
Dún Mhaonghaile and the early Ó Dochartaigh Homeland
WHERE DID THE Ó DOCHARTAIGHS LIVE BEFORE INISHOWEN? Two weeks ago, I was studying the migration and expansion of the Ó Dochartaighs' early medieval ancestors, the Síl Lugdach tribe, when reading Lug's forgotten Donegal kingdom. As I read, I couldn't help but try to think of how I could capture and employ the archaeological and historical strategies used by Dr. Lacey to further our research of the Ó Dochartaigh Clann—particularly the place names. William de Burgh, the Norman "