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<P align=center><FONT color=#008000 size=4><STRONG><EM>DEMPSEY FAMILY 
PAGE<BR>(Genealogy) <BR><IMG src="dempsey_files/sligodance2.gif" 
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border=0><BR><BR></EM></STRONG><FONT size=2>Boring stuff unless your name is 
Dempsey or you are related. The work on the familytree has been carried out my 
sister Colette Medhurst, our genius of genalogy. If you want detailed 
information on the Dempsey name use this link <A 
href="http://www.dempsey.org.uk">www.dempsey.org.uk</A> which has been set up by 
Ian Dempsey of Buxton (thanks Ian). So far we have 2 trees (a bit like Two Sheds 
Jackson having 2 sheds) going back to the mid 1800's. As you may have guessed 
the Dempseys are Irish with our branch seemingly originating in County Mayo. 
There is a reference to a Dempsey being a notorious sheep stealer (well, I 
suppose it could have been worse!). My father's mother was a McDonald (of the 
'ne'er trust a Campbell' Clan McDonald) so the Celtic/Gaelic influence is there 
too. My mother's parents were McConville and Melia so not a drop of English 
blood to be seen to be sure. I see myself as English and support the national 
team (which is like supporting Burnley; promises much but delivers little). 
Enough of my meanderings. Try these links (you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader as 
they are pdf format):&nbsp;&nbsp; <A 
href="\dempsey_files\dempseytree.pdf">Dempseys</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A 
href="\dempsey_files\mcdonaldtree.pdf">McDonald</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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align=center><FONT color=#008000><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT 
size=3>Dempsey Name&nbsp; <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></I></B><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Dempsey name, which is also 
found spelt as Dempsie, Dimpsay or Dimpsey, is of Irish origin from the Irish 
Gaelic <I>o'dimpsaigh</I> meaning "estimable" or "son of the Proud". The 
Dempseys were descended from the O'Dempsey family, Clan 
Maliere.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=#008000>O'Dempsey, or O'Dimpsaigh the old name that was translated "as 
strong as a rock" "estimable" or "son of the Proud" in ancient Ireland, suggests 
the eminence of the name. The O'Dempsey family was reputedly founded by Rossa 
Failghe, the son of Cathoir Mor, King of Ireland in 144 AD.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN 
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color=#008000>The O'Dempseys were of the same descent as the O'Connors Failghe, 
being lords of Offaly (a county in central Ireland) and sometimes styled Barons 
of Phillipstown (Daingean, Co Offaly, the former seat of the O'Connors). The 
O'Dempseys, also referred to as the Clan Maliere, were for long one of the 
powerful families in the Province of Leinster. Their estates in Clan Maliere 
extended on both sides of the River Barrow in Queen's County [now County Laois 
or Laoghis] and King's County [now County Offaly]. The lands comprised the 
baronies of Portnalinch in Laois and Upper Phillipstown in 
Offaly.</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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