The Kielty Clan is an important part of the Dalcassian Clan, and a significant part of the Kielty experience.

To understand more about the relationship between our family name and the Kings of Munster please go to the Dalcassian Clan web site. The Dalcassian race has many great families, our relationship with the O Brien Family is key to understanding our history. Also our relationship with the O Dea Clan and the Quinn Clan should be explored to fully understand our heritage.

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The Line Of Heber - In Munster

The Stem Of The Irish Nation, From Milesius Of Spain. Milesius Had Three Sons 1. Heber Fionn, 2. Ir, And 3. Heremon. This Heber Fionn Was The First Milesian Monarch Of Ireland, Conjointly With His Brother Heremon. Heber Was Slain By Heremon, BC 1698

No. 84 In The Line Of Heber; Olioli Olum; Son Of Eoghan Mor, Was The First Of This Line Named In The Regal Roll To Be King Of Both Munsters, Until This Olioll Married Sabina, Daughter Of The Monarch Conn Of The Hundred Battles, And Widow Of Mac Nidadh, Chief Of The Other Sept Of Darin, Descended From , And By Whom She Had One Son Named Lughaidh, Commonly Called Luy Maccon; Who, When He Came To Mans Age, Demanded From Olioll His Stepfather, The Benefit Of The Agreement Formerly Made Between Their Ancestors; Which Olioll Not Only Refused To Grant, But He Also Banished Maccon Out Of Ireland. Who Retired Into Scotland, Where, Among His Many Friends And Relations, He Soon Collected A Strong Party, Returned With Them To Ireland, And With The Help And Assistance Of The Rest Of His Sept Who Joined With Them, He Made War Upon Olioll; To Whoe Assistance His ( Olioll`S) Brother In Law, Art-Ean-Fhear, Then Monarch Of Ireland, Came With A Good Army; Between Whom And Maccon Was Fought The Great And Memorable Battle Of Magh Mueromba, Near Athenry, Where The Monarch Art, Thogether With Seven Of Olioll`S Nine Sons , By Sabina, Lost Their Lives, And Where Their Lives, And Their Army Was Totally Defeated And Routed.

After The Battle, Olioll, Having But Two Sons Left Alive Namely Cormac-Cas And Cian, And Being Very Old, Settled His Kingdom Onupon Cormac Cas The Elder Son Of The Two And His Posterity; But Soon After Being Informed That Owen Mor, His Eldest Son ( Who Was Slain At The Battle Of Magh Mueromba ) Had By A Druid`S Daughter Issue, Named Feach ( Fiacha Maolleathan As He Was Called ), Born After His Fathers Death, Olioll Ordained That Cormac Should Be King During His Life, And Feach To Succeed Him, And After Him Cormacs Son, And Their Posterity To Continue So By Turns; Which Was Observed Between Them For Many Generations Sometimes Dividing The Kingdown Between Them, By The Name Of South, Or North Munster Or Desmond, And Thomond.

From These Three Sons Of Olioll Olum Are Descended The Hiberian Nobility And Gentry Of Munster And Other Parts Of Ireland, From Owen More Are Descended Mc Carthy, O Sullivan, O Keeffe, And The Rest Of The Ancient Nobility Of Desmond; From Cormac-Cas Are Descended O Brien, Macmahon, O Kennedy, And The Rest Of The Nobility And Gentry Of Thomond, And From Cian Are Descended O Carroll ( Of Ely-O Carroll), O Meagher, O Hara, O Gara, Etc.

It Is From Cormac-Cas Our Progenitor That The Kielty Name Came To Be

The Kielty Clan, Are Related To And Members Of The Quinn Clan, Related To The O Dea Clan And Are Also A Part Of The O Brien Clan, And In The Larger Scope We Are Members Of And A Part Of The Dalcassian Clan.

For Additional Information On These Families And The Other Families Descended Of Cormac-Cas Including References To Pedigrees And Histories See The List Of Dalcassian (Dalgcais) Sept Families (W/Coat Of Arms) At www.dalcassiansept.com

For Additional Information On Dalcassian History http://www.dalcassiansept.com/history.htm

For Information Contact akielty@kieltyassociation.com

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