Ó Cobhthaigh
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Overview
Ó Cobhthaigh was the name of an IrishIrish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Brehon
Brehon
Brehon is the term in Gaelic-Irish culture for a judge. The Brehons were part of the system of "Brehon Law". The Brehons wore yellow robes when delivering verdicts. Several dozen families were recognised as hereditary brehon clans.-See also:* Mac an Bhaird...
family
Family
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from what is now County Westmeath
County Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...
and County Longford
County Longford
County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford.Longford County Council is the local authority for the county...
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There were at least three other families of the name, located in the regions of Limerick-Kerry, Down, west Cork, and Galway.
It is now generally rendered Coffey.
Genealogy
Dubhaltach Mac FhirbhisighDubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh
Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, also known as Dubhaltach Óg mac Giolla Íosa Mór mac Dubhaltach Mór Mac Fhirbhisigh, Duald Mac Firbis, Dudly Ferbisie, and Dualdus Firbissius was an Irish scribe, translator, historian and genealogist...
preserved an Ó Cobhthaigh genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
in Leabhar na nGenealach
Leabhar na nGenealach
Leabhar na nGenealach is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the college-house of St. Nicholas's church, Galway, by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh. He continued to add material until at least 1666, five years before he was murdered in 1671...
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- Genealach Uí Chobthaigh: Tadhg m. Cobthaig m. Balldair m. Niocoil m. Conchabhair m. Maghnusa m. Aeda m. Donnchuidh an Daingin m. Fearguil in Dúin m. Diarmada m. Conchabhair m. Mathghamna m. Conchabhair Cearmna m. Mec-Raith m. Domnuill m. Don[n]chuidh Moir m. Cobhthaigh finn, o ttaid Ui Chobthaigh (from whom are Uí Chobthaigh) m. Dunghalaigh m. Mec-Con m. Connadh Chilline m. Feargusa mc. Ailealla, p670;
A genealogy on pp.660-61 picks up from Fearghus mac Oilill: Fearghusa m. Ailealla m. Mec-Rithe m. Conaill Claoín m. Gearain m. Duach tracing the family back to Íoth mac Breogán
Breogán
Breogán son of Brath was a mythical Celtic king from Galicia. Various accounts exist of this mythological father of the Galician nation. His sons were Ith and Bile . Bile was the father of Mil Espaine....
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See also
- An Clasach Ó CobhthaighAn Clasach Ó CobhthaighAn Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poets, died 1415.A member of the Ó Cobhthaigh bardic family, An Clasach is noted in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as "a famous poet and man of learning." He had sons Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh and Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh , who were also...
, poet, died 1415. - Maeleachlainn Ó CobhthaighMaeleachlainn Ó CobhthaighMaeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1429.A son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh and a brother of Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh , Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family...
, poet, died 1429. - Domhnall Ó CobhthaighDomhnall Ó CobhthaighDomhnall Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1446.A brother of Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh and a son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh , Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family. However, he was also famous as a soldier...
, poet, died 1446. - Aedh Ó CobhthaighAedh Ó CobhthaighAedh Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1452.Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. He is recorded as dying of the plague at his house of hospitality in Fertullagh.-See also:...
, poet, died 1452. - Tomás Ó CobhthaighTomás Ó CobhthaighTomás Ó Cobhthaigh was an Irish poet.Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a brehon family from County Westmeath. The Annals of the Four Masters contain his obit, sub anno 1474.* Thomas, the son of Donnell O'Coffey, died.-See also:...
, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, died 1474. - Murchadh Bacagh Ó CobhthaighMurchadh Bacagh Ó CobhthaighMurchadh Bacagh Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1478.Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. His obit in the Annals of the Four Masters describe him as an ollamh, a professor of poetry, indicating that his verses were very highly regarded...
, poet, died 1478. - Tadhg Ó CobhthaighTadhg Ó CobhthaighTadhg Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, fl. 1554.Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. All that is known of his parents is that his father's name was Aedh....
, poet, fl. 1554. - Uaithne Ó CobhthaighUaithne Ó Cobhthaigh-Biography:Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. His father's name was William.According to the Annals of the Four Masters, in 1556 Owny, the son of William O'Coffey, the most learned in Ireland in poetry, was treacherously slain at night, at...
, poet, died 1556. - Diarmait Ó CobhthaighDiarmait Ó CobhthaighDiarmait Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, fl. 1584.Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family, based in what is now County Westmeath but was once the heartland of the original kingdom of Mide...
, poet, fl. 1584. - Donnchadh Ó CobhthaighDonnchadh Ó CobhthaighDiarmait Ó Cobhthaigh was an Irish poet, fl. 1584.Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family, based in what is now County Westmeath but was once the heartland of the original kingdom of Mide...
, poet, fl. 1584. - Muircheartach Ó CobhthaighMuircheartach Ó CobhthaighMuircheartach Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, fl. 1586.A member of the Ó Cobhthaigh clan of poets from County Westmeath. He is known as the author of six extant poems:* - Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean...
, poet, fl. 1586. - Charles CoffeyCharles CoffeyCharles Coffey was an Irish playwright and composer.His best known opera is probably The Beggar’s Wedding , which capitalizes on the success of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera...
, playwright and composer, died 1745. - Brian CoffeyBrian CoffeyBrian Coffey was an Irish poet and publisher. His work was informed by his Catholicism and by his background in science and philosophy, and his connection to surrealism. For these reasons, he is seen as being closer to an intellectual European Catholic tradition than to mainstream Irish Catholic...
, poet and publisher, 1905-1995. - Ciarán Ó CofaighCiarán Ó CofaighCiaran O Cofaigh, Irish Director and Producer.-Biography:A native of Rath Cairn, County Meath but now resident in An Spidéal, County Galway, Ó Cofaigh has worked in the Irish film and broadcast industry for twenty years...
, director and producer. - Bláthnaid Ní ChofaighBláthnaid Ní ChofaighBláthnaid Ní Chofaigh is an Irish TV presenter, Gaeilgeoir and all-round personality. She has presented Echo Island, The Afternoon Show and Charity ICA Bootcamp. She was a judge in The All Ireland Talent Show and participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir.-Career:Ní Chofaigh is an accomplished...
, TV personality.
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