The Braonan Tribe of Idough
We come from the lands of Idough,
Bra-on, we the Celtic gods of war,
the descendants of king Cearbhall,
and the castle on river Nore.
Defenders of land and people,
green rolling hills upon the moor,
the grand kingdom of Ossory,
where we battled the banes of Thor.
Victories over the Vikings,
Brennan valiance became the yore,
with victory over the Normans,
the earls of Orman joined our lore.
Tanistry kept deeds and titles,
our Celtic culture and our shore,
the gift of sight and clarity,
passed from generations before.
Today we hang onto our past,
although we hold our lands no more,
we celebrate that we’re alive,
and the nation that we’ll restore.
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SFBrennan
Braonan is pronounced Brennan (O’Brennan is the same family name)
The ancestors of the Brennan family are thought to have arrived in Ireland in the 5th century B.C. and settled in Northern Kilkenny shortly after the time of Christ.
The ancestors of the Brennan’s were Christianized before the arrival of St. Patrick by their own bishop, “Ciaran of Saiger”.
The Brennan’s are all descended from “Cearbhall” (Pronounced – Carroll), the most famous king of Ossory. Through various political machinations, he ended up as the King of the Vikings in Ireland in 873 A.D.
Cearbhall's son, named Braonan founded the Brennan’s of Idough,
Named after Braon, the Celtic god of war, also means a raven who delights in battle.
Tanistry was the Celtic way of passing on deeds and titles.
When the Normans invaded in 1100, the Brennan's partnered with the Butlers, earls of Ormond and held their lands.
In 1617 King James granted Francis Edgeworth a large part of Brennan land, the Brennan’s refused to budge.
In 1637 their lands sold to Christopher Wandesforde the Brennan’s then revolted,
Took part in the rebellion in 1641, besieging castlecomer and drove the English away.
During negotiations to return their lands to them, King Charles was killed by Cromwell, who devastated all of Ireland but the Brennan’s refused while still occupying their lands (illegally)
By 1680 several Brennan’s became robbers and the most famous bandits in Ireland.
They were further outlawed for fighting in Irelands Jacobite army and lost their legal claim to their ancestral lands in 1695 but remained as tenants…
Song: “Brennan on the Moor”
The noted eighteenth-century highwayman, “Willie Brennan, made the Kilworth mountains near Fermoy in County Cork his preserve. Like Robin Hood, Brennan shared his loot with the poor, and again like Robin Hood, recruited his confederates from men who had beaten him at his own game. His career ended on the gallows in 1804. Irish broadsides, copied by the London ballad press were taken up by folk singers in Ireland, England, and America…
The ancestors of the Brennan’s were Christianized before the arrival of St. Patrick by their own bishop, “Ciaran of Saiger”.
The Brennan’s are all descended from “Cearbhall” (Pronounced – Carroll), the most famous king of Ossory. Through various political machinations, he ended up as the King of the Vikings in Ireland in 873 A.D.
Cearbhall's son, named Braonan founded the Brennan’s of Idough,
Named after Braon, the Celtic god of war, also means a raven who delights in battle.
Tanistry was the Celtic way of passing on deeds and titles.
When the Normans invaded in 1100, the Brennan's partnered with the Butlers, earls of Ormond and held their lands.
In 1617 King James granted Francis Edgeworth a large part of Brennan land, the Brennan’s refused to budge.
In 1637 their lands sold to Christopher Wandesforde the Brennan’s then revolted,
Took part in the rebellion in 1641, besieging castlecomer and drove the English away.
During negotiations to return their lands to them, King Charles was killed by Cromwell, who devastated all of Ireland but the Brennan’s refused while still occupying their lands (illegally)
By 1680 several Brennan’s became robbers and the most famous bandits in Ireland.
They were further outlawed for fighting in Irelands Jacobite army and lost their legal claim to their ancestral lands in 1695 but remained as tenants…
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The noted eighteenth-century highwayman, “Willie Brennan, made the Kilworth mountains near Fermoy in County Cork his preserve. Like Robin Hood, Brennan shared his loot with the poor, and again like Robin Hood, recruited his confederates from men who had beaten him at his own game. His career ended on the gallows in 1804. Irish broadsides, copied by the London ballad press were taken up by folk singers in Ireland, England, and America…
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