Event 2005 - Remembering the 400th anniversary of the execution of Eoghan Óg Mac Sweeney.

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=300 BGCOLOR="#C0DCC0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>6ú Teacht le Chéile "Síol tSuibhne na dTuath",  An Domhnach, 10ú Iúil, 2005.</B></div> <div> <B>6th Reunion of the"Descendants of Mac Sweeney Doe",  Sunday July 10, 2005.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="289eaa30.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div>  Rev. Fr. Michael Sweeney P.P. Derrybeg, Gweedore, <A HREF="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id36.htm"><U>Donegal Person of the Year</U></A>, (left) and Rev. Fr. Kevin O Doherty, P.P. Newtowncunningham at the Mac Sweeney Doe Dinner.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2bee3e70.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Seamus and Colette Coyle at the reunion dinner. Colette is a g.g.g. granddaughter of  Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney, Head of the House of Doe, 1834/ 1851.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2bfedff0.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Bob and Margaret Ann Bartels, N.Y. at the Mac Sweeney Doe dinner.  Margaret Ann is a great granddaughter of Dan Mór Sweeney - grandson of Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney, Head of the House of Doe, 1834/1851. <A HREF="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm"><U><B>(Event 2002)</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2c0edb20.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> From left: Piaras Sweeney, Merle O Donnell, Jim and Rose Sweeney at the Mac Sweeney Doe dinner. Piaras and Jim descend from James, son of Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney, Head of the House of Doe 1834/51 while Rose (married to Jim) descends from Catherine, a dau. of Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney. Merle O Donnell, from Queensland, Australia, is related to Dan Mór Sweeney,  <A HREF="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm"><U>Event 2002</U></A>.  Merle also attended the O Donnell reunion.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2bdfabb0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Barbara & Eamon Sweeney (g.g.g. grandson of Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney) view Sheep Haven Bay from the roof of Doe Castle July 10.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288eda20.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Entrance to Doe Castle.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fáilte to the Website of the "Descendants of Mac Sweeney Doe".</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fáilte to the Website of the Descendants"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Event 2007: Flight of the Earls/ Imeacht"><U>Event 2007: Flight of the Earls/ Imeacht na nIarlaí.</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Event 2006, Remembering the 90th anniver"><U>Event 2006, Remembering the 90th anniversary of the death of Tarlagh Mac Sweeney (An Píobaire Mór) c. 1831- July 1916. </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Niall Mór Headstone"><U>The Niall Mór Headstone</U></A>   |   <B>Event 2005 - Remembering the 400th anniversary of the execution of Eoghan Óg Mac Sweeney.</B>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Donegal Person of the Year 2004"><U>Donegal Person of the Year 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Genealogical Table of the Mac Sweeney Ch"><U>Genealogical Table of the Mac Sweeney Chiefs of Doe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ranald MacDonald of Keppoch, Chief of th"><U>Ranald MacDonald of Keppoch, Chief of the Name</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" AT ARMS LENGTH Aristocrats in the Rep"><U> "AT ARM'S LENGTH  - Aristocrats in the Republic of Ireland"</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" The current Mac Sweeney Doe "><U> The current Mac Sweeney Doe </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Doe Castle Graveyard."><U>Doe Castle Graveyard.</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Event 2004 Remembering the Battle of K"><U> Event 2004  Remembering the Battle of Knockdoe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Great Book of Irish Genealogies "><U>Great Book of Irish Genealogies </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Galloglas"><U> Galloglas</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Remembering Daniel Mac Sweeney 18301893"><U>Remembering  Daniel Mac Sweeney 1830-1893, Event 2003 </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniel Mór Sweeney of Derryveagh 1840190"><U>Daniel Mór Sweeney of Derryveagh 1840-1901 - Event 2002</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Remembering the March to Kinsale Event"><U>Remembering the March to Kinsale  - Event 2001</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recalling Myles Mac Sweeneys Swim to Fre"><U>Recalling Myles Mac Sweeney's Swim to Freedom - Event 2000</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mac Sweeney Doe "><U>Mac Sweeney Doe </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Obituary. "><U>Obituary. </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact us"><U>Contact us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="(NEW) Like the Thirteenth Chime, "><U>(NEW) Like the Thirteenth Chime, </U></A></div> <div> Event 2005 - Remembering the 400th anniversary of the execution of Eoghan Óg Mac Sweeney.</div> <div> On Sunday, July 10, lineal descendants of the Mac Sweeney Chiefs of Doe and friends attended the annual blessing of the graves of the Chiefs of Doe at Doe Castle and recalled the execution of Eoghan Óg Mac Sweeney at Lifford Castle, May 1605.  On the evening of July 10 the group attended Mass in the Capuchin Monastery, Ards, celebrated by Rev. Fr. Michael Sweeney, P.P., Derrybeg, Gweedore, <A HREF="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id36.htm"><U>(Donegal Person of the Year</U></A>). The Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of Eoghan Óg and the souls of two members of the 'Descendants of Doe' group, Paddy Doohan, Glassan, and Kathleen Gilmore, New Mills.  Afterwards a commemorative dinner was hosted in Arnolds Hotel, Dunfanaghy, followed by a social evening in the Glenveagh room.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="458" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 242 WIDTH="229"><div> <IMG SRC="286dca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Eamon Sweeney, g.g.g. grandson of Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney, Head of </div> <div> the House of Doe 1834/51, laying a wreath at the Chiefly graves.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="229"><div> <IMG SRC="285dca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Margaret Ann Foran Bartels, N.Y. a great granddaughter of Dan Mór Sweeney (<A HREF="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm"><U>Event 2002)</U></A> laying a bouquet at the graves of the Chiefs of Doe.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> In December 1607 at Louvain (following the Flight of the Earls), Rory O Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnel, itemized in a letter to King James I of England the insults and injustices he had to endure from the King's officials in Ireland. Item 26 of Rory O Donnell's letter recorded the fate of Eoghan Óg Mac Sweeney who chose to die rather than betray Rory O Donnell.</div> <bR> <div> Rory O Donnell's letter stated that Chichester, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, was present at the sessions in Lifford,1605,  when<I><B> </B></I><I>"there was one Owen Mac Swyne to be executed, unto whom, by the appointment of sir Oliver Lambert, who gave a </I><I>caveat</I><I> unto sir Henry Folliot from time to time, as often as there should be any persons to be executed, to ensure them of their lives if they informed of any matters to overthrow or prejudice the earl, sir Henry sent privately, promising him </I>(Eoghan Óg) <I>his life and large rewards if he would charge the earl with some detestable crime"</I><I>.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="421" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 283 WIDTH="197"><div> <IMG SRC="292beb50.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Margaret Ann Foran Bartels, N.Y. at Doe Castle with her cousins the Ball family from Prehen, Derry. All are great grandchildren of Dan Mór Sweeney, <A HREF="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sweeneydoeclan.com/id26.htm"><U>Event 2002</U></A>.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="224"><div> <IMG SRC="293d8b40.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Fionnuala Sweeney, CNN, - g.g.g. granddaughter of Eamon Rua Mac Sweeney and Merle O Donnell, Queensland, Australia, attending </div> <div> the Mac Sweeney Doe, reunion.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Eoghan Óg  Mac Sweeney, executed 1605, was foster brother to Red Hugh O Donnell and he commanded Red Hugh's vanguard at the Battle of the Curlew Mountains, 1599, when an English army was defeated and its commander, Sir Conyers Clifford, slain.  Eoghan Óg was the eldest son of Eoghan Óg, Chief of Doe, 1570 -1596, who gave refuge to the survivors of the Spanish Armada, 1588.  In 1589 he gave protection, for upwards of a year, to Brian (na Múrtha/ of the Bulwarks) O Rourke, Chief of Breiffni who was hanged and beheaded at Tyburn,1591, <I>'displaying at his execution the most undaunted courage, firmness, and magnaminity'</I>. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>                                                                    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >       30 July, 2005</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>