Beginning in the early 1980s, a dedicated group of O’Dochartaigh volunteers in Ireland organised the worldwide Clann Reunion. The first O’Dochartaigh Clann Reunion was held in 1985 and was a month-long event which saw over two thousand visitors. Subsequent reunions were held in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2015. The Reunion in 2008 was out of the five-year rotation and was held to honor the last Gaelic Chieftain, Cahir Rua Ó Dogherty who was killed in 1608. Government travel and gathering restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the hosting of the scheduled 2020 Reunion. Following COVID-19, the original non-profit O’Dochartaigh Reunion Committee was dissolved. These past reunions were held in Inishowen, Co. Donegal and Derry City, Co. Derry and included a variety of activities including music, dancing, genealogy workshops, heritage tours, and more.

 

Currently, as a non-for-profit the Association of O'Dochartaighs is not developing a reunion plan, but we welcome you to explore other groups and for-profit agencies to explore your interest in any O'Dochartaigh themed gatherings.

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Jennifer Doherty of Irish Ancestral Tours & Research created a for-profit venture to host an O'Dochartaigh themed reunion in 2023 and plans to host another in 2025. Another group hosted a large Doherty Family Reunion in Pendleton, Oregon in 2023. Please contact us if you are planning an O'Dochartaigh themed gathering, so we can help spread the word!

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Regardless of whether you attend one of these gatherings, many would like to visit the place where almost everyone is a Doherty! Where? None other than the O’Dochartaigh homeland situated in northwest Ireland. Below you will find links to planned O'Dochartaigh themed gatherings as well as travel-related information which may be of use of anyone who wants to visit the family's ancestral homeland.