Ár nDúthchas (Our Heritage)
“Who so ever asks me of my birth…
I will tell them I am born of Irish Princes who ruled in Donegal a thousand years ago; that I am descended from the High Kings of Ireland, and my name is from the Clann Ó Dochartaigh!”
—Ár nDúthchas newsletter #27
This is your portal to the past, present and future of the Ó Dochartaigh Clann, with a focus on our family in Canada. The banner image is a view of Inch Island from the Grianan of Aleach, gateway to our ancestral homeland, Lough Swilly and the Inishowen Peninsula,
Suggested pronunciation: o-DOCK-har-tay (Gaelic), DOH-her-tee (English)
Honouring my father,
who researched our family and got me into this: Hugh R C Doherty b. 1926-07-30 – d. 2020-08-07 (age 94)
- Find your name – 100+ spelling variations of our surname
- Newsletters – discover gems from the archives
- Reunion in Ireland
July 2020 – Cancelled due to coronoavirus
- Join the forum
discuss family history and clan events
- Visit our homeland
learn about the Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal, Ireland
- Explore your genealogy
discover your ancestors and find living relations
- The Irish in Canada
learn about how these immigrants shaped the new world