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{{Image|Alexander Liptak—Coat of arms of O'Conor Don—2012.png|right|350px|The [[heraldry|coat of arms]] of O'Conor Don are, ''Argent an oak tree eradicated proper''; the crest is, ''An arm embowed in armour holding a short sword entwined with a serpent all proper''.}} | {{Image|Alexander Liptak—Coat of arms of O'Conor Don—2012.png|right|350px|The [[heraldry|coat of arms]] of O'Conor Don are, ''Argent an oak tree eradicated proper''; the crest is, ''An arm embowed in armour holding a short sword entwined with a serpent all proper''.}} | ||
'''O'Conor Don, Chief of the Name and Prince of Connacht''' (in Irish, ''Ó Conchubhair Donn'') is the most senior descendant of the Kings of Connacht, who ruled their kingdom in western Ireland from before historical records which begin c. 5th century until 1175 when Roderic O'Conor entered into the Treaty of Windsor and recognized English sovereignty over all of Ireland. The present O'Conor Don is Desmond O'Conor Don (b. 22 September 1938), who lives in Rotherfield, East Sussex in England. | '''O'Conor Don, Chief of the Name and Prince of Connacht''' (English spelling Connaught; in Irish, ''Ó Conchubhair Donn'') is the most senior descendant of the Kings of Connacht, who ruled their kingdom in western Ireland from before historical records which begin c. 5th century until 1175 when Roderic O'Conor entered into the Treaty of Windsor and recognized English sovereignty over all of Ireland. The present O'Conor Don is Desmond O'Conor Don (b. 22 September 1938), who lives in Rotherfield, East Sussex in England. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:20, 3 October 2023
The coat of arms of O'Conor Don are, Argent an oak tree eradicated proper; the crest is, An arm embowed in armour holding a short sword entwined with a serpent all proper.
O'Conor Don, Chief of the Name and Prince of Connacht (English spelling Connaught; in Irish, Ó Conchubhair Donn) is the most senior descendant of the Kings of Connacht, who ruled their kingdom in western Ireland from before historical records which begin c. 5th century until 1175 when Roderic O'Conor entered into the Treaty of Windsor and recognized English sovereignty over all of Ireland. The present O'Conor Don is Desmond O'Conor Don (b. 22 September 1938), who lives in Rotherfield, East Sussex in England.