The surname McKenna was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachn) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, at Truagh where they were known as the Lords of Truagh. He was a successful farmer and businessman and lived at Aghaninimy in a house which was called Willville where he died in 1816. Niall was succeeded by his nephew, Phelemy McKenna, who, with four of his sons, was murdered by English forces in 1666 and is buried in Donagh Old Graveyard. The Parish of Errigal Truagh (Aireagail Tricha Cd) is situated in north County Monaghan, on the border with County Tyrone. Before his death he had divided his estates among his family. 1 The Shady Woods of Truagh Lyrics [Verse 1: Daoir Farrell] Out from the shady woods of Truagh MacKenna rides at noon And the sun shone brightly Not a cloud dark in the sky of June No eye had. While O'Donnell is poor, shall McKenna have gold? Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0b6ce4598f3662 Crest: A salmon naiant ppr. A McKenna Returns to His Ancestral Home - It's Not what You Think. The Mac Kenna were chiefs of Trough. The three Ulster counties of Monaghan, Cavan, and Donegal were included in independent Ireland, the Republic of Ireland since 1949. Tired out from his exhaustive hunting and journeying, McKenna was entertained by the local chieftain, a man named Treanor; he then remained on as Treanors guest, fell in love with his daughter, and eventually married her. O'Clerkin is also noted here.[2]. As punishment for his part in that lengthy war, McKennas territory was again invaded and ravaged by English forces under Hamilton in 1642, and again under Stewart in 1643. The best of the county's architecture developed in the Georgian and Victorian periods and ranges from the dignified public spaces of Church Square and The Diamond in Monaghan Town to the great country houses of Lough Fea, Carrickmacross; Hilton Park, Clones and Castle Leslie, Glaslough. No; enter my dwelling, my feast thou shalt share; On my pillow of rushes thy head shall recline; And bold is the heart and the hand that will dare To harm but one hair of a ringlet of thine. He was a close friend of many politicians and writers of the day including the American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (18961940), who dedicated his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, to Leslie. Having captured a small part of Ireland on the east coast, Henry used the land to solve a dispute dividing his family. The Scotch-Irish in America tells the story of how the hardy breed of men and women, who in America came to be known as the Scotch-Irish, was forged in the north of Ireland during the seventeenth century. History [ edit] The Mac Kenna were chiefs of Trough. In Part II. Literature: Patrick McCabe", "Current members. Located in Hill Street, Monaghan Town, the museum aims to reflect the history of County Monaghan and its people in all its richness and diversity. English monarchs continued to use the title "Lord of Ireland" to refer to their position of conquered lands on the island of Ireland. Bragan is also the largest town-land in Co. Monaghan. It was a papal fief, granted to the Plantagenet kings of England by the Holy See, via Laudabiliter. He it is, I suppose, who is alluded to in the deposition, after the Rebellion in 1641, of Mrs. Elizabeth Petre, as ' M'Kenna of the Trough (Truagh), Esq., the principal man of that sept.'" It would appear by the Inquisitions that Patrick MacKenna, of the Lower Trough, died before the 10th June, 1625. Based mainly in North Monaghan County Ireland, this family name has a very long and interesting history, as well as figuring prominently in the annals of the county, and its association down through the years with neighbouring counties, but particularly with the O'Neills of Tyrone. It became known as Triucha Chead a Chladaigh, which loosely translated, simply means the Barony of the Ring Forts. The author returned to Ireland in 184749 to help with famine relief and recorded those experiences in the rather harrowing:Annals of the Famine in Ireland. The centre fort was completely obliterated and was never restored, but the southern and northern forts were re-built by McKenna who, despite the previous disaster, was again very much involved in the Insurrection of 1641, a war that con-tinued right up until the Cromwellian Settlements of 1652. Subjects Genealogy , History, Local , Local History Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. He too is buried at Donagh. Of course, the story of the hunt was mere legend, but later history records that McKennas tiny kingdom was well and truly established by the time of the arrival of the Normans in the twelfth century (1169). The Norman and English colonists exhibited a tendency to adopt much of the native culture and language, becoming "Gaelicized" or in the words of some "More Irish than the Irish themselves". Performance & security by Cloudflare. The name of the parish is derived from Aireagail, meaning a house church or oratory, while Tricha Cd is a reflection of an ancient land division in Ireland which became a barony under the English system of land management. Click to reveal County Monaghan has produced several successful artists. He emigrated to Spain in 1653. The province subsequently split into three kingdoms: Oriel, or Airgialla (in central Ulster), Aileach (in western Ulster), and the smaller kingdom of Ulaid (in eastern Ulster). He was friendly to the English at the beginning of the Nine Years War but after the battle of Clontibret in 1595 he joined Hugh O'Neill and the other Ulster chieftains. The title was changed by the Crown of Ireland Act passed by the Irish Parliament in 1542 when, on Henry VIII's demand, he was granted a new title, King of Ireland, with the state renamed the Kingdom of Ireland. Or be clothed, while a limb of O'Donnell is bare? Mines included Annaglogh Lead Mines and Lisdrumgormley Lead Mines. The English attempted to curb this by passing the Statutes of Kilkenny (1366), which forbade English settlers from taking up Irish law, language, custom and dress. The last of the principal line of this family I suppose to have been Shane or John, who was killed 'in open and actual rebellion at Glaslough, on the 13th of March, 1689. The story of Christianity in the parish can be traced back to St Muadain or Mellan, whose foundation was in the townland of Mullanacross where there is a holy well. The name Ulster is now used by many to refer to Northern Ireland. 62.171.164.209 In our modem history nearly all of MacKennas of note have made their name in the field of literature. It relates the circumstances under which the great exodus to the New World began, the trials and tribulations faced by these tough American pioneers and the enduring influence they came to exert on the politics, education and religion of the country. These McKenna forebears were a branch of the Cenl Fiachach of Meath. Probably the greatest of all the McKenna chieftains was Patrick McKenna who came to power c.1580, but he was unfortunate in that, at that time, the English were encroaching from the south and trying to establish a shire in what is now Co. Monaghan. As the 21st century moves on, the People of God that form the faith community of Errigal Truagh continue to draw from the rich Christian heritage and tradition that has been transmitted so that the Gospel may be heard and witnessed to anew both now and for the generations yet to come. [7]:Map 39 CI took over the remaining section of line between Clones, Monaghan and Glaslough in 1958, but withdrew goods services between Monaghan and Glaslough in 1959 and between Clones and Monaghan in 1960, leaving Monaghan with no railway service. O'Clerkin is also noted here. He died about 1616 in his home at Tully Lough near Emyvale. The feudal system was introduced, and the Parliament of Ireland first sat in 1297. The MacMahon reign was characterized not only by fighting with neighboring lords but also by fighting among the Mac Mahons themselves. He was in rebellion in 1641. The Yola language of County Wexford was a survivor of the early English dialects. Then come to my home, 'tis the home of a friend. The rest of the island referred to subsequently as Gaelic Ireland remained under the control of various Gaelic Irish kingdoms or chiefdoms, who were often at war with the Anglo-Normans. 223.) Some counties were created by shiring, while walled towns and castles became a feature of the landscape. As the Lord of Ireland was also the King of England, he was represented locally by a governor, variously known as the Justiciar, County Monaghan is the birthplace of the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh, who based much of his work in the county. Because of the Ulster cycle of Irish literature, which recounts the exploits of C Chulainn and many other Ulster heroes, Ulster has a place of great prominence in Irish literature. A commission was established to accomplish this and County Monaghan came into being. of Donagh, which is in the barony of Trough, was chaplain to the Irish Brigade at Fontenoy in 1745. Based mainly in North Monaghan County Ireland, this family name has a very long and interesting history, as well as figuring prominently in the annals of the county, and its association down through the years with neighbouring counties, but particularly with the ONeills of Tyrone. Shane. It is most popular in the Co Monaghan area of Ireland and Galloway in Scotland. In 1607 Patrick M'Kenna was granted about 250 acres of the Barony of Trugh by the Lord Deputy. The end of this rebellion and Henry VIII's seizure of the Irish monasteries around 1540 led on to his plan to create a new kingdom based on the existing parliament. Many members of the family distinguished themselves in the continental armies during the Penal Days. County Monaghan is traversed by the derelict Ulster Canal. Doubts were cast by eminent scholars on Laudabiliter itself in the 19th century, but it had been confirmed by the letters of Pope Alexander III. Lakes include Lough Avaghon, Dromore Lough, Drumlona Lough, Lough Egish, Emy Lough, Lough Fea, Inner Lough (in Dartrey Forest), Muckno Lough and White Lough. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1544 is included under the topic Early Kennaugh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ancient Ulster extended from the northern and northeastern coasts of Ireland south to what is now County Louth and west to what is now County Donegal. In the Middle Ages, Errigal Truagh was amalgamated for a time with Donagh parish. It is close to Scotshouse. Niall McKenna was still the head of the family during the Rising and he lived successively at Tully and Portinaghy. On the haunch of a deer shall McKenna regale ? Following their defeat, some colonisation of the county took place by Scottish and English families. 1625. In 1331 Sean MacMahon of Farney was able, with the help of the Normans, to attack and slay Murchadh Mor Mac Mahon. The Papal power to grant also fell within the remit of Dictatus papae (10751087). Their descendants prospered, and their refusal to join the rest of Ireland in accepting Home Rule led to the establishment of the state of Northern Ireland in 1921, consisting of the six Ulster counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh, Londonderry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh (replaced in the early 1970s by 26 local districts). The MacKennas, though "lords of Truagh", were not prominent in mediaeval times. Some of the more notable among those clans who had formerly cooperated with the English but became increasingly alienated until turning openly anti-Norman and a thorn in the side of the Dublin administration were the O'Connor Falys, the MacMurrough-Kavanagh dynasty, the Byrnes and the O'Mores of Leix. As the Norman lordships became increasingly Gaelicized and made alliances with native chiefs, whose power steadily increased, crown control slowly eroded. In p. 140, Part II. Between 1500 and 1542 a mixed situation arose. [4] It is the smallest of Ulster's nine counties in terms of population. In the process he accepted the fealty of the Gaelic kings at Dublin in November 1171 and summoned the Synod of Cashel in 1172, this bringing the Irish Church into conformity with English and European norms. Additionally, the Plantagenet government increasingly alienated the Irish chiefs and people on whom they often relied for their military strength. At about this same time, surnames were coming into existence. The surname Kennaugh was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachn) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, at Truagh where they were known as the Lords of Truagh. Translation of "truagh" into English . Lead used to be mined in County Monaghan. 2000- 2023 Swyrich Corporation, all rights reserved. Many other McKennas became prominent in church and state in the last few centuries. Shall MacKenna, unmoved, quaff his madder of mead? "Shall a son of O'Donnell be cheerless and cold. The Lordship of Ireland (pink) in 1300. Attacks from the midland kingdom of Meath (Midhe, or Mide) led to Ulsters disintegration in the 4th and 5th centuries. During the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the late 12th century, one of the baronial adventurers, John de Courci, captured eastern Ulster and ruled that small kingdom until dispossessed in 1205 by King John, who created Hugh de Lacy (died 1242) earl of Ulster. In late 1185 the crown was ready, but John's visit had by then proved a complete failure, so Henry cancelled the coronation. by C. Eugene Swezey 0 Ratings 2 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 2 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 1977 Publisher Swezey] Language English Pages 124 This edition doesn't have a description yet. O'Finn and O'Carroll were chiefs of Calraighe, which included the civil parishes of Drumlease and Killargy in Leitrim. An avid huntsman, he roused a huge stag on one occasion and pursued it for two full days and nights before finally catching up with it and plunging his dagger into the heart of the beast - at a fort, just north of Emyvale, which, to this day, is still called Liskenna (from the Irish Lios Sceine meaning the fort of the knife). "John Robert Gregg: A Biography". A John McKenna was remembered as the Immortal Colonel in the Ultonia Brigade of the Spanish army which fought at Saragossa in 1709. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. However, a rebellion by the 9th Earl's heir Silken Thomas in 1535 led on to a less sympathetic system of rule by mainly English-born administrators. These O'Carrolls were known as the Lords of Fernmaig and brought that name eastward with them, resulting in the modern day barony of Farney in south Monaghan, east of its point of origin. That lovely legend is still recalled in the McKenna logo or coat of arms, which depicts a huntsman on horseback, a stag, two hounds, and two crescent moons, signifying the two days and two nights that McKenna had followed the hunt. Soon afterward thousands of settlers, mainly Lowland Scots Presbyterians, were introduced into Ulster, and particularly into its eastern portions, which became predominantly Protestant as a result. While sickness and hunger thy sinews assail, Shall McKenna, unmoved, quaff his madder of mead? [4] Further, the former Irish church had never sent its dues ("tithes") to Rome. MC KENNA (Mac Cionnaith): The countys 2nd family. "Mere" derived from the Latin merus, meaning "pure". Chief among these is George Collie (190475), who was born in Carrickmacross and trained at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Henry's primary motivation for invading Ireland in 1171 was to control Strongbow and other Norman lords. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region.It is named after the town of Monaghan. Many poorer settlers spoke English, Welsh, and Flemish. This property was originally owned by James Hamilton who . [1] Arms: Vert. [1] The MacKenna: The following is a Translation of an Address presented by the Lord of Truagh to Hugh Roe (or Red Hugh) O'Donnell, then in his 15th year of age, on the occasion of his escape from Dublin Castle (see the Four Masters, under A.D. 1587, 1590, and 1592), when the said Red Hugh was making his way home to Tirconnell:The Truagh Welcome. 1835-1852, 1861-1881. The 12th century McKenna High Cross and the McKenna Chieftains grave may also still be seen in the neighbouring Donagh Old Grave-yard. The graveyard at Errigal Truagh is important for the great number of decorated slabs for the many members and descendants of the MacKenna family, Lords of Truagh. At the present Leinster including Meath and Ossory, Munster and some parts of Connacht). Niall MacKenna (b. c. 1710) was a Gaelic poet and harper; Theobald MacKenna (d. 1808), secretary of the Catholic Committee in 1791, was a prolific pamphleteer; Andrew MacKenna (1833-1872), was a leading editor and writer in Belfast; Stephen MacKenna (I837-1883), was a novelist; better known as a novelist is another Stephen MacKenna (b. - All Poetry The Green Woods Of Truagh In the green woods of Truagh we met without fear, Your kiss on my lips, and your voice in my ear, Your tender arms about me, and your eyes glad and clear- Ochn, the Green Woods of Truagh! But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and . A John or Shane MacKenna, living in 1626, sold five townlands to Thomas Blaney and his heirs. From there, Mountjoys forces destroyed most of McKennas fortifications at Tully, Emyvale. They are a branch of the southern Ui Neill but, nevertheless, they are seated in 1603-24, Calendar, p. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. "It is remarkable that there is no pedigree of this ("MacKenna") family either in MacFirbis or in the Book of Leacan.". Cowan, Leslie. In 1640 there were sixteen landed proprietors in the Barony of Trough, of the tribe of the MacKennas. A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. The towns of Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones and Monaghan were formerly represented by nine-member town councils which dealt with local matters such as the provision of utilities and housing. He died about 1616 in his home at Tully Lough near Emyvale. Trough is found in north County Monaghan, south of the Ulster Blackwater . He was succeeded by his son Niall, then a minor, as head of the family The McKennas refused to pay rent to the English for their land and this meant that much of it passed into alien hands even before the 1641 Rising. The parishes of Donagh and Errigal Truagh have a greater proliferation of ring-forts than any other area of its size in Ulster. Truagh (/tru/; Irish: An Tricha) is a barony in County Monaghan, Ireland. Are you sure you want to delete this item from your shopping cart? It is named after the town of Monaghan. Religious practices and ecclesiastical organisation in Ireland had evolved divergently from those in areas of Europe influenced more directly by the Holy See, although many of these differences had been eliminated or greatly lessened by the time the bull was issued in 1155. It was here that they had their kingdom in the late middle ages, a kingdom which managed to remain independent but which was often a challenge to the MacMahon ascendancy in Monaghan. births have been from time to time registered under many synonyms - such as Kennagh, Ginnaw and even Gna. These forms are peculiar to Co. Kerry. Monaghan County Museum is recognised as one of the leading provincial museums in Ireland, with a Council of Europe Award (1980), among others, to its credit. The lordship then went into decline, brought on by its invasion by Scotland in 131518, the Great Famine of 131517, and the Black Death of the 1340s. ESTATE, ERRIGAL TRUAGH, COUNTY MONAGHAN, 1764-1821 by Theo McMahon and Brendan O Neill The Kane estate comprised 14 townlands in the parish of Errigal Truagh, Co. Monaghan. Shane or John of Lower Trough, who sold his land to Thomas Blaney before 1626, and was in rebellion in 1641; 3. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}541438N 70224W / 54.244N 7.040W / 54.244; -7.040, County Monaghan (/mnhn/ MON--hn;[3] Irish: Contae Mhuineachin) is a county in Ireland. Though almost always written MacKenna, in the spoken language Kenna is quite common and in some places, notably Clare and Kerry, the emphasis is on the final A, with the result that There were three chapels, one at Knockconnan, one at Drumbiston, and one in Mullyoden. Nearly all of these were of families belonging to the country around Trough, as also was General John MacKenna (1771-1814), who, after a period of service in the Spanish army, joined Bernard O'Higgins, the "Liberator of Chile", and became an outstanding figure in South America. 473-488. [7], Following the deaths of John's older brothers he became King of England in 1199, and so the Lordship of Ireland, instead of being a separate country ruled by a junior Norman prince, came under the direct rule of the Angevin crown. MacKenna - Lords of Truagh MacKenna is an ancient name that originated in Ireland and Scotland. The Slieve Beagh mountains, more popularly known as 'Bragan Mountains', form the western boundary, separating it from Tyrone. Price, each Part, 12s. The county has existed since 1585 when the Mac Mathghamhna rulers of Airgalla agreed to join the Kingdom of Ireland. "Percentage population change in Ireland's cities and towns, 2011-2016", Electoral (Amendment) (Dil Constituencies) Act 2017, "Egg shortage in some supermarkets amid bird flu outbreak and increased demand", "Current members. The area under English rule and law grew and shrank over time, and reached its greatest extent in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The lordship was created following the Norman invasion of Ireland in 11691171. Following the 20th-century Irish War of Independence and the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Monaghan was one of three Ulster counties to join the Irish Free State rather than Northern Ireland. Members are welcome to share photographs old and new, videos, newspaper articles, personal memories, current news, historical snippets, genealogical research advice, relate stories and get involved in discussions . a fess ar. Their estates, however, were small, seldom exceeding a townland or two in extent; and of this number three were Protestants. The population of the county was 61,386 according to the 2016 census. [2] History: The History of the County Monaghan (London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 196 Piccadilly, 1877 and 1878), by Evelyn Philip Shirley, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., M.RI.A., of Lough Fea, is published in Three Parts: Parts I. and II. Johns grandson, William, was called the Bully McKenna. Removing this item from your shopping cart will remove your associated sale items. While a Chief of Tirconnell is fainting for food? Trough barony is bordered to the south by Monaghan, County Monaghan; to the northwest by Clogher, County Tyrone; and to the northeast by Lower Dungannon, County Tyrone. Updates? [6] "Dominus" was the usual title of a king who had not yet been crowned, suggesting that it was Henry's intention. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kennaugh research. The earldom of Ulster ended in 1333, and the Black Death of 13481350 impacted more on the town-dwelling Normans than on the remaining Gaelic clans. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. The government was based in Dublin, but the members of Parliament could be summoned to meet anywhere, whether Dublin or Kilkenny: Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}5320N 615W / 53.333N 6.250W / 53.333; -6.250, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:36, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Free Gaelic people in English Ireland, c. 1250c. In the twelfth century the Fir Leamhna lost control of the Clogher area to Mac Cathmhaoil family, a branch of the Cenl Foghain. Notable mountains include Slieve Beagh (on the Tyrone and Fermanagh borders), Mullyash Mountain and Coolberrin Hill (214m, 702ft). Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. 37, No. lords of truagh. Mrs Nicholsons recollections of her tour among the peasantry are still revealing and gripping today. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. [9] These were abolished in 2014 under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. 1606 - 1608", "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: County Monaghan", "Monaghan definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". The Parish of Errigal Truagh ( Aireagail Tricha Cd) is situated in north County Monaghan, on the border with County Tyrone. All their slabs carry their coat of arms with a stag. He was a prolific exhibitor at the Royal Hibernian Academy throughout his lifetime and is represented by works in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland and the Ulster Museum. For elections to Dil ireann, the county is part of the constituency of CavanMonaghan which elects five TDs. In the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the McMahons and their allies joined the general rebellion of Irish Catholics. While sickness and hunger thy sinews assail. Understand it all by viewing our, Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI, Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate. THIS family was in Irish called MacIonaigh ("ionach:" Irish, a dirk), and was descended from Colla-da-Crioch who is No. The ancestors of the McKennas were introduced as swordsmen by the Fir Leamhna of Clogher whose early medieval kingdom included the present Monaghan barony of Truagh. In 1366 the Statute of Kilkenny tried to keep aspects of Gaelic culture out of the Norman-controlled areas albeit in vain.
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