Sabia O'Kennedy
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Sabia O'Kennedy, daughter of the O'Kennedy lord of Muscry Tire in north Tipperary, married Donogh Cairbreach O'Brien, and her son was Connor na Siudaine, King of Thomond - the line of this family runs through her toward every later O'Brien in the ancestry.
Research notes
✓ (O'Hart, Irish Pedigrees (1892), 'O'Brien (No.1) King of Thomond', gen. nos. as cited; corroborated by the Annals of the Four Masters and by the DC782/R-L226 O'Brien Y-DNA study (which independently numbers this same descent 105 Brian Boru -> 120 Turlogh Donn). Wired 23 Jul 2026.): SABIA, dau. of Donogh O'Kennedy, Lord of Muscry Tire (note-only); wife of Donogh Cairbreach; mother of Connor-na-Siuddine (our line). Direct ancestress. Added 23 Jul 2026. UPDATE 25 Oct 2026: PRIMARY CONFIRMATION - AFM 1240.6: 'Sabia, daughter of O'Kennedy, and wife of Donough Cairbreach O'Brien, died.' Her father is not named by the annal (O'Hart's 'Donogh O'Kennedy' stays note-only).