School: Clanna Caoilte (B.) (roll number 12286)
- Location:
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Síthe
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- Family of the O'Heas - Burial Place To Be in Timoleague Abbey“Omnibus” writing in the “Cork Examiner”, says: It was really to the scholarship of a friend that I am indebted for my first knowledge of the O’Heas not a very common Co. Cork name now.
He told me that the Franciscan Abbey of Timoleague was the burial place of the famous South-west Cork clan.They came originally from the barony of Corklea in Limerick and possessed themselves of Pobble O’Hea in Carbery. One of them a Cistercian monk, John O’Hea, became Bishop of Waterford in 1179.My pet hobby is tracing the history of modern scions of our ancient clans and here are a few(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Master Fintan Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
