J h dowd biography

Dowd is a derivation of an ancient surname once common in Ireland but now not readily found. The name Dowd is an Anglicisation of the original Ó Dubhda (pronounced[oːˈd̪ˠuːd̪ˠə]), through its more common form O'Dowd.

The Uí Dubhda are one of the Clann Uí Fiachrach, one of the major families of Irish clans.^[1][2]

The Uí Fiachrach – early origins

There are many people of Irish descent who can justly claim an ancestry as ancient and royal as that of any of the famous European dynasties.

Among them are the Ó Dubhda family, including the O'Dowda, O'Dowd and other variant spellings, who are descended (with many other families) from a people in the West of Ireland once known as the Uí Fiachrach (IPA:[iːˈfʲiəxɾˠəx]).

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This name derived from a 5th-century pagan king of Connacht called Fiachra (IPA:[ˈfʲiəxɾˠə]). His grandson Dáithí (IPA:[ˈd̪ˠaːhiː]) also became king and was killed by lightning about A.D. 445. His grandson Ai