Ó Fearghail

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Ó Fearghail
Irish nobility
Parent houseConmhaícne Angaile
CountryIreland
Founded11th century
FounderFearghail

Ó Fearghail is a family name of the Irish nobility from County Longford who were historically the Princes of Annaly. The patronym means "descendant of Fearghail", whose name means "man of valour". Fearghail was a great-grandson of Angaile, the 10th-century King of Fortúatha who conquered and gave his name to Annaly, and his Ó Fearghail descendants were the Princes of Annaly for 6 centuries. Angaile was chief of the Conmhaícne Angaile. The lineage of Fearghail produced chiefs of the Dál Messin Corb and the Uí Garrchon. English forms of the surname include O'Farrell, O'Ferrall, Ferrell and Farrell.

Early history

According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Farrells were part of the

BC.[1]

The Ó Fearghail chieftain historically sat at the Ó Fearghail stronghold of

King Edward VI granted much of the lands of Annaly to Baron Delvin, including the Holy Island and lands of the Ó Fearghail.[2] By 1618, the Ó Fearghail of Longford were finally deposed as Princes of Annaly by King James I, losing all of their lands and privileges. After the fall of the tribal Gaelic Order
, many became tenants of their old land with English and Scottish landlords.

Bishops of Ardagh

In the Ireland of the 14th and 15th century, there was a tendency for ecclesiastical positions to be subject to hereditary family right. Members of the Ó Fearghail family were

bishops of Ardagh in 1343–67, 1373–8, and for most of the 15th century.[3][4][5]

Modern Era

Main articles: O'Farrell, Farrell (surname), and O'Farrill

The first record of an O'Farrell in the English language was written in 1620 by Father Richard O'Farrell of County Longford. A number of O'Farrell men served in an Irish regiment of the Spanish Army in the Eighty Years' War. By the time of the Irish Rebellion of 1641, many troops returned to fight with the Irish Catholic movement of confederate Ireland. By the end of the 17th century, the O'Farrells had mostly returned to Ireland, where they are abundant to this day in the midland counties, especially in County Longford. Some did remain in Cuba, where their surname was spelled O'Farrill.

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References

  1. ISBN 0899503624
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  2. ^ King Edward VI grants of Annaly to Baron Delvin 1552
  3. ^ Watt, J. A. (1987). "Gaelic policy and cultural identity". In Cosgrove, Art (ed.). A New History of Ireland, Volume 2: Medieval Ireland, 1169–1534. p. 336.
  4. ^ "Bishops of Ardagh (Roman Rite)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ Diocese of Ardagh: Succession of bishops. Plaque in St Mel's Cathedral, Longford.
  6. ^ a b "Surname History: O'Farrell". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Annals of the Four Masters, M1316.2". CELT (the Corpus of Electronic Texts). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ Annals of the Four Masters; accessed November 2013
  9. ^ a b Longford Musketeers; accessed November 2013
  10. ^ Turtle Bunbury, More O'Ferrall of Balyna; accessed April 2022
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