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235: 293:. He was loved and honoured. His memory was revered and relationship with his line was a privilege which brought dignity and status to the rightful claimant. The passage of time has now dimmed his memory and the English-speaking native community has developed a distorted view of this great son of Inis Eoghain. It is indeed a paradox that the planters' view of the 'villain' who sacked Culmore and burned Derry has been passed on to the descendants of those whom Cathaoir Rua strove to defend and protect." 33: 227:. Paulet was also said to have physically assaulted O'Doherty. Niall Garve O'Donnell, previously a loyal supporter of the English Crown, was also accused of supporting the rebellion. O'Doherty's precise motives for the rebellion are unclear, and its timing is also something of a puzzle, especially as the 234: 143:. A third was Margaret, who married Oghie O'Hanlon. Cahir was fourteen when his father died and he had to spend the next few years gaining control of his lordship. Cahir's foster father was 646: 447: 636: 167: 247: 219:, with whom Cahir had repeatedly quarrelled. Paulet has been accused of goading O'Doherty into taking up arms by a calculated series of insults under the 231:
had just ordered that the Clan's confiscated and planted lands be restored to him. Taking revenge on Paulet was perhaps a sufficient motive in itself.
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According to historian Brian Bonner, "While and where the old traditions were retained in Inis Eoghain, Cathaoir was seen as a mighty one of the
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One of the oldest depictions of fort Derry, Ireland. Derry was sacked and burned by Clans O'Doherty & McDavitt in 1608.
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Newgate, Dublin. 1608. Displaying the heads of Irish rebels Cahir O'Doherty (right) and Felim Riabhach McDavitt (left).
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of office and a sword which Cahir O'Doherty bore at the time of his death in battle at Kilmacrenan in 1608.
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In July 1990, an O'Dogherty clan gathering was held and Ramon Salvador O'Dogherty was installed as "
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hoped to gain through a policy of moderation and for a time this policy seemed to be working.
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Cahir was the son of Sir John O'Doherty, the head of the O'Dohertys and effective ruler of
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That Audacious Traitor: The Definitive History of the Ó Dochartaigh Clan
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offered recognition to descendants of the chiefs of some ancient clans
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and angered by the eviction of his clansmen during the subsequent
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for his service on the Crown's side during the fighting.
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Erin's Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland
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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 44
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and his son Neachtain were arrested and sent to the
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One of Cahir's younger sisters was 7: 480:from the original on 26 October 2010 371:McGettigan, Darren (October 2009). 373:"O'Doherty (Ó Dochartaigh), Cahir" 25: 192: 57:; 1587–5 July 1608) was the last 642:Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales 405:Casway, Jerrold (October 2012). 242:O'Doherty was killed during the 111:, seizing Derry from Paulet and 97:Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales 637:People of O'Doherty's rebellion 537:Beresford Ellis, Peter (2002). 328:Shantallow, County Londonderry 1: 582:O'Dochartaigh (Doherty) Clann 411:Dictionary of Irish Biography 377:Dictionary of Irish Biography 566:Gill & MacMillan, 2002. 307:, rather than the original 663: 632:People from County Donegal 502:, Salesman Press, pp. 1-2. 278:for some time afterwards. 196: 181:for the leadership of the 103:and the Governor of Derry 612:17th-century Irish people 607:16th-century Irish people 470:"The Flight of the Earls" 351:Rafferty, Oliver (1994). 541:. 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Sir Cahir O’ Doherty

Irish
Gaelic
Chief of the Name
Clan O'Doherty
Lord
Inishowen
County Donegal
Tyrone's Rebellion
courtier
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Sir Arthur Chichester
Sir George Paulet
a rebellion
burning it to the ground
battle at Kilmacrennan
Inishowen
Rosa
Cathbarr O'Donnell
Owen Roe O'Neill
Phelim Reagh MacDavitt
Lord Mountjoy
Henry Docwra
Viscount Gormanston
the Pale
Thomas FitzWilliam, 1st Viscount FitzWilliam
Niall Garve O'Donnell
Red Hugh O'Donnell
O'Donnell dynasty

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