HISTORICAL MEMOIR OF THE O'BRIENS; WITH NOTES, APPENDIX, AND A GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THEIR SEVERAL BRANCHES; COMPILED FROM THE IRISH ANNALISTS. By John O'Donoghue. 551 pages. Originally published at Dublin, Ireland in 1860. Reproduced on 5 microfiche, 1987.

This classic Irish genealogy reads like a history of the Irish people as it traces the origins of the mighty O'Brien clan. Beginning almost 1,000 years before surnames were adopted in Ireland, the author tells the tale of Conn of the Hundred Battles who slayed Mogha Nuadhat in 167 A.D. The daughter of Conn married the son of Mogha, and from them were descended the Kings of Ireland, and the O'Brien sept. The far famed ancestor from whom the O'Briens took their name was Brien Boru, who was born in the mid 900's A.D. and took over the regional kingship about 977, then gradually spread his influence over the whole of Ireland. From this Brien the author traces various unbroken lines of descent, extending in some cases for 25 generations or more Rich in historical detail, authoritative and comprehensive, this work is of interest to all Irish researchers. O'Brien descendants, in particular, will want to examine this publication very carefully -- making a connection to one of these lines may extend their pedigree a thousand years!

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