Hingerty One Name Study

 The Harringtons of Templederry, Tipperary (Thank you to local Templederry historian Matt Ryan,  Marian Harrington of Templederry and Peter O'Flanagan, grandson of Ellen Mary O'Sullivan,  a researcher of Templederry O'Sullivan connections for much of the information in this post) Templederry (red) and Hingerty locations in the area (yellow) Background: On New Year's Eve 1602 Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare led 1000 soldiers and followers out of Glengarriff, Cork to escape certain massacre. They were attempting to reach sanctuary at Leitrim.  Among the marchers were the clan chief O'Hingerdell, his brother and an unknown number of O'Hingerdell clan members. The marchers were constantly attacked and harried along the way and suffered many privations due to lack of food and the harsh wintery conditions.  Fourteen days later, only 35 people (including 1 woman) made it to safety in Leitrim.  Others had died or were left for dead along the way. Some may have deserted ...

  The Great Hingerty Head Count is on! The website forebears.io reported that there were 115 Hingerty name bearers alive in the world in 2014. (Note we are talking about Hingerty name bearers not Hingerty descendants) The forebears.io website does not disclose which data sets or definitions they used for this calculation, so the accuracy of their figure cannot be assessed. Since we are such a rare breed, it would be great to know just how many of us there are today. and if the forebears.io distribution numbers are correct....... and thus the Great Hingerty Head Count was launched! First, the definition :  for the purposes of this count,  A Hingerty Name Bearer is someone who is: * Alive as at 30 June 2023- children and adults included * Was born with the surname Hingerty and/or * Acquired the Hingerty surname through marriage (and use it as their surname) Using the tree that has been complied over the past four years as part of the Hingerty One Name Study and checking in...