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Titles Kings of Uí Maine Kings of Brega Princes of Uí Maine Count Palatine of the Holy Roman EmpireKing-at-Arms of the Holy Roman EmpireBaron of ClankellyBaron of Dungannon Counts of Gallgh and TycoolyHigh Treasurers of ConnaughtCommander of the Connaught contingent of Brian Boru's Army Current head Walter Lionel O'Kelly of Gallagh and Tycooly | ||
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Ó Ceallaigh is the most influential dynasty of the ancient túath of Uí Maine, and the original Irish gaelic name for the surname commonly known as Kelly. It is a name meaning "Descendant of Ceallach," "bright haired," or "troublesome."
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- Castles Structures of the Ceallaigh
- Associated Counties
- Additional Facts
- References
Ceallach was the son of Finnachta, a chief of the Hy Many people around A.D. 874. Another notable chieftain, Tadhg Mór Ó Ceallaigh, was killed at the famous Battle of Clontarf, where he and his ally Brian Boru defeated the Viking raiders.
Many members of the Ó Ceallaigh clan are directly descended from the Kings of Uí Maine (with Uí Maine commonly known as O'Kelly country), and the clan itself is the largest and senior-most ruling family of Uí Maine.
The earliest parts of the O'Kelly genealogy are contained in the Book of Hy Many, which was written in the 14th century. Its compilation was the idea of William O'Kelly, a chief of Hy Many. The book is now kept in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.
(Additionally, the Ua Ceallaigh are considered one of the Four Tribes of Tara.)
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Castles & Structures of the Ó Ceallaigh
Associated Counties
Counties associated with the name include: