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From: "Jerry Kelly" <>
Subject: AN DIA-SINSEAR DEDAD I gCÚIGE ULADH AGUS I MUMHAIN / THE ANCESTOR-GOD DEDAD IN ULSTER AND MUNSTER
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 16:28:01 -0400


A chairde,

(Dóibh siúd a bhaineann sult as ár sean-ghinealaigh threibheacha. / For those who enjoy our ancient tribal genealogies.)

Here's a brief couple of notes about one of the ancestor-gods of the Érainn who include the Dál Fiatach of Ulster plus most of the tribes of Munster: the Dál gCais, the Déisi, Ciarraighe, etc.:
http://philo-celtic.com/foram/viewtopic.php?t=78

Also, for any O'Dea, O'Day, O'Dee, Day, Daw(e), Dee, etc out there, Dedad is where you get your name from. Ó Deághaidh means "Grandson of Deághadh." Deághadh and Deádhadh are modern spellings of Dedad.

Le gach dea-ghuí / Best, - Jerry

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