©DOHERTY (Banker)
Legland, Rathmullan. Co. Donegal.

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Hello and welcome!

This is the Doherty family, nicknamed, "Banker" and it is to the lives and times of this family that my research has been devoted.
I was determined that my ancestors should not just be "ships that pass in the night" but that their existence, as they moved through life's journey, be recorded so that their memory could be appreciated and cherished by relatives and friends.

My research has taken me on a voyage of discovery through official records and with the valuable assistance of fellow researchers the pieces of the jig saw have been gradually coming together. Although there are still some gaps to be filled, the viewer can move through the generations of this family and also read information relating to the wider local historical field.
The reader may also get some understanding of influences that shaped life in Ireland and which in some way contributed to making us what we are to day.

The surname, Doherty dates back to about 901 AD. It started with "Dochartach" whose descendants became "O'Dochartaigh". The name has since been Anglicized in several forms, mostly Doherty or O'Doherty, but the American spelling is usually Dougherty while the Scottish use Docherty. Both the English and French have difficulty pronouncing "Doherty" due to the "h" in the middle which would normally be "silent" in their languages and so they usually pronounce the name as "Dowerty". Consequently, we have the following spellings of the name within the Banker family; Doherty, Docherty & Dougherty.

Hopefully, the work which I have started will give a sense of belonging to the extended Doherty (Banker) family and that they can be justly proud of their ancestors who "ploughed the furrow" and reared their families with courage and dignity.

Apart from those in Ireland, there are Banker Doherty relatives in England, Scotland, America and Australia.

My thanks are due to the many people, sadly some now deceased, who helped, guided and encouraged me in the course of this research.

To all of them,
I remain forever grateful,

Hugh Doherty (Banker).