fiacras, governed tn
province of Connaught with sovereig
authority On the failure of Roderic
power the government of this countr
fell to Cahal Crovedarg. in his time {
great man as any in this kingdom ar
the younger brother of Roderic. Fro
him descended, in fifteen lineal &c
erations, the late Andrew O'Conno
Of Ballintobber, in the County of Re
common. q person Of great worth al
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