Dowd name in Ireland

O'Dowd was the name before Dowd and O'Dubhda before that which is the Irish name. They claim descent from Irish Rayalty. It is said to mean "The Dark One". The first King being Aodh O'Dubhada (Ca. 982), King of Connacht.

By the 19th Century most bearers of the name Dowd were by proportion 4 to 1 Dowd. At the turn of the centruy they added O'Dowd. Originally O'Dubhde from dubh meaning Black (Gaelic). They are the tribe which he was brother to what we call now O'Neill's. Murphy was a son of Nial. The O'Dowds were the most powerful in this group and for centuries their lands included large parts of BW Mayo and Sligo Counties. The name is still common in those counties.

The name became Anglicised by the invaders and shows up in counties Munster, Kerry, and Derry,. The name Doody, Duddy are variations of this Dowd name.
The shield is green with a gold x taking most of the shield, in between at the top of it is two gold sword with red and gold handles.
Ballina-Population 6, 563. Ballina, the largest town in North Mayo and the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Killata, straddles the River Moy. the Cathedral of St. Muiredach on the east bank between the bridges was built in the 19C next to the ruins of a late 14C Augustinian friary founded by the O;Dowd family; the church with its decorated west door and window date from the 15C.
Source gravell@bsc.net(Jean Grave)
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.vinton/2.21.1.1/mb.ashx

Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796

Doud James Ematris Monaghan


Doud Patrick Aghnamullen Monaghan

Source:
http://www.failteromhat.com/flax/monaghan.htm

Interment Ireland Graves

 Interment. net website - graves for Ireland

County Cavan

Dowd, Bridget, d. 17 Nov 1982, w/o James, Clougbally, [AR]
Dowd, Catherine, d. 2 Sep 1988, w/o John Ambrose, Island Ryefield Virginia, [AR]
Dowd, James, d. 30 Jul 1963, h/o Bridget, Clougbally, [AR]
Dowd, John Ambrose, d. 17 Dec 1973, h/o Catherine, Island Ryefield
Souce:
http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/cavan/maghera/maghera.htm

County Mayo
Abbey Cemetery, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland
O’Dowd, James, d. 28 Oct 1961, h/o Susan, [FC]
O’Dowd, John, d. 22 Jan 1969, [FC]
O’Dowd, Kitty, d. 30 Apr 1982, [FC]
O’Dowd, Mary (Egan), d. 10 Apr 1997, dil/o James & Susan, [FC]
O’Dowd, Susan, d. 23 Nov 1952, w/o James, Cong, [FC]
Source:
   http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/mayo/cong/index.htm

Kilcolman Old Cemetery, Ballaghaderreen, County Mayo, Ireland
O'Dowd, Jeremiah, d. 6 Jan. 1956, Husband of Mary Frances
O'Dowd, Mary Frances, d. 9 Apr. 1928, Wife of Jeremiah, The Square
Source:
   http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/mayo/kilcolman/oldkilman.htm

Lisloughry Cemetery, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland
O'Dowd, Nora, d. 7 Feb 1973, Cregaree, [FC]
Summerville, Bridget, d. 20 Oct 1994, w/o Martin, [FC]
Summerville, Martin, d. 3 Dec 1989, age: 79 yr, h/o Bridget, Lisloughry, Cong, [FC]
Source: 
     http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/mayo/lisloughry/index.htm

Tulrahan Cemetery, Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland
O'Dowd, Mary Ann, d. Dec 1990, w/o Michael, [AR]
O'Dowd, Michael, d. 5 Jan 1951, h/o Mary Ann, Carramack, [AR]
O'Dowd, Thomas Joseph, d. 2 Feb 1994, s/o Michael & Mary Ann, [AR]
Source:
    http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/mayo/tulrahan/tulrahan.htm



County Galway
nothing

County Sligo
No Dowds or Somervilles