THE O’CONOR HISTORY IS INTERTWINED CLOSELY WITH THAT OF IRELAND ITSELF.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY DATES:
0
33 Crucifixion of Jesus
75
Death of Feredach the Just first King listed on the O’Conor Pedigree
410 Rome sacked by the Visigoths
438
Duagh Galach blessed by St. Patrick as King of Connacht
971
Cathal, son of Conor first to adopt the second name (O’Conor) son of Conor
1000
1066 Norman Invasion of Britain
1123 Turlough Mór O’Conor commissions the Cross of Cong
1163
Work commences on Notre Dame Cathedral
1169
Norman Invasion of Ireland During the reign of Rory O’Conor Last High King of Ireland
1198 Death of Rory O’Conor
1346 The Black death ravages Europe
1350 O’Conor’s in possession of Castles at Roscommon and Ballintubber
1385 O’Conor split into O’Conor Don and O’Conor Roe
1509 Coronation of Henry VIII
1577 Dermot O’Conor Don surrenders Roscommon Castle to the English
1599 Ballintober Castle bombarded By O’Donnell
1649 Execution of King Charles I
1651 Owen O’Conor commissioned Into Duke of Gloucester Reg.
1690 Battle of the Boyne
1691 Introduction of a series of laws Known as the Penal Laws
1692 Major Owen O’Conor dies as prisoner in Chester Castle
1692 First House built at Clonalis
1700 O'Conor's lose possession of Ballintober Castle ruins
1700 Denis O’Conor living in Kilmactranny working as a ploughman
1710 Birth of Charles O’Conor (subsequently of Bellanagare)
1720 Denis O’Conor (now of Bellanagare) regains a small holding
1820 Owen O’Conor moves from Bellanagare to Clonalis having inherited O’Conor Don title
1829 Act of Catholic Emancipation
1829 Owen O’Conor becomes first Catholic MP for Roscommon in 200 yrs
1845-47 The Great Famine
1847 Denis O’Conor MP for County dies
1878-80 Charles Owen O’Conor Don MP builds the “new” Clonalis House
1916 Irish Rebellion
1922 “New” House shelled by Free State Army
1981
Death of Fr. Charles O’Conor Don SJ.
Clonalis was inherited by his sister Gertrude O’Conor-Nash. Title inherited by his cousin Denis O’Conor of Dun Laoghaire.
Pyers (Gertrude’s son) and Marguerite O’Conor Nash move to Clonalis in 1981 with their family. (Barbara, Richard & Letitia)
1984 Amendment to Capital Acquisition Tax Act to save Clonalis
2000
