The Ó Dochartaigh Clann Association
Gathering & Travel
2026 Ó Dochartaigh Clann
Get your 2026 Ó Dochartaigh Clann Gathering ticket!
Join Ó Dochartaighs from around the world in Inishowen from August 12–15, 2026, for four days of heritage, genealogy, music, fellowship, and celebration.
Based at McGrory’s Hotel in Culdaff, County Donegal, the 2026 Gathering will include:
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The opening concert, Sara Dougherty Carter: The Un-Crowned Queen of Country Music
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An Inishowen antiquities and Ó Dochartaigh heritage bus tour
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A genealogy forum and pub quiz
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Heritage and culture lectures
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The Association’s Annual General Meeting
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A traditional céilí dance
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Visits to Doagh Famine Village and the Clonmany Genealogy and Heritage Exhibition
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A walk at the Gap of Mamore
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A concluding three-course dinner with entertainment
The full four-day Gathering ticket is €295 per person.
Come meet fellow Ó Dochartaighs, explore the family’s ancestral homeland, and enjoy the history, scenery, music, food, and craic of Inishowen.
Book early. Many of the venues are intimate, and seating is limited.
For more information, email info@odochartaighassociation.org.
Individual Event Tickets
Live locally or unable to attend the full Gathering? A limited number of tickets are available for selected individual events. Choose the events you would like to attend and join us for music, heritage, fellowship, and celebration in Inishowen.
Current Schedule
August 12, 2026 – Wednesday
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8:30 p.m. — Opening Concert at McGrory’s
Sara Dougherty Carter: The Un-Crowned Queen of Country Music
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Produced by Pearse Doherty of Idir Dha Loch and The Saw Doctors.
August 13, 2026 – Thursday
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10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. — Inishowen Antiquities and O’Dochartaigh Heritage Bus Tour
Join Neil McGrory and others for a guided tour of Inishowen’s antiquities and O’Dochartaigh heritage sites. Lunch will be available for separate purchase. -
7:00–9:00 p.m. — Genealogy Forum
An open conversation about genealogical research in Ireland. Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the bar. -
9:30 p.m. — Pub Quiz
Held in McGrory’s back room. Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the bar.
August 14, 2026 – Friday
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10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. — Heritage and Culture Lectures
Held at McGrory’s. Lunch will be available for purchase. -
7:00 p.m. — Annual General Meeting
Held at Culdaff Wee Hall. Come learn what the Association is doing and hear about its current activities and plans. -
8:00 p.m. — Céilí Dance
Held at Culdaff Wee Hall.
August 15, 2026 – Saturday
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10:00 a.m. — Doagh Famine Village Tour
Meet at Doagh Famine Village for a tour of this outdoor museum. -
12:00 p.m. — Clonmany Genealogy and Heritage Exhibition
Meet at Clonmany Market House. -
3:00 p.m. — Walk at the Gap of Mamore
Meet at the bottom of the Gap of Mamore for the walk up. -
6:00 p.m. — Closing Banquet (Three-Course Dinner and Entertainment)
Held at McGrory’s.
Some of our Past Gatherings
Beginning in the early 1980s, a dedicated group of O’Dochartaigh volunteers in Ireland organised the worldwide Clann Gathering. The first O’Dochartaigh Clann Gathering was held in 1985 and was a month-long event which saw over two thousand visitors. Subsequent gatherings were held in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2015. The Gathering in 2008 was out of the five-year rotation and was held to honor the last Gaelic Chieftain, Cahir Rua Ó Dogherty who was killed in 1608. Government travel and gathering restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the hosting of the scheduled 2020 Gathering. Following COVID-19, our non-profit Association suspended hosting gatherings in Ireland. Our past gatherings were held in Inishowen, Co. Donegal and Derry City, Co. Derry and included a variety of activities including music, dancing, genealogy workshops, heritage tours, and more. Presently, The Clann O'Dochartaigh Association (a non-for-profit) has been hosting virtual clann hangout gatherings via Zoom. We also welcome you to explore other groups and for-profit agencies to explore your interest in any O'Dochartaigh themed gatherings. Join our Facebook group or mailing list to keep up! Please contact us if you are planning an O'Dochartaigh themed gathering, so we can help spread the word!
Regardless of whether you attend one of these gatherings, many would like to visit the place where almost everyone is a Doherty! Where? None other than the O’Dochartaigh homeland situated in northwest Ireland. Below you will find links to planned O'Dochartaigh themed gatherings as well as travel-related information which may be of use of anyone who wants to visit the family's ancestral homeland.
Photos From Past Ó Dochartaigh Gatherings
Photos kindly provided courtesy of our past Gathering Coordinator, Eva Doherty Gremmert, and her husband, Arden Gremmert.
Click the thumbnails below to open the photos in a larger viewer!
