Conroy Tartan

From the book 'World Tartans' by Iain Zaczek:

CONROY:

Conroy is an anglicized form of O'Mulconry (Son of Conroy).  The name has known since the Middle Ages, when it became attached to a remarkable dynasty of literary men who acted as hereditary poets to the kings of Connacht.  Torna O'Mulconry (c. 1250-1350) was chief poet to the O'Connor dynasty and the subject of a famous contest, known as the Contention of the Bards, and John O'Mulconry presided over a school of poets (1220-70).  In later years Fearfeasa O'Mulconry was one of the scribes who contributed to the chronicle, The Annals of the Four Masters.  The tartan itself is comparatively modern.  It was designed in 1986 by a member of the family, who lives in Sydney, New South Wales.

(Registry number ts1626)

This Conroy tartan above was verified through the Scottish Tartan Society at (www.scottish-tartans-society.co.uk).

Ordered in 1986.
Source: L.B. Conroy, Sydney, N.S.W.
Thread Count:  R128, K20,Y8, C10,W4, K4, B6, Y8