During the 1500s this parish was a mensal parish of the bishop, who resided in neighbouring Clogher at that time. 62.171.164.209 The MacKenny's (Keaney) were chiefs in an area known as Muinter Mountains, or Muintir Kenny, an older name for the barony of Those scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Errigal Trough is the spelling for the civil parish. Trough barony is bordered to the south by Monaghan, County Monaghan; to the northwest by Clogher, County Tyrone; and to the northeast by Lower Dungannon, County Tyrone. The name is so predominant in North Monaghan that local names are used to distinguish different McKenna families, and many of these in turn are inter-related.The present barony of Truagh has been associated with the McKennas for many centuries. In the interim he received word that his kingdom back home in Meath had been usurped by a fellow kinsman, so instead of returning to Meath he decided to remain on in the north of what is now Co. Monaghan, where he had been made feel so welcome. Literature: Eugene McCabe", "Tommy Bowe 2009 British and Irish Lions Squad Profile", US protest as map of Monaghan bears an uncanny resemblance to an outline map of Iraq, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=County_Monaghan&oldid=1151215991, This page was last edited on 22 April 2023, at 16:33. History of the Irish surname MacKenna - Ireland Calling For he had divided his territories between his sons, with the youngest being nicknamed Johan sanz Terre (in English, "John Lackland") as he was left without lands to rule. He was friendly to the English at the beginning of the Nine Years War but after the battle of Clontibret in 1595 he joined Hugh ONeill and the other Ulster chieftains. Before his death he had divided his estates among his family. Two of Williams family became nuns, Mother Augustine of the Convent of Mercy, Balmville, New Jersey, and Sister Mary Francis of Dublin. It relates the circumstances under which the great exodus to the New World began, the trials and tribulations faced by these tough American pioneers and the enduring influence they came to exert on the politics, education and religion of the country. His son, Don Juan, became a famous general in the Chilean War of Independence. A McKenna Returns to His Ancestral Home - It's Not what You Think. Or be clothed, while a limb of O'Donnell is bare? S.J. The three Ulster counties of Monaghan, Cavan, and Donegal were included in independent Ireland, the Republic of Ireland since 1949. ", The McKenna clan will fight against England in all the battles of the Nine Years War (1594-1603) alongside the ODonnels and the ONeills. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Subjects Genealogy , History, Local , Local History The centre fort was completely obliterated and was never restored, but the southern and northern forts were re-built by McKenna who, despite the previous disaster, was again very much involved in the Insurrection of 1641, a war that con-tinued right up until the Cromwellian Settlements of 1652. The population of the parish was 8,500 in 1841, falling to 6,300 a decade later following An Gorta Mr. The MacKennas, though "lords of Truagh", were not prominent in mediaeval times. Ulster, ancient Ulaid, one of the ancient provinces of Ireland and subsequently the northernmost of Irelands four traditional provinces (the others being Leinster, Munster, and Connaught [Connacht]).