Kennedy Coat of Arms	The Irish Kennedys have a recorded history that goes back over 1,000 years to the time when the first Kennedy led his people from the front with sword and spear. The Irish Kennedys held their ancestral lands in Tipperary for hundreds of years while a succession of English conquerors tried to take it from them. Although they eventually succeeded in taking the lands, the English did not do so without fierce resistance from the family they dubbed "The Rebellious O'Kennedys." This book traces the story of the Kennedy family from their beginnings as an obscure sept on the banks of the Shannon River, through their rise to fame as the "Lords of Ormond", to their decline as the last of the Gaelic Chieftans and to their dispersal around the world. ©2007 Brian Patrick Kennedy ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brian Kennedy is a third generation Australian. He holds a Master of Education Degree from the Queensland University of Technology. His passion for Irish history, and in particular the history of the Irish Kennedys, has taken him to Ireland on many occasions. By walking the ground, climbing the ruins of the castles, talking with the people and collating the records he has developed a view of that history that he delights in sharing.
Contents of “The Irish Kennedys”
Introduction Chapter 1 The Origins of the O’Kennedys Chapter 2 The First Kennedy Chapter 3 The O’Kennedys in Ormond Chapter 4 The Gaelic Background Chapter 5 Gaelic Warriors Chapter 6 Ring Forts Chapter 7 O’Kennedy Castles Chapter 8 Upper Ormond O’Kennedy Castles Chapter 9 Lower Ormond O’Kennedy Castles Chapter 10 Cottages, Cabins and Mills Chapter 11 O’Kennedys and Churches Chapter 12 O’Kennedy Churchmen Chapter 13 The Stowe Missal Chapter 14 O’Kennedy Coats of Arms and Seals Chapter 15 The Normans in Ormond Chapter 16 The Ormond Deeds Chapter 17 The Gaelic Revival Chapter 18 The “Rebellious O’Kennedys” Chapter 19 The 15th Century Chapter 20 Alliances, Defeats and Surrenders Chapter 21 Elizabeth I Chapter 22 More Rebellion Chapter 23 The Last Brehon Judgment Chapter 24 The Beginning of the O’Kennedy Decline Chapter 25 The Tyrone Rebellion Chapter 26 Kinsale Chapter 27 The Irish Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns Chapter 28 The Last of the Gaelic Chieftains Chapter 29 Inquisitions of Queen Elizabeth I Chapter 30 Silvermines Chapter 31 Cromwell		Chapter 32 The Surveys of Confiscated Lands Chapter 33 The Land Taken from the Kennedys Chapter 34 Lost Hopes of Land Restoration Chapter 35 What Happened to the Land? Chapter 36 The “census” of 1659 Chapter 37 The Penal Laws Chapter 38 A Curious Legal Record Chapter 39 The Return of Owners of Land Chapter 40 The Fighting Races Don’t Die Out Chapter 41 The Kennedy Diaspora Chapter 42 The Rebellion of 1798 Chapter 43 Whiteboys and Landlords Chapter 44 Livestock Stealing and Larceny Chapter 45 Fare Paying Kennedys Chapter 46 Kennedys Die Fighting for England Chapter 47 One Kennedy Family: The Search Chapter 48 One Kennedy Family: Discovery Chapter 49 One Kennedy Family: Confirming Our Heritage Chapter 50 Foilycleara Kennedy Origins Chapter 51 The Foilduff Connection Chapter 52 Toureenbrien and Templederry Chapter 53 The Templederry – Lower Ormond Connection Chapter 54 The Genealogy of the Ballycapple Kennedys Chapter 55 Putting the Genealogical Evidence Together Chapter 56 Kennedy Folklore Chapter 57 Bun Ciamalta Vale Chapter 58 A Kennedy Tour of Ireland Epilogue References Index
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