O'DEA

Chiefs of Dysart O'Dea, County Clare.

Arms: Ar. a dexter hand lying fessways, couped at the wrist, cuffed indented az. holding a sword in pale, all ppr. in chief two snakes embowed vert.

Crest: A hind statant ppr.

ÆNEAS (Aongus) Ceannathrach, a brother of Blad who is No. 92 on the "O'Brien" (of Thomond) pedigree, was the ancestor of O'Deadhaichd; anglicised Day, O'Day, O'Dea, Dee, and Deady.

92. Æneas Ceannathrach: son of Cas.
93. Rethach: his son.
94. Seanach: his son.
95. Diomma: his son
96. Dunsleibh: his son
97. Cuallta ("cuallta": Irish, a wolf): his son; a quo O'Cualltaigh, anglicised Kielty and Wolf.
98. Fermac: his son.
69. Fercionn ("cionn," gen. "cinn:" Irish, a head, a cause): his son: a quo O'Fercinn, by some anglicised Perkin and Perkins.*

* Perkins: According to MacFirbis, "Perkins" and "Perkinson" were in Gaelic rendered MacPiaruis, and sometimes MacPeadhair, which are by him classed among Saxon families (Sloinnte Saxonta) settled in Ireland.

REF:
'Irish Pedigrees' by O'Hart, Volume 1, Page 191, dated 1892, reprinted 1989.