No one seems to be posting here since Facebook got rolling but I wanted to add some important information for all the Laverty's who are interested in our family history.  www.familyhistoryireland.com has an article written by Darren McGettigan entitled, "The O'Laverty family of West County Tyrone".  I will quote part of it, "Another prominent west Tyrone family who also disappeared from the Gaelic records at this time were the O'Lavertys (O Laithbheartaigh).  The  O'Laverty's had a very distinguished ancestry being descended from Aed Allan, a king of Tyrone and High-King of Ireland who died in the year 743 AD......"  The article is one you should read, print out and keep for your posterity.  It is priceless in my view.