The Feeney Genealogy Project

Feeney Family Tree on the Web

Feeney Tree

The author's tree will be published here soon. In the mean time you may access the following Feeney branches:

Author's Geni Tree

If you can trace your Feeney roots back to Co. Sligo, Ireland, I should be able to figure out how you're related and send you an invitation to the family Geni tree. The following Sligo families are in the tree:

Easky, Easkey Parish: Connelly, Connolly | Feeny, Feeney | Gibson | Hagarty, Haggerty | Kennedy | Lindsay | Murray | Rooney | Tuffy

Irish-American Emigrants Branch Married Names: Cullen | Costello | Drake
*Note: American Emigrants settled in and around New Jersey.

Irish-English Emigrants Branch Married Names: Brady | Daniels
*Note: English Emigrants settled in and around London.

Misc. Married Names: Barrett | Burns | Doherty | McNamara | McNulty | Scott
*Note: May live in Ireland or England.

Contact me to get into the Geni tree. If you already have a Geni tree of your own, you can search these surnames directly.

Uí Fiachrach Genealogy

Bold print indicates Kings of Connacht, + indicates wives, italic indicates High Kings of Ireland. 

Érimón (aka Eochaidh the Heremon, Eremon, Éremón, Héremón, Éireamhón)
+Tamar-Telphi (aka Tea-Tephi, Tea)
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Íriel Fáid ("the prophet", aka Iarel Faith, Irial Fáid, Iriel Fáith)
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Ethriel (aka Ethrel)
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Follach
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Tigernmas
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Senboth
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Smirgoll
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Fiachu Labraind
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Oengus Olmuccaid
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Moen
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Rothechtaid Rigderg
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Dian
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Sirna Sirsaeglach
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Ailill Oalchlaen
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Giallchad
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Nuadu Find Fail
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Aedan Glas
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Simon Brecc
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Muiredach Bolgach
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Fiachu Tolgrach
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Duach Laidrach (aka Dui Ladrach)
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Eochaid Buadach
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Ugaine Mor
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Cobthach Coelbreg
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Meilge
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Irero Gleofathach
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Condla Caem
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Ailill Casfiaclach
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Eochaid Altlethan
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Laebchor
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Fer Almaich**
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Fer Anaraith
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Fer Raith
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Fer Cetharraid
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Oengus Tuirmech
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Enna Aignech
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Labraid Lorc
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Blathachta
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Essamain Emna
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Rogen Ruad
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Finn Loch (aka Findloch)
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Finn (aka Find) +Be-Boindia
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Eochu Feidlech (aka Eochaid Feidlech, "the enduring")       Eochu Airem
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Finn Emna (the three Finns of Emain)  Medb (Queen of Connacht)  Clothra     Eithne   Mugain
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Lugaid Riab nDerg
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Crimthann Nia Náir
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Feradach Finnfechtnach
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Fíachu Finnolach
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Tuathal Teachtmhar
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Fedlimid Rechtmar
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Conn Céchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
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Art mac Cuinn (Art Óenfer - The Loner)
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Cormac mac Airt +Eithne Ollamda
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Cairbre Lifechair (Lover of the Liffey, aka Corpre) +Aine
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Fíacha Sroiptine (aka Fiachu Sraibtine, Legend says he was overthrown by the three Collas*)
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Muiredach Tirech (Legend says he exiled the three Collas*)
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   Eochaid Mugmedon (Slave Lord)
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Brion  Fiachrae  Ailill     Niall Nóigiallach, died c.450*.
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Fiachnae    Ailill Molt, d.482.         Echu
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(Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe)           (Uí Fiachrach Aidhne)

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe

Fiachnae
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Elgach
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Maeldubh
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Tipraite
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Dunchad Muirisci
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Indrechtach, d.707.            mac Dunchad      Ailill
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Ailill Medraige, d.764.        Tipraite, d.719  Cathal
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Cathal, d.816.                 Donn Cothaid, d.787.


Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Echu
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Eogan
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Gabran     Goibnenn, fl. 538.
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Cobthach
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Colman, d. 622.
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Laidgnen/Loingsech, d. 655.         Guaire Aidne, d. 663.
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Muirchertach Nar, d.668.            Artgal
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                               Fergal Aidne, d. 696.
*In Irish Kings and High Kings (Dublin, 1973), John Francis Byrne prefers a much earlier date for Niall's death and also suggests the Three Collas never existed.
**The four Fer names may rightly be variants of one generation - i.e. the same person - but they are listed seperately in CGH.

Sources:

Comparet, Bertrand L. "The Stone of Destiny." 14 April 2009. <http://www.moseshand.com/studies/destiny.htm>
Irish Heritage DNA Project. "Who was Niall of the Nine Hostages?" 23 April 2007. 11 December 2007. <http://homepage.eircom.net/~ihdp/ihdp/focus-niall.htm>
MacKillop, James. Celtic Mythology: A Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2004.
Wikipedia. "Fíacha Sroiptine." 13 April 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fíacha_Sroiptine>
Wikipedia. "Kings of Connacht." 13 April 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Connacht>
Wikipedia. "Niall of the Nine Hostages." 13 April 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Noigiallach>
Wikipedia. "Uí Fiachrach." 9 July 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C3%AD_Fiachrach>