Hello all-
FYI. Joe O'Callaghan recently published a book entitled, "The O Callaghan
Family of County Cork, A History." Irish Family Names of Dublin is the
publisher. You can check out their website at:
www.irish-books.org.
Joe O�Callaghan is a retired professor of medieval history at Fordham
University, New York.
The description of this new book on their website indicates the
following:
The O Callaghan Family of County Cork: A History. By Joseph F. O' Callaghan
� The book is a 284 pg Hardback with numerous illustrations (black &
white). Size: 12 inches x 8.5 inches.
"This extremely well researched history of a County Cork sept traces its
origins from Cellach�n of Cashel, the progenitor of the Cork O Callaghans,
down to modern times.
Cellach�n was the King of Munster in the middle of the 10th century. Two
great County Cork septs descended from Cellach�n, the O Callaghans and the
MacCarthys.
It was not until the 16th century that factual detail began to emerge and
historians were able to get a clearer picture of the territory occupied by
the sept and the names of the clan chieftains. At that stage the entire
Gaelic way of life had come under severe pressure and the land ownership
was passing into the hands of the adventurers, comprised of New English and
Anglo-Irish speculators.
By the middle of the 17th century the lands of the Gaelic, Catholic O
Callaghans had been confiscated and many of the great lords now became the
tenants of the new masters. Some managed to survive the Penal Laws of the
18th century and became the owners of vast estates in Clare and in
Tipperary. For the majority the transition was painful and they and their
descendants had to endure servitude and poverty until the Land Acts of the
late 19th and early 20th century, wrung from a reluctant English
government, restored their dignity and paved the way for future prosperity.
In his chapter entitled The O Callaghan Diaspora the author mentions many O
Callaghans worldwide who have become very successful people but of course
they represent only the tip of the iceberg. The many pages of genealogical
tables will be of interest to many.
What is remarkable about the O Callaghans is the fact that despite the
hundreds of years of penury and subjection their native resilience and
intelligence has enabled many proud bearers of the name to rise to the top
in practically all areas of human endeavour."
If you are interested in purchasing the book, send a Money Order for $70.42
to Irish Family Names 11 Emerald Cottages, Grand Canal Street, Dublin 4
Ireland The site for calculating currency conversion from dollars to Euros
is
http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi
Kevin L. Callahan
The First Callahan 10th Century AD website
http://ceallachan.users.50megs.com//index.html