Beannachtaí na Féile Páraic oraibh!

In honor of Saint Patrick's Day I thought I post a brief history of our irish Surname:
Hegarty, sometimes O'Hegarty but seldom Haggerty in Ireland (a form of the name found among Irish-Americans), is in Irish O hEigceartaigh (eigceartach means unjust). Though now associated principally with Co. Cork, the Hegartys of Munster are in fact a branch of the main O'Hegarty sept of the Cinel Eoghan which was located on the borders of the present counties of Donegal and Derry. In the fourteenth century the barony of Loughinsholin (Co. Derry) was their principal habitat; in the seventeenth they were more numerous in Tirkeeran (Co. Derry) and Inishowen (Co. Donegal) in the north, and in the baronies of Barrymore and Carbery West in Co. Cork. As is usually the case the present representatives of the sept are to be found in their traditional homeland and are to-day most numerous in Counties Cork, Donegal and Derry. The Ulster sept were subfeudatory to O'Neill's army. The 1691 attainders of O'Hegartys relate to those of Ulster. The records of persecuted priests in the seventeenth century also indicate the Ulster character of the sept up till modern times. The name appears very frequently in the annals of the Irish Brigades and among those who distinguished themselves particularly in this field was Lt. Col. Hegarty of Lally's Regiment, who for his service was rewarded in 1747 by Louis XV of France, while Peter O'Hegarty was made Governor of the Isle of Bourbon. Another Irish Hegarty in eighteenth century France, Daniel O'Hegarty, shipbuilder of Dunkirk, a Catholic, strange as this seems to us now, founded the first Freemason lodge in that country in 1721. According to Dr. Richard Hayes the main object of these lodges, which were largely composed of Jacobite exiles, was the restoration of the house of Stuart. In recent times the name has been less distinguished, though several Hegartys were prominent in the struggle for Irish Independence 1916-1921: of these P.S. O'Hegarty (1879-1955), who was an author of repute, is the best known. The place name Hegarty's Rock at Killygarvan near Lough Swilly commemorates the barbarous and treacherous murder of Father James Hegarty there in 1715.

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neat idea! Not to much to say except that I'M ALL DONE WITH SNOW!!!!!!
Hope all is well with everyone.As for politics I'm for Obama.When I have something intresting to say I'll write again.

Hegarty Business Network

Well since our clan is actually bigger than most networking groups I belong to, I thought, "hey, why not start our own business networking group?" I mean we all do different things, and we can always use more contacts for business. George has his restaurant in Maine, John has his mortgage biz on the west coast, Jamie has prescription drugs, Jason manages sports pubs, and I have my video production company...I think we can all help each other out. Ok, maybe Jamie's contribution is just excellent drug interaction advice. But in reality we all do something for a living and we all know someone, somewhere that can probably make an excellent connection. So put your heads together, think about folks you know and meanwhile, those who want to participate, put together a posting of your work and what kind of connections you might find useful. For example: maybe Jason needs to look into new decor for a new location. My business partner's brother owns his own custom fabrication company in Florida that helps restaurants with facades, themes, custom fixtures, etc. So we all know someone that can help with your work. Thoughts?

St. Patrick's Day and Clan Hegarty

Ok Clan,
So Saint Patrick's Day is coming up, and truly one of my favorite holidays. And no, not because of the Guinness. I am a frequent patron of Harrington's Pub in Wakefield and have been doing some videos with them over the past couple of years. The owners are from County Cork and County Dublin and one goes by the Name of Dan O'Neill...and O'Neill is a relation to Hegarty. So 'tis a wee world indeed. Harrington's has an Irish Seisun every Wednesday night. Local musicians pop in and they just start jamming, it is an excellent take if you are ever looking for a taste of the Ol' Sod. So whatever your plans for the holiday enjoy and be safe.

Now Saint Patrick's Day also makes me think of ancestors and the such. Uncle Davey has been working on some pretty cool ancestry stuff and has gathered some excellent images. I'd like to use this blog for that as well. To add stories about relatives, share thoughts of Clan members passed and start to develop some geneology elements that we can share; pictures, stories, interesting facts. So if you have something to share, do so. Then maybe I can actually pull it together into a DVD format and send copies to the entire Clan...no promises...but just maybe.

Slainte!

Postings Permissions

Hey Clan,
Please send me your emails so I can put you in the invitation list to be able to post rather than just comment. Send it to rich@tube-media.com

Political Season

Well I think it is about time we started talking about the political season. You know we all have opinions. So I am curious as to how the Clan is looking at the upcoming elections. I know I really don't fit into either major political party and really fall more towards Consitutionalist. My feeling is that we need more personal responsibility, that our military is to be used for defense and not nation-building. I think the government is too big and certainly stepping way beyond their definition as established by our founding fathers. I don't think it is anyone's business about who marries who (gay marriage) and I certainly don't think the government has a right to eavesdrop on conversations in the name of national security. I think "Pro-life" is a stupid name...who isn't pro-life? I don;t believe in abortion, but if one feels the need for an abortion that is between you, your partner and your God. And if an abortion is wanted, don't look to tax-payers to pick up the cost. I also think that campaign finance reform is desperately needed...otherwise the richest guy or gal wins. I think if you crossed the border into the US illegally, you are not entitled to citizenship, that you go to the back of the line. Well how is that for firing up the ol' blog?

Marathon Training

Tom & I, Tim, will be running a 16 mile road race in Derry N.H. tomorrow the 27th. We have been training for the Marathon,(Boston). Tom more faithfully than I. It is a very hilly race. Just thought I would let everyone know, Keep us in you prayers.