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John Mór O'Doherty 1505 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 26 May 1582

Death Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Father: Cornelius O'Dochartaigh

Mother: Monica O'Hagen

Spouse(s): Rois (O'Donnell)

Children(s): Sir Dochartaigh)

John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen was born in 1505 in Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Cornelius Aodh O'Dochartaigh and Monica O'Hagen. John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen married Rois (Rose) Ni Dhomhnail (O'Donnell), and had children including Sir Seanjohn Og O'Doherty (O' Dochartaigh). John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen passed away in 1582 in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen was born in 1505 in Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Cornelius Aodh O'Dochartaigh and Monica O'Hagen.
  • John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen married Rois (Rose) Ni Dhomhnail (O'Donnell), and had children including Sir Seanjohn Og O'Doherty (O' Dochartaigh).
  • John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen passed away in 1582 in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius O'Dochartaigh
1480 – 1518
Birth Location: Inishowen, Tyroconnell, Ireland
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Monica O'Hagen
1485 – 1540
Birth Location: Inishowen, Tyroconnell, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Rois (O'Donnell)
1520 – 1551
Birth Location: County, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Sir Dochartaigh)
1540 – 1601
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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John O'Doherty's Ancestors

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John O'Doherty
1505 – 1582
Birth Place: Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Cornelius Aodh O'Dochartaigh
1480 – 1518
Inishowen, Tyroconnell, Ireland
Monica O'Hagen
1485 – 1540
Inishowen, Tyroconnell, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John O'Doherty's Descendants

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John (Mór) O'Doherty (1505 – 26 May 1582) m. Rois ((Rose) Ni Dhomhnail) (O'Donnell) (1520 – 1551)
  1. 1. Sir (Seanjohn Og O'Doherty (O') Dochartaigh) (1540 – 27 Jan 1601) m. Elizabeth (MacToole) MacSweeny (1550 – 1601)
    1. 1. Sir (Cahir Rua "Charles the Red" - Lord of Innishowem O'Dochartaigh) (Daugherty) (1565 – 05 Jul 1608) m. Siabhan (McConnalogue) O'Dougherty (1559 – 5 Jul 1608)
      1. 1. Siobhan McConnalogue (1610 – 1692) m. Michael (Mor) O'Dochartaigh (1605 – 1692)
        1. 1. Liam (( William)) O'Dougherty (1645 – 1692) m. Sila O'Cleary (1650 – 1693)
        2. 2. Michael ("Mor") O'Daugherty (1690 – 13 October 1761) m. Catherine Rodgers (1692 – 1719)

John O'Doherty's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen in Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1582
26 May 1582
Age 77
Death of John Mór O'Doherty , Lord of Inishowen in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Elaghmore, Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1582
    Event Place: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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