Uí Buide (e.g. O'Kealy).
The traditional lands of the Úí
Buide were in the barony of Ballyadams, County Leix.
After the coming of the Normans in the late 12th century, this area was set up
as a marcher Lordship under the cantred name of Oboy (an anglicized form of Úí
Buide), and later came under the control of the O'Mores
during the Gaelic revival of the 14th century. The surname O'Kealy or O'Kelly
in county Leix and Kilkenny is derived
from a clan name of the Úí Buide. |