Geraghty

Mac Oireachtaigh or  Mac Oiraghty, a name anglicised Mac Geraghty or Geraghty, descended from the same stock as the O'Conors, kings of Connnaught. The name is derived from Oireacht, a territory, hence Oireachtach signifies the man of the territory. They are thus designated in O'Dugans poem:



Ag Mac Oireachtaigh na n-each
Muintir Roduibh na righbreath,
Triath nach iodhalta os coill cuir

Mac Oiraghty of the steeds was the ruling chief
Of Muintir Roduiv of rightful laws
A fearless warrior as he ranged the woods




In the Annals at A D 1241 Mac Oiraghty is mentioned as the chief of Clan Tomaltaigh, and at 1278, as head chief of Siol Murray.  The districts of Clan Tomaltaigh and Muintir Roduiv, were situated in the barony of Roscommon, county of Roscommon, and the term Siol Murray was applied to the central parts of the county of Roscommon. Several distinguished chiefs of the Mac Oiraghtys are mentioned in the course of the Annals, and in the sixteenth century, when deprived of their territories, some of the clan settle in Mayo and Sligo, and are to this day the chief possessors of the island o Inis Murray, off the coast of Sligo; their having, it is said, given name to the island from their former title as head chiefs of Siol Murray, and are still governed by the chief of the tribe.  As a remarkable circumstance connected with the Mac Oiraghtys who reside at Croagh Patrick in May, an antique bell is kept by them, and is traditionally stated to have been one of those used by St. Patrick. At A.D. 1297 in these Annals, an account is given of Henry  Mac Oiraghty, who was bishop of Achonry, and afterwards of Derry and of Conor; and David Mac Oiraghty, who was archbishop of Armagh, died A.D. 1343. One of the chief representatives of this ancient and respectable clan is Mr. Bryan Geraghty, of Anglesea-street, Dublin, the publisher of these Annals. [Commentary in Owen Connellan's translation of the The Four Masters Annals of Ireland 1845 p127-128]

 Our Geraghty family is found in Carrownaclea (Carnaclay) County Mayo by the 1820s.

Lineage

1. Mary Agnes Geraghty 1892 MN - 1988 AZ m. John English (Dropbox Folder)

• Grammy's Pictures
• Two Sisters Alone
• The Trip (links at bottom lead to all four parts)

2. John Geraghty 1864 IRE -1897 MN m. Mary Agnes Walsh (Dropbox Folder)

3. Patrick Geraghty 1839 IRE -1923 MN m. Mary Killeen   (Dropbox Folder)

• Dog Licenses

4. Edward (Ned) Geraghty 1810 IRE -1880 IRE m. Judith Ludden  (Dropbox Folder)

5. Martin or Anthony Geraghty?  both are found in Carrownaclea in the Tithe Applotment records. One is most likely the father of Edward. (Dropbox Folder)

6. Geraghty Ancestry (Dropbox Folder)


Places

Carrownaclea, Mayo, Ireland (1)  (2) (Dropbox)
Islandeady   (Dropbox)
St. Paul, Minnesota



More

• Geraghty Rents
• Geraghty Immigration
• The Bog 
• The Big Wind 

Other Sources

• History of the Dakota County Irish - The Geraghty Family Early History in Ireland
• The Geraghty Clan on Facebook
• Geraghty on Wikipedia
• Geraghty Group on Flickr