(O)Doherty;
Variant Spellings; Daugherty, Dehorty, Dogherty, Doherty, Dohorty, Dooherty, Doorty, Dorritty, Dougharty, Dougherty, MacDevitt, O'Doherty, O'Dougherty.
Above all O'Doherty is a Donegal name, originating in the barony of Raphoe and spreading into neighboring Inishowen. Nowadays the O prefix is being widely resumed by the sept, so much so that Doherty and O'Doherty births are about equal.
In Irish the name is O Dochartaigh meaning descended from Dochtarach. Dochartach means obstructive or stubborn.
Sir Cahir O'Dougherty (1587-1608) led an ill-timed and unsuccessful rebellion in 1608. Today the 37th O'Dohety chieftain is a Spanish physician, Dr. Ramon Salvador O'Doherty who lives in Cadiz.
John Dougherty (1783-1850) was a successful Crown prosecutor and later Lord Chief Justice. Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823-1905) the Young Irelander was transported to Tasmania. William James O'Doherty (1835-1868) had a successful career in England as a sculptor.
Charles Joseph Doherty (1855-1931) Canadian Minister of Justice represented Canada at the League of Nations in 1920.
The motto in the O'Doherty coat of arm is Ar Nduthchas which may be translated as 'Our Nature'.
Coat of Arms
(O)Doherty
Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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