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DOHERTY HERITAGE
WHO SO EVER ASK ME OF MY BIRTH :I WILL TELL THEM I AM BORN OF IRISH PRINCES .WHO  RULED IN DONEGAL A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.THAT I AM DECENDED FROM HIGH KINGS OF IRELAND : AND MY NAME IS FROM THE CLAN ODOCHARTAIGH
Doherty Heritage
Doherty's Castle Ruins
PHELIMY'S CROAR
 THE CROFT WHERE MY GRANDFATHER PHILIP  DOHERTY LIVED AND  MY FATHER WAS BORN.
"CROAR" IS THE FAMILY NICKNAME ALLOWING EVERYONE TO KNOW WHICH DOHERTY THEY MEANT.
TIERCROUGH
This is another abandoned Croft that was lived in by my  cousins.
Donegal The Land of Inishowen
My Fathers Birthplace Clonmany
  MAMORE HILL
My father William James Doherty was born in Claggan, Clonmany
July 25th In the Year 1897.To Philip Doherty of Leenan and Bridget Doherty (nee  Kelly)  of Leenan.  



The Doherty 's ruled Donegal in th 800's  " O'DOCHARTAIGH "
"THE CHIEFS  INISHOWEN "THE RACE OF CONNAILL"
Dochartaigh was born in the 800's .His Grand-son became the first O' Dochartaigh.(901 AD).This was the first surname to come into use in all of Europe.Their original power base was in Finn River Valley, Central Donegal.(Old Tirconnaill). The meaning of this powerful sounding name is;" THE DESTROYER "Their battle cry was;" Ar nDuthchas" Gaelic which means "We Fight For Our Inheritance "
CLONMANY 2003
GREAT GRANPARENT'S (KELLY)
John Kelly Of Leenan & Bridget (Biddy) Granny of Boherna
Married April 15th 1855
Bridget Kelly My Grandmother ,born October 6th 1862
To John Kelly and Biddy Granny

Bridget had 3 sisters
Sara Born March 19 th 1857
Ann Born July 9th 1859
Mary born August 19th 1866


GREAT GRANDPARENTS (DOHERTY)
Cornelius Doherty of Skehog and Bridget Harkin of Urrismana  
Married February 12th 1854 (Witnesses) John Doherty, Patrick Harkin.
Grandfather Philip was born September 10 th in Skehog Mother  Biddy).
Philip had following siblings
John born November 10th 1856 in Skehog
William born April 11 th 1862 in Clonmartin
Nancy born September 24 th in Skehog
Maggie Born December 4 1866 in Leenan
 GRANDPARENTS ( DOHERTY)
Philip Doherty (Son  of Cornelius )of Leenan & Bridget Kelly(Daughter of John Kelly )  of Leenan
Married October 14th 1887
Witnesses Jack Doherty And Ann Kelly
My Father William James was born July 25th 1897 in Claggan .
Aunts and Uncles
Mary born May 22,1891  in Letter
Patrick born September 3,1893 in Claggan
John February 28, 1895 in Claggan  
Neal Born December 28, 1898 in Claggan.


GLENHOUSE  
 Me Elizabeth Doherty  visiting GLENAVON WATERFALL
July 2003
        Inside  CLONMANY CHURCH
Malin Head in the rain ( next stop America )
             Jessie Sharp Daisley & William James Doherty
             Mum & Dad on Honeymoon 1924
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