▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁w ard ship ▁of ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra , ▁which ▁enabled ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁attend ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁from ▁the ▁between ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 6 , ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁document ary ▁evidence ▁that ▁he ▁studied ▁there . ▁Despite ▁his ▁father ' s ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁F ear g hal ▁inherited ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁estate , ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁D illon , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 3 0 s ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁Catholic ▁land own ers ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁he ▁became ▁MP ▁for ▁S lig o . ▁He ▁married ▁I so bel ▁T aff e , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁John , ▁Vis count ▁Cor ran , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁The ob ald ▁D illon . ▁Though ▁D illon ▁was ▁Protest ant , ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra ▁and ▁his ▁immediate ▁family ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁remained ▁committed ▁C athol ics . ▁ ▁F ear g hal ▁and ▁I so bel ▁had ▁sons , ▁C ian ▁and ▁John . ▁A ▁desc endant , ▁Oliver ▁O ' H ara , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁James ▁II ▁during ▁the ▁William ite ▁War ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Irish ▁Confeder ate ▁Wars ▁ ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁O wen ▁Ro e ▁O ' Ne