{"id":804,"date":"2021-01-12T11:28:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingdomofdesmond.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:28:51","slug":"odonoghue-clan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingdomofdesmond.com\/?p=804","title":{"rendered":"O’Donoghue Clan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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O’Donoghue Clan Society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O’Donoghue Chief<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donoghue<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0O’Donoghue<\/strong>\u00a0is an anglicized form of the\u00a0Gaelic language\u00a0surname\u00a0\u00d3 Donnchadha<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0\u00d3 Donnch\u00fa<\/strong>.
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The name means \u201cdescendant of Donnchadh\u201d, a personal name composed of the elements\u00a0donn\u00a0\u201cbrown-haired [man]\u201d and\u00a0cath\u00a0\u201cbattle\u201d. Spelling variations (which include an initial \u201c\u00d3\u201d or omit it) include Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donoughe, Donaho,\u00a0Donahoe,\u00a0Donough,\u00a0Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donihue, Donoho,\u00a0Donohoe, Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, Donaghie, Donaghy, Doughue, Dougue, Donihoo and many more.
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The chief non-MacCarthy Gaelic princes under the MacCarthy M\u00f3rs in Desmond were the\u00a0O’Sullivans:\u00a0 after them were the\u00a0O’Donoghues<\/strong>, and these two were the only clans who took part in the performance of the MacCarthy inauguration ceremonies \u2013 i.e., the bestowal of the\u00a0White Wand<\/strong>.\u00a0
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The\u00a0White Rod<\/strong>,\u00a0White Wand<\/strong>,\u00a0Rod of Inauguration<\/strong>, or\u00a0Wand of Sovereignty<\/strong>, in the\u00a0Gaelic language\u00a0variously called the\u00a0slat na r\u00edghe<\/strong>\u00a0(rod of kingship) and\u00a0slat tighearnais<\/strong>\u00a0(rod of lordship), was the primary symbol of a\u00a0Gaelic\u00a0king or lord\u2019s legitimate authority and the principal prop used in his inauguration ceremony.\u00a0First documented in the 12th century\u00a0Life of M\u00e1ed\u00f3c of Ferns<\/em>, but assumed to have been used long before then,\u00a0it is last documented in Ireland in the early 17th century. While the reception of the rod was in origin a Gaelic cultural feature, following the\u00a0Norman invasion of Ireland\u00a0some foreign families became significantly\u00a0Gaelicised.\u00a0A notable\u00a0Anglo-Norman\u00a0example were the great\u00a0De Burgh\u00a0magnates styled\u00a0Mac William \u00cdochtar, who had become completely Gaelicised and received the White Rod.

There are several completely different O’Donoghue families in Ireland:<\/p>\n\n\n\n