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.

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
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	Cairbre Lifechair (Lover of the Liffey)
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	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)
          +Mongfind       + Cairenn
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    Brion  Fiachrae  Ailill     Niall Nóigiallach, died c.450*. 
             |                   (Ui Néill)
    _________|________________________
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    Amalgaid          Nath Í       Macc Ercae
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   ___________________|_____________________
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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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   Conall
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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.

Sources:

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>
Wikipedia. "Uí Fiachrach." 9 July 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C3%AD_Fiachrach>