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Raghnaill O'Cathain, Lord of the Creeve Coleraine and Keenaght
- Preferred Name: Raghnaill O'Cathain, Lord of the Creeve Coleraine and Keenaght
- Gender: M
- Residence: in Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland at LATI: N5.0472 LONG: E6.9348
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of the Craebh, Cianachta, and Fir-Li
- FSID: 9CXH-FV6
- Birth: ABT 1090 in Ireland with note: Ulster, Northern Ireland
- Death: 1138
- MilitaryService: fell through treachery and guile, by the Ui-Eoghain of the Valley1138 with note: Annals of the Four Masters
- Clan Name: with note: Description: Clan of The Ó Catháin - a sept of the Cenél nEógain branch of the Northern Uí Néill
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of the Creeve, Coleraine and Keenaght
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Raghnaill (Ranall) was a son of Iomhar O'Cahan M1138.6 Raghnall, son of Imhar Ua Cathain, lord of the Craebh, Cianachta, and Fir- Li, fell through treachery and guile, by the Ui-Eoghain of the Valley.' Annals of the Four Masters, 1138
The valley people are evidently Clan Binny, and the O'Cahan killed ushers the O'Cahan clan into a stormy future that occupies a large place in Ulster history for the next five and a half centuries. This is the first mention of the O'Cahans in the Annals, and it is perhaps appropriate that their coming was preceded by a great storm in the previous year. By 1138 they are obviously masters not only of the Creeve, but also of Cianachta and Fir-Li.
Iomhar O'Cahan Added By Merryl Hunkin; 19 August 2018
This person was created through the import of Sheppard_Duncan_Bickham_Stroud.ged on 01 February 2011.
Raghnaill Mac Iomhair O'CATHAIN Sex: M Birth: ABT 1100 Death: 1138 in Ireland
Sources
↑ Library Ireland : Princes of Limavady, County Londonderry
↑ https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005B.html
↑ https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I155999
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/O'Cathain-6
Biography of Raghnaill (Ranall) O'Cathain 1090
Raghnaill (Ranall) was a son of Iomhar O'Cahan M1138.6 Raghnall, son of Imhar Ua Cathain, lord of the Craebh, Cianachta, and Fir- Li, fell through treachery and guile, by the Ui-Eoghain of the Valley.
Preferred Parents:
Father: Iomhar O'Cahan, b. ABT 1060 in Ireland d. BEF 1160
Mother: Spouse Unknown,
Family 1: Ranall,
- Eachmarcach O'Cathain, b. ABT 1125 in Ireland d. 1195 in St Paul's, County Dublin, Ireland
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