Cornelius McLoughlin

Biography

McLoughlin was the senior descendant of King Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (died 1022), and Chief of the Ó Maelsechlainn clan of Mide. His parents were John McLoughlin of Seltanaveeney, Kilronan, County Roscommon and Saragh Heffernan of Lattin, County Tipperary.

McLoughlin served with the Irish Volunteers as a captain from 1913–1923, for which he was awarded the general Service Medal (Ireland). He was deported to Wakefield in 1916 as a political prisoner after the Easter Rising. Taking the Anti-treaty side in the Irish Civil War, he was captured and imprisoned at Kilmainham in 1923.

After independence, he held a number of posts, mainly concerning agriculture; they included Assistant General Secretary for the Irish Farmer's Union (1921–25), to which he was a hon. director in 1927. For the term 1938-39 he was hon treasurer of the Irish Farmer's Federation. He was an editor of The Irish Farmer for most of the 1920s, and a published author.

Burke gave his address (in 1958) as 100 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin, with additional property at The Hill, Malahide, and Illaunagown, Glengariff, County Cork.

Pedigree

Cornelius mac John (1863–1903) m. Cornelius (1809–97) m. Domhnall (died 1845) m. Eoghan m. Tomás m. Tomás m. Tomás m. Tomás m. Murchad Dubh m. An Calbhach (1564–c. December 1600) m. Felim Og (died 1542 m. Felim Creachach (died 1518) m. Conn Mór m. Art (died 1468) m. Conn (died 1461) m. Cormac mc. Cormac Ballac m. Art na Caislen mc. Cormac mac Art O Melaghlain (died 1239 m. Art (died 1184 m. Maelsechlainn (died 1155) mc. Murchad (died 1153) m. Domnall (died 1094) mc Flann (blinded 1037) m. Domhnall m. Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, died 1022.