The O'Grady family, also styled O'Grady of Kilballyowen, is one of Ireland's noble families

Irish nobility

This article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes Scotland and other discussion...

 and surviving Chiefs of the Name

Chiefs of the Name

The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan...

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They belong to the Dál gCais

Dál gCais

The Dál gCais were a dynastic group of related septs located in north Munster who rose to political prominence in the 10th century AD in Ireland. They claimed descent from Cormac Cas, or Cas mac Conall Echlúath, hence the term "Dál", meaning "portion" or "share" of Cas...

 kindred and are distant cousins to the famous O'Brien dynasty, but have since the Middle Ages been based not in County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, from where they originated, but in County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

. The (former) seat of the family, Kilballyowen, is near the town of Bruff

Bruff

Bruff is a town in east County Limerick, in the midwest of Ireland, located on the old Limerick–Cork road . The town lies on the Morning Star river, with two bridges in the town itself...

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The current Chief of the Name is Henry Thomas Standish O'Grady, The O'Grady, who resides in France.