Doherty / Dogherty / O´Dogherty / O'Doherty

Los Doherty -y Dogherty- en irlandés O'Dochartaigh, fueron un poderoso clan originario de la Baronía de Raphoe, en Co.Donegal, que perdió gran parte de su influencia como resultado de la rebelión de Sir Cahir O'Dougherty, en 1608. Sus armas: en campo de plata un ciervo saltando, de gules, y en el jefe, de sinople, tres estrellas, de plata.

Según O'Hart descienden de Heremon, por Flamhan, hijo de Ceannfola, nº 98 en el pedigree de los O'Donnell.

Cuatro pasajeros de apellido Dogherty figuran entre los llegados al Puerto de Buenos Aires entre 1825 y 1880.

There are many spellings of the surname DOUGHERTY. Regardless of which one you use there are at least a dozen versions apart from with or without the ‘O'. All of these, however, have their roots in the Finn River Valley, in Inishowen, in the county of Donegal. It is it is believed to be one of the oldest hereditary surnames, and translated from the Irish Gaelic it is commonly accepted to mean obstructive. It is the most common name in Derry City and Co. Donegal, Ranking fifteenth in the list of 100 most common Irish surnames. The motto is Ar nDuthchas (for my heritage). There is much evidence at hand show that this coat of arms can also be linked to the MacDevitt, McDaids, McDades and the Bradleys, to name a few.

The O'Dochartaigh Clann originated in Inishowen and got their name from Dochartach, son and heir of Maongal, the grandson of Fianan, Lord of Inishowen, was the third son of Ceannfaola, prince of Tir Conaill, and the twelfth in lineal descent from Conall Gulban.