O'kane Formil

[familyroutes]

Hi,
I've heard that too. So far we only been able to find
Mary (c1822-1878) married to Daniel Higgins
Ellen(c1831-)married to John the Tailor Hegarty
Catherine (1833-1923) married to Lawrence Hegarty
Margaret (c1834-1898) married to Charles O'Kane
Elizabeth (1837-1912) married to Jeremiah O'Mullan
2 missing!

[virgilia]

Do you know if manus o'kane (denany)who married rose hegarty had any family? Why was his father called the king of formil?

[familyroutes]

Manus and Rosey Hegarty O'Kane had:

Margaret 1863
Rose 1864
Patrick 1866
John 1867-68
John 1868
Mary 1870
Elizabeth 1873

Daniel O'Kane,son of Patrick and nephew of Manus was the King of Formil.

According to an obituary in the Derry Journal 1903 James O'Kane was known as the King of Formil. It states that Formil is "peculiar in having a reigning house and monarch of it's own.The kingship devolves...upon the deceased's nephew Daniel O'Kane"

If the title was passed from James then he may had got it from his father Daniel (who was also Manus's father) Did you hear that he was also "The King" or or you mixing him up with his grandson Daniel?

There is also mention of the KIng of Formaeil in a poem by Fearghal Og Mac-na-Bhaird about the Battle of Down in the 13th century.

"The son of O'Cathain of the Craebh,
Son of Raghnall, King of Formaeil;
A tranquil meeting after him will be difficult;
The poetic art shall be an orphan."

[BiotiteMica]

Hello,

My 3rd great-grandparent is Daniel O'Kane King of Formil, son of Patrick Dunany O'Kane & Ellen Lagan, grandson of Daniel O'Kane.

My relation goes as follows:
Daniel O'Kane King of Formil & Martha Doherty
Mary O'Kane & Darby Greally
Mary Greally
Anne Palmer
Myself - Hamish McGregor

Mary O'Kane came to New Zealand on the ship "Ionic" in 1929/30. Darby Greally had already been in New Zealand for a few years. He was from Claregalway. They married here.

I'm just wondering, how does the actor Mark Gatiss fit into the picture here? I recall seeing on "Who do you think you are" a snippet of Margaret O'Kane's (nee Mullan - wife of John O'Kane) obituary, and it stated her father-in-law was Daniel O'Kane. Is this father-in-law Daniel, King of Formil?

Thanks.

[heywood]

Hello,
I posted this on your other post too


Here is some information re Mark Gatiss

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2015/who-do-you-think-you-are/mark-gatiss-287/

Regards
Heywood

[Kane57]

Hello Hamish (BiotiteMica),

I am a granddaughter of Martha O Kane, a sister of Mary O'Kane who came to New Zealand on the ship "Ionic".
I am delighted to hear from you.
If you send me your email address I will forward you a family tree that I have.
Máire.

[hmorrison]

Hamish,

Wondering if you hold any further ancestral details of Darby Greally? Could his parents have been Henry Greally and Margaret Long?