John O'Hart

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A sketch of John O'Hart first published in Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892), by John O'Hart, - Volume: 1.

John O'Hart (Irish: Seán Ó hAirt; 1824–1902) was an Irish historian and genealogist. He is noted for his work on ancient Irish lineage.

He was born in

Clontarf near Dublin
, at the age of 78.

O'Hart's 800-page, The Irish and Anglo-Irish landed gentry (Dublin 1884), was reprinted in 1969, with an introduction by

Chief Herald of Ireland. Another work, Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation, first published in 1876, has come out in several subsequent editions.[citation needed
]

To complete his genealogies he used the writings of Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh and O'Farrell, along with the Annals of the Four Masters, for the medieval pedigrees. He used the works of Bernard Burke, John Collins and others to extend his genealogies past the 17th century.[citation needed]

Stem of the Irish nation

In his Irish Pedigrees, O'Hart presents the legendary origins of the Irish people, from the Biblical Adam and Eve through the kings of ancient

Adam
, recording Milesius as his 36th descendant.

From the start;
(1)

Adam
, his son
(2) Seth, his son
(3)
Enos
, his son
(4) Cainan, his son
(5) Mahalaleel, his son
(6)
Jared
, his son
(7)
Enoch
, his son
(8) Methuselah, his son
(9) Lamech, his son
(10) Noah, his son
(11)
Japhet
, his son
(12) Magog, his son
(13) Baoth, "to whom Scythia came has his lot", his son
(14)
Fenius Farsa
) King of Scythia, his son
(15) Niul, his son
(16)
Gaodhal
(Gathelus), his son
(17) Asruth, his son
(18)
Creta
), his son
(19) Heber Scut (returned to Scythia), his son
(20) Beouman, King of Scythia, his son
(21) Ogaman King of Scythia, his son
(22) Tait King of Scythia, his son
(23) Agnon (who fled Scythia by sea with the majority of his people), his son
(24)
Getulia, where Carthage
was afterwards built), his son
(25) Heber Glunfionn, King of Gothia, his son
(26) Agnan Fionn King of Gothia, his son
(27) Febric Glas King of Gothia, his son
(28) Nenuall King of Gothia, his son
(29) Nuadhad King of Gothia, his son
(30) Alladh King of Gothia, his son
(31) Arcadh King of Gothia, his son
(32) Deag King of Gothia, his son
(33)
Brath, King of Gothia (who left Gothia with a large band of his people and settled in Galicia, Spain
), his son
(34)
Breoghan, King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal
, his son
(35) Bile, King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal, and his son
(36)
Milesius of Spain), King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal.[citation needed
]

According to O'Hart's account,

Milesius, himself, had died during the planning. Amergin died during the invasion, without issue.[citation needed
] It is from the four other invaders —
Heremon, and Ithe — from whom the Irish are alleged to descend. These, according to O'Hart, are the four lines from which all true Irish descend. Conn of the Hundred Battles was a descendant of Erimon, and Brian Boru was descended from both Heber and Conn.[citation needed
]

Sources

Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892), by John O'Hart, is available in 2 volumes free on the Internet Archive.

Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892), by John O'Hart, - Volume: 1
archive.org/details/irishpedigreesor_01ohar
Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892), by John O'Hart, - Volume: 2
archive.org/details/irishpedigreesor02ohar

Another book by John O'Hart is also available free on the Internet Archive.

The Irish landed gentry when Cromwell came to Ireland (1887), by John O'Hart;
archive.org/details/irishlandedgentr00ohar

External links

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