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The genealogy of Corca Laidhe (Author: Unknown)

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Of the Race of Aenghus, son of Maicniadh, son of Lughaidh, son of Maicniadh

Eiderscel, son of Finn, had two sons, namely, Fathadh and Cathra Cathna. The race of Cathra Cathna, son of Eiderscel, were the Clann-Finn of Garrdha.35 Macraith, son of Cathna, son of Eiders-cel, was he by whom Teampull-mor-Fachtna36, at Ros-Ailithre was erected. The sons of Finn, son of Nuadhad, were Eiders-cel, from whom Ua Eiderscel, and Intogha, from whom Clann-Intogha; and of them are the Clann-Maghnusa. Son to Fathadh son of Finn was Maccon; son to Maccon was Finn. Finn had two sons, namely, Fathadh and Ciarmhac, from whom the Clann-Ciarmhaic. Fathadh had three sons, namely, Donnchadh Mor, from whom the chieftains, Fathadh Og, from whom the Clann-Fathaidh and Dunlang, from whom the Clann-Dunlaing. Fathadh son of Finn had another son, namely, Aedh Garbh;37 it is from him are sprung the people of Bearra and


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Ua Eiders-ceoil of Bearra38 with their correlatives. Donnchadh Mor son of Fathadh, son of Finn, son of Maccon, son of Fathadh, son of Finn, son of Maccon, son of Fathadh, son of Eiders-cel, had three sons, namely, Maccraith, Finn, and Lughaidh; from Finn are sprung the Clann-Bhaltair, and from Lughaidh the Clann-Lughadha. Maccraith had two sons, namely, Donnchadh Got and Aedh Alainn. Aedh Alainn had five sons, namely, Donnchadh, Maccon, Finn, Muircheartach, and Domhnall. Donnchadh had one son, namely, Maccraith the Hospitable,39 head of the tribe. Maccraith had six sons, namely, Conchobhar, Amhlaeibh, Maccon, Finn, Domhnall Carrach, and Aedh, son of the Danish woman. Finn, son of Aedh, had three sons, namely, Conchobhar, Muircheartach, and Donnchadh: these three became extinct. Domhnall had one son, Diarmaid: Diarmaid had one son, namely, Domhnall Og, who died without issue. Maccon had three sons who had issue, namely, Finghin, Aedh, and Domhnall. Finghin had two sons, namely, Maccon, and Diarmaid. Muircheartach, son of Aedh, had two sons, namely, Fathadh and Diarmaid: these two had goodly issue. Domhnall, son of Maccon, had great sons, namely, Conchobhar and Donnchadh. Aedh had young sons not enumerated, called the Clann-Aedha.