I am Díolún son of Samhraidhín Ní Ruairc daughter of Pól Dubhglas Ó Ruairc son of Uilfridh Eorlas Ó Ruairc, disputed rightful King of Bréifne, son of King Eorlas son of King Diarmuidh Óg son of King Diarmuidh son of King Uilliam son of King Eoghan son of Pádraig son of King Tadhg son of King Seán son of King Brian Óg son of King Brian Ruadh son of King Tadhg an Fhíona Ó Ruairc, the last actual King of [West] Bréifne (died 1605). Tadhg an Fhíona's mother was Lady Mary Burke, younger sister of Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde. Ulick's son, Richard, was the fourth Earl of Clanricarde, and paid for King Tadhg an Fhíona's son, Brian Ruadh Ó Ruairc, to attend Oxford University.
Lord Ulick and Lady Mary were the children of Richard Sassanach de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde, and his wife Princess Mairghéad Ní Bhriain, daughter of Murchadh Ó Briain, last King of Thomond, 1st Earl of Thomond, and 1st Baron Inchiquin (1490-1551). Murchadh was the son of King Toirdhealbhach Donn son of King Tadhg an Chomhaid son of King Toirdelbach Bog son of King Brian Sreamhach son of King Mathghamhain Maonmhaighe Ó Briain son of King Muirchertach son of King Toirdelbach Mór son of King Tadg Cáel Uisce son of King Conchobar na Siudane son of King Donnchadh Cairbreach Ua Briain of Thomond son of King Domnall Mór Ua Briain of Munster son of King Toirdelbach son of King Diarmait son of High King Toirdelbach Ua Briain of Ireland son of King Tadc of Munster son of High King Brian Bórumha of Ireland, Emperor of the Gaels, King of Munster (941-1014)
King Domnall Ua Briain was the son of Princess Mór Ní Chonchobair daughter of High King Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of Ireland. Mór was the only full-sister of High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair of Ireland, King of Ireland, King of Connacht, Lord of Dublin.
Domnall Mór's wife, who mothered his children, was Princess Órlaith of Leinster daughter of King Diarmait Mac Murchadha, also known as Dermot MacMurrough. He was mentioned in previous chapters.
Tadhg an Fhíona Ó Ruairc's father was Brian na Múrtha Ó Ruairc, King of Bréifne, son of King Brian ballach mór and his wife Princess Gráinne Ní Dhomhnaill of Tirconnell daughter of Maghnus Ó Domhnaill, King of Tyrconnell (died 1563) and his wife Judith O'Neill daughter of King Conn Mór Ó Néill of Tyrone, who also has previously been mentioned. Brian ballach mór's mother was another Princess Mairghéad Ní Bhriain daughter of the aforementioned Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain, King of Thomond.
Brian Ruadh Ó Ruairc was the son of Máire O'Donnell daughter of Sir Aodh Ó Domhnaill, King of Tyrconnell, and his second wife, Fionnuala MacDonnell daughter of Séamus Mac Dòmhnuill, 6th of Dunnyveg, and his wife Lady Agnes Campbell daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (also previously mentioned), and his wife Lady Jean Gordon daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (maternal grandson of James I, King of Scots), and his wife Lady Jean Stewart daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and his wife Lady Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of William Sinclair, last Jarl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness (1410-1480). King Aodh Ó Domhnaill was the brother of the aforementioned Princess Gráinne Ní Dhomhnaill.
Brian Óg Ó Ruairc's mother was Mary de Cusack, daughter of Richard de Cusack, of Killeen. His wife and Seán Ó Ruairc's mother was Áine Ní Bhreannain daughter of Séamus Ó Breannain, Gaelic Lord of Idough. Seán Ó Ruairc's wife and Tadhg Ó Ruairc's mother was Mary Walsh daughter of Richard Walsh, of Ballynecully. Tadhg's wife and Pádraig's mother was Catherine Roche daughter of Commander Antonie Roche son of Maurice Roche, 8th Viscount Roche, son of David, 7th Viscount, and his wife Joan Barry daughter of David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant (died 1617) son of Ellen MacCarthy daughter of Cormac na Haoine MacCarthy Reagh, 13th Prince of Carbery, and his wife Julia MacCarthy daughter of Cormac Óg Mac Carthaigh, 10th Lord of Muskerry (1447-1537). Viscount Maurice's wife and Commander Antonie's mother was Catherine de Courcy, daughter of David de Courcy son of John de Courcy, 13th Baron Kingsale (died 1628).
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Notable Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Díolún of Ireland
Non-FictionThis is a non-fiction work about my own ancestry. We will be taking a look at why I can genealogically claim to be King of Ireland, but also some other interesting aspects of my lineage, including some theoretical or probable lineages that are not n...
