Gaelic and Norse Lords

MacMurrough (Mac Murchadha), Domhnall (d. c.1338), king of Leinster, was son of Art MacMurrough, brother of Muirchertach (qv) (c.1250–1282). He is first mentioned raiding the liberty of Kilkenny…

MacMurrough (Mac Murchadha), Domhnall Riabhach (d. 1476), king of Leinster, was probably second son of Gearalt MacMurrough, de facto king of Leinster, and Sadhbh, daughter of Donnchadh O'Byrne, lord of the O'Byrnes. Nothing is known of Domhnall's early life. After Gearalt's death…

MacMurrough (Mac Murchadha), Muiris (d. 1314), Gaelic lord, was son of Muircheartach MacMurrough (qv) (d. 1282). Nothing is known of his early life. Undoubtedly the landmark event of his youth was the murder, at…

MacMurrough (Mac Murchadha), Murchadh Ballach (d. 1511/12), king of Leinster, was son of Muircheartach mac Donnchadha MacMurrough, lord of Uí Cheinnselaig (killed during an attack on the English of Wexford, 1442). Murchadh Ballach first comes to notice when he succeeds his…

MacMurrough, Muircheartach (c.1495–1547), Gaelic warlord, was probably eldest of the six sons of Art Buidhe Kavanagh (d. 1517), king of Leinster. After the death of Art Buidhe at the friary of Enniscorthy (25 November 1517), Muircheartach apparently became leader of his…

MacMurrough, Muircheartach Óg (1516–86), son of Cathaoir Kavanagh (d. 1526), leader of the MacMurrough Kavanagh branch of Sliocht Muircheartaigh Óig based at Garryhill, Co. Carlow, was the third of five brothers. His family had strong connections with the earls of Kildare, having…

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MacMurrough, Murchadh (c.1510–1557), Gaelic warlord, was probably the third son of Muiris MacMurrough (d. 1530), king of Leinster, and became MacMurrough leader after the death of Cathaoir mac Airt…

Máel-Mórda (d. 1024), son of Lorcán and king of Uí Chennselaig, belonged to the Uí Muiredaig lineage of the north Leinster Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. His father Lorcán was probably a son of Augaire, an Uí Muiredaig king of north Leinster who was slain by the vikings in 978. Máel-mórda's…

Máel-Mórda (d. 1014), son of Murchad and overking of Leinster, belonged to the Uí Fháeláin lineage of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. His father, Murchad son of Finn, had held the overkingship of Leinster prior to 972, when he was slain in treacherous circumstances by Domnall Clóen,…

Máel-Sechnaill (d. 862), son of Máel-ruanaid and king of Tara, belonged to the Clann Cholmáin dynasty of the Southern Uí Néill. Probably the most powerful Uí Néill ruler of the ninth century, he was arguably the first to make credible his dynasty's claim to the overkingship of…

Máel-Sechnaill (Máel-sechlainn II; Malachy Mór) (948–1022), was the son of Domnall, high-king of Ireland. He was a member of the Southern Uí Néill dynasty of Clann Cholmáin, based in the area of Westmeath. His father was the relatively insignificant Domnall Donn, described as …

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Maguire (Mág Uidhir), Pilib (Philip) (d. 1394), king of Fir Manach, eldest son of Aodh Ruadh Maguire (qv), king of Fir Manach, was a distinguished warrior and patron of poets whose fame was well known throughout Ireland and Scotland. Nothing is known of his…

Maguire (Mág Uidhir), Ruaidhrí (d. 1338), king of Fir Manach, was son of Flaithbertach Maguire (qv), king of Fir Manach. As with his father, little is known of Ruaidhrí's early life or even his reign (1327–38). His obit in the Four Masters describes him as …

Maguire (Mág Uidhir), Tomás Óg (1394–1480), king of Fir Manach, was eldest son of Tomás Mór Maguire (qv), king of Fir Manach. Shortly after his accession Tomás attacked and wasted much of Cavan in 1431, and in the same year he renewed his father's alliance with…

Maguire (Mág Uidir), Donn Óc (‘Donn Carrach’) (d. 1302) was the first Maguire of any note. The family does not emerge into the light of history till his appearance in 1264, and then from a very murky background indeed. His parentage is obscure, but his father may also have been called…

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Mathgamain (d. 976), son of Cennétig and king of North Munster, belonged to the Uí Thairdelbaig lineage of the Dál Cais dynasty. His father Cennétig (qv) (d. 951) had made himself the dominant ruler in the north of the province. The identity…

Muirchertach/Mac Ercae (d. 536?), son of Muiredach and putatively king of Tara, belonged to the Cenél nÉogain dynasty of the Uí Néill, and is credited with having established its fortunes. According to the pre-Norman genealogies, his father Muiredach was a son of the eponymous…

Muirchertach na Cochall Craicinin (d. 943), son of Niall Glúndub (qv) and king of Ailech, belonged to the Northern Uí Néill dynasty of Cenél nÉogain. His father was king of Tara; his mother was either Aillinn. daughter of Ainbith son of…

Muirgius (d. 815), son of Tommaltach and overking of Connacht, belonged to Uí Briúin Aí, a segment of Síl Muiredaig. This lineage, descended from Muiredach Muillethan (d. 702), who had contested the overkingship of Connacht with Cellach (qv)…

Murchad (d. 727), son of Bran (Bróen) Mút and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Dúnlainge. His father, Bran, was credited with overkingship of the province; according to the ‘Banshenchas’ (lore of women) his mother was Almaith of the Dál Riata. It appears that…

Murchad (d. 1070), son of Diarmait son of Donnchad Máel na mBó (qv) and king of Dublin, belonged to the south Leinster dynasty of Uí Chennselaig. His father Diarmait…