'ORourke1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: O'Rourke of Connaught, O'Rourke of West Brefney

                               
Roarc (d 893)
1. Art (Arthur)
  A. Feargal Sean, King of Connaught (d 954)
  i. Hugh
  a. Arthur, King of Connaught (d 1046)
  (1) Hugh (d 1077)
(A) Niall (Neil)
  (i) Uailarg
  (a) Tiernan
  m. Dearvorgal (dau of Murcha, last King of Meath)
  ((1)) Donal, last Prince of West Brefney
  ((A)) Feargal, lord of West Brefney
  ((i)) Donal, lord of West Brefney - continued #1 below
  ((ii)) Congal (youngest son) ancestor of Neilson & Nelson
  ((iii))+ 4 other sons
  (b) Donal ancestor of "another" MacTighearnain of Brefney
  ii. Art Coileach ancestor of Colly

 

 

Donal, lord of West Brefney - continued #1 above
1. Arthur
  A. Amhailgadh, lord of West Brefney
  i. Donal
  a. Uilarg Mor
  (1) Tiernan Mor
  (A) Teige na Goir, lord of West Brefney
  (i) Tiernan Oge, lord of West Brefney
  (a) Donogh
  ((1)) Owen, lord of West Brefney
  ((A)) Brian Ballach, lord of West Brefney (d 1562) - continued #2 below
  (ii)+ 2 other sons
  (B) Riernan ancestor of O'Rourke of Dromahaire, co. Leitrim
  (C)+ 7 other sons
  b.+ 5 other sons
  ii.+ other issue - Tiernan, Connor, Rory
2.+ other issue - Hugh, Lochlann

 

 

Wholly arbitrarily, at this point we start appending the surname O'Rourke.
Brian Ballach O'Rourke, lord of West Brefney (d 1562) - continued #2 above
1. Brian-na-Mota O'Rourke 'lord of West Brefney' e (a 1585)
  A. Teige an-Fhiona O'Rourke
  i. Brian O'Rourke
  a. Brian O'Rourke
  (1) John O'Rourke
  (A) Thomas O'Rourke
  (i) Edmond Roche O'Rourke (a 1777 in Nancy, France)
  B. Brian Oge O'Rourke
  C. Mary O'Rourke possibly of this generation
  m. Sir Hugh O'Conor Don 'of Ballintober' (b 1541, d 1627)
2. Owen

Main source(s): 'Irish Pedigrees' (John O'Hart, 1892 (5th edition), vol 1, 'O'Rourke (No. 1), Princes of West Frefney', p748+)
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