Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh (1643–January 1671) was born in the parish of Lackan, in the Barony of Tireagh, Co. Sligo, sometime in the first half of the 17th century. He was the last of the "ollav seanchus" or professional historians of a family that had practised the art for at least five hundred years, the greater part of it in Ui Fiachrach. // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The Uí Fiachrach were a dynasty who originated in, and whos descendants later ruled, the coicead or fifth of Connacht (a western province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. ...

Especially for someone who was himself a historian, little is know for certain of his early life, and the manner of his death is shrouded in mystery. Even the years of his known activities leave many questions both unanswered.

Dubhaltach's main surviving works include:

• Duil Laithne, a glossary written in 1643.
• an account of ancient Irish authors, written 1656-1666.
• transcription of the Chronicum Scotorum about 1640.
• translation of the Rule of St. Clare, 1647.
• transcribed extracts from the lost Annals of Lecan in 1666.
• the Cumire, or Abridgement of his book of genealogies, 1666-?

His greatest achievement was compiling and writing An Leabhar Genealach, or The Book of Irish Genealogies, written mainly in the town of Galway in the years 1649–50, though with important additions right up to the time of his death. It is probably the largest single collection of Irish genealogies, and certainly among the most important. It was finally published in Ireland in the summer of 2004. It was edited by Nollaig O'Muralie, who had begun work on the book in 1971. Chronicon Scotorum is an Irish chronicle. ... Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio, (July 16, 1194–August 11, 1253) was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi and founded the Order of Poor Ladies to organize the women who chose to take the Franciscan vow of poverty and celibacy. ... Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Dubhaltach is believed to have been murdered at a sheebeen in Co. Sligo in January 1671 by a certain Thomas Crofton, though the circumstances are unclear. The names of his brothers are recorded, but it is not know if Dubhaltach was ever married or if he had children. The name MacFhirbhisigh is now extinct and replaced its anglicised form, Forbes, which is an unrelated Scottish surname of Norman origin. Bearers of the name descended from the Clan MacFhirbhisigh are mainly found in counties Mayo and Roscommon in Ireland. The term still is a contraction of the verb to distill. A still is an apparatus used to distill miscible or immiscible (eg. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous people of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Hrolf Ganger, who adopted the French name Rollo and swore allegiance to the king of France (Charles the Simple). ... Places called Mayo include:hi County Mayo, a county in Ireland Mayo, a settlement in County Mayo, Ireland Mayo, a place in the U.S. state of Florida Mayo, a town in Trinidad and Tobago The Division of Mayo, an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia Mayo, a town in... Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is the county town of County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Sources

• "The Celebrated Antiquary", Nollaig O Muraile, Maynooth, 1996.
• "Leabhar Mor nGenealach", published 2004; Nollaig O Muralie, editor.

External links

• http://www.comhranadtonn.com/lectures/Mac%20Firbishigh.htmlClan MacFhirbhisigh