A farm boy across the fields from Newhall, the 26th Lord Kinfauns, and a gathering at Killone.
County Clare. A boy, one of eleven children, grows up on his parents’ farm, on land that once belonged to Newhall, the big house across the fields. He leaves for London, does well in business, and never stops wanting Newhall. Years later the house is his.2024. Fergus Commane, Chief of Clan Ó Comáin, succeeded as 26th Lord Kinfauns, and the title came to Newhall.Clans of Ireland recognised Clan Ó Comáin in 2025, when its patron was Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, and Fergus was consecrated as Taoiseach, chosen by the derbhfine in the old Brehon-law manner. In 2026 he was welcomed at the gathering of Clans of Ireland in Dublin.June 2026. The clan held its first gathering at Killone, with Mass said at the holy well. The Bishop of Killaloe and the Mayor were guests of honour.
