Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister

The following genealogical sketch was compiled in 1897. The crest is copied from John Rooney's Genealogical History of Irish Families. It is not generally known that genuine royal blood courses in Colonel Cody's veins. He is a lineal descendant of Milesius, king of Spain, that famous monarch whose three sons, Heber, Heremon, and Ir, founded the first dynasty in Ireland, about the beginning of the Christian era. The Cody family comes through the line of Heremon. The original name was Tireach, which signifies The Rocks. Muiredach Tireach, one of the first of this line, and son of Fiacha Straivetine, was crowned king of Ireland, Anno Domini 320. In presenting this volume to the public the writer has a twofold purpose. For a number of years there has been an increasing demand for an authentic biography of Buffalo Bill, and in response, many books of varying value have been submitted; yet no one of them has borne the hall mark of veracious history.