'Fogarty1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Fogarty of Castle Fogarty (O'Fogarty of Bally Fogarty), O'Fogarty of Inchy O'Fogarty, O'Fogarty of Munroe

                               
BLG1858 reports that "The ancient family of Fogarty, now represented by the Lenigans of Castle Fogerty, was of importance in Ireland antecedently to the descent of the English in the reign of Henry II" (who r. 1154-1189). Commoners identifies the Fogarty arms as "az. in chief, two lions rampant, supporting a garb, all or, in the dexter base, a crescent, and in the sinister an Irish harp or, stringed arg.". Chief of the family in 1583 was ...
Conoher Na Sury O'Fogarta of Munroe, co. Tipperary = Cornelius O'Fogarty of the Suir (a 1583)
1. Donough O'Fogarty (dvp Lateragh 26.11.1583)
  m. Ellen Purcell ("of the baronial family of Loghmoe")
  A. Donald ('Grany' or 'Ill- Favouired') ) O'Fogarty of Munroe
  i. Donough O'Fogarty of Inchy O'Fogarty & Bally Fogarty (Castle Fogartty)
  a. Donough O'Fogarty of Inchy O'Fogarty
  m. _ Cashuy
  (1) Teige (TImothy) O'Fogarty of Bally Fogarty, etc.
  m. Margaret Burke (dau of _ Burke of Barrycurry (of the family of Lord Brittas))
(A) Cornelius Fogarty of Castle Fogarty (b 14.05.1661, d 1730, captain)
  m. (1696) Mary Kearney (dau of Michael Kearney of Milestoun)
  (i) Teige (Timothy) Fogarty of Castle Fogarty (b c1697, dsp 1747)
  (ii) Thomas Fogarty of Castle Fogarty (d 1758)
  m. Christian Meyler (dau/heir of James Meyler of Sallymount)
  (a) James Fogarty of Castle Fogarty, Sheriff of co. Tipperary (d unm 1788)
  (b) Thomas Fogarty in Spain (d unm 1781)
  (c) Elizabeth Fogarty
  m. William Lanigan or Lenigan of Zoar (d 23.11.1768)
  Castle Fogarty passed to their son, Thomas.
  (B) Thomas Fogarty or Fogerty
  m. Anne Magrath (dau of James Magrath of Derrymore)
  (i) Magrath Fogerty
  (a) Thomas Fogerty
  ((1))+ issue - Magrath of Ballinlonty, Philip
  (C)+ other issue - John, Dionysius (priest), Malachy in Paris (a 1705, doctor)
  b. William O'Fogarty (dsp c1606, physician to King Charles II)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol 3, 'Lenigan of Castle Fogarty', p700+) with some input/support from BLG1858 ('Lenigan of Castle Fogerty')
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