(O)Grady;
Variant Spellings; Brady, Graddy, Gready, O'Grady, O'Gready.
O'Grady is a Co. Clare name and their original fortress was Inis Cealtra on Lough Derg. Conflict with the neighboring O'Briens forced the O'Gradys to move to Co. Limerick.
In Irish the name is O Gradaigh or amiable in Gaelic.
In the reign of Henry VIII some family members changed the name to the more English sounding Brady. Hugh Brady was the first Protestant Bishop of Meath. In penal times Darby O'Grady saved his neck and his lands by marrying the Protestant, Faith Standish and ever since Standish has been a traditional O'Grady first name
Standish O'Grady (1766-1844), was the prosecutor in the trial of Robert Emmet and he later he became Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland. Standish James O'Grady (1846-1928), wrote novels and children books drawing on themes of Celtic mythology. He is credited with instilling a sense of pride in country in the young.
In the US the great grandson of a Co. Clare O'Grady is Cassius O'Grady Clay also known as Muhammad Ali.
The motto of the O'Grady's is 'Vulneratus non Victus'.
Coat of Arms
O'Grady
Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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