Duignan, Mary Ann (‘Chicago May’)
Duignan, Mary Ann (‘Chicago May’) (1871–1929), criminal and prostitute, was born c.26 December 1871 in Edenmore, Ballinamuck, Co. Longford, eldest among two daughters and three sons of Francis Duignan (1837–1930), farmer, and Anne Duignan (née Gray) (1852–1924); the pet name ‘…...
Dúnchad
Dúnchad (d. 728), son of Murchad and overking of Leinster, was a member of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. Although his father Murchad (qv) son of Bran Mút had died as overking of Leinster in 727, the name of Dúnchad's mother is unrecorded. The…...
Dúnlaing
Dúnlaing (5th cent.?), son of Énnae Nia and Leinster dynast and ancestor figure, features prominently in the historical and genealogical tradition of the Laigin. He is represented as a grandson of Bressal Bélach, ancestor of the Leinster kings, and as a brother of Brión Lethderg…...
Dúnlaing
Dúnlaing (d. 1014), son of Tuathal and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Muiredaig. Tuathal (qv) having died as overking (958), Dúnlaing and his brother Augaire strove to maintain the status of their dynasty in the face of…...
Dúnlaing
Dúnlaing (d. 869), son of Muiredach and overking of Leinster, belonged to the Uí Muiredaig lineage of Uí Dúnlainge. His father, Muiredach son of Bran Ardchenn (qv), who had been appointed joint puppet king of Leinster (804) by the king…...
Echmarcach
Echmarcach (d. 1064/5), son of Ragnall and king of Dublin and the Isles, belonged to the Hiberno-Norse ruling dynasty of Waterford. As his father Ragnall had been slain (1035) by King Sitriuc…...
Eithne
Eithne (d. 795), daughter of Donnchad Midi and queen-consort of Leinster, belonged to the Clann Cholmáin dynasty of the Southern Uí Néill. Her marriage to Bran Ardchenn (qv), an early representative of the Uí Muiredaig lineage of Uí…...
Énnae Cennselach
Énnae Cennselach (5th cent.?), son of Labraid and putatively king of Leinster, was the eponymous ancestor of the south Leinster dynasty of Uí Chennselaig. A genealogical synchronism which makes Énnae coeval with …...
Éogan
Éogan (d. 465), son of Niall, is the eponymous ancestor of the royal lineages of Cenél nÉogain. Éogan and his brothers Conall Gulban (qv) and Énnae have perhaps the best historical claim to represent the sons of…...
Éogan Bél
Éogan Bél (d. 543), son of Cellach and overking of Connacht, probably belonged to the dynasty of Uí Fhiachrach. While an account in the Book of Leinster represents him as a son of the Uí Briúin dynast Duí Galach (alias Duí Tenga Uma?), the tradition that names his father as…...
Éogan Már
Éogan Már (‘the great’), according to Munster genealogical tradition, was son of Ailill Ólom (qv), a mythical king of Munster, and was the eponymous ancestor of the Éoganacht dynasties. Through a supposed liaison with Monchae the daughter…...
Fáelán
Fáelán (d. c.645), son of Colmán Már and king of northern Leinster, was an early representative of Uí Dúnlainge and is viewed by many historians as the founder of that dynasty's fortunes. According to the genealogies, his father was Colmán son of Cairpre, and his mother was…...
Fáelán
Fáelán (d. 738), son of Murchad and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Dúnlainge. As is the case with his brothers Dúnchad (qv) and Bran Becc, the identity of Fáelán's mother is unknown; only the mother of their half-brother…...
Fáilbe Flann
Fáilbe Flann (d. 637/9), son of Áed Dub and overking of Munster, belonged to the Éoganacht dynasty of Cashel. His father may have been a local ruler, but seems not to have achieved particular prominence. Neither the name of his mother nor that of his wife survives, but he had at…...
Farran, George Philip
Farran, George Philip (1876–1949), marine taxonomist and fisheries scientist, was born 21 November 1876 at Knocklyon House, Templeogue, Co. Dublin, eldest among two sons and two daughters of Edmond Chomley Farran, a man of private income, of Belcamp Park, Raheny, Co. Dublin, and…...
Fedelmid (Feidlimid)
Fedelmid (Feidlimid) (p. 770?–847), son of Crimthann and king of Cashel, belonged to the dynasty of Éoganacht Chaisil. A retrospective entry in the Annals of Inisfallen places his birth at 770, which is perhaps a little early. His father, a descendant of Fíngen (a seventh-…...
Fergal
Fergal (d. 722), son of Máel-dúin and king of Tara, belonged to the Uí Néill dynasty of Cenél nÉogain. His father Máel-dúin died as king of his line in 681; his mother was Cacht daughter of Cellach (qv) son of Máel-Cobo of Cenél Conaill. Fergal…...
Fergal
Fergal (d. 966), grandson of Ruarc, son of Art and overking of Connacht, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Briúin Bréifne. His grandfather Ruarc (d. 898) and great-uncle Flann (sl. 910), both sons of Tigernán, in turn ruled the Connacht–Ulster border kingdom of Bréifne; but it is not…...
Fergus Mór
Fergus Mór (‘the great’) (d. 503), son of Erc and putatively king of Dál Riata, was an early representative of this dynasty in Co. Antrim and ancestor of the later Cenél nGabráin kings in Scotland. There is no record of his mother or his wife, but he is said to have had eleven…...
Fiachnae
Fiachnae (d. 789), son of Áed Rón and overking of Ulaid, a member of the Cenél Demmáin lineage of Dál Fiatach, was prominent in restoring his dynasty's fortunes and in countering the designs of the powerful Uí Néill kings. His father, Áed Rón (…...
Fiachnae Lurgan
Fiachnae Lurgan (‘of Lurga’ [placename?]) (d. 626), son of Báetán and overking of Ulaid, belonged to the lineage of Uí Choíldub within the dynasty of Dál nAraide. Fiachnae, whose grandfather Eochaid is numbered among the overkings of Ulaid, had a brother, Fiachra Cáech (d. 608), and…...
Fiannamail
Fiannamail (d. 680), son of Máel-tuile and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Máil. Although his great-uncle Crimthann Cualann (qv) had died in 633 as overking of Leinster, Fiannamail's immediate predecessor in the Uí…...
Fínshnechtae Cetharderc
Fínshnechtae Cetharderc (d. 808), son of Cellach and overking of Leinster, belonged to the Uí Dúnchada lineage of Uí Dúnlainge. His sobriquet, meaning ‘looking four ways’, may be intended to convey a circumspect character; he certainly proved to be a political survivor and did much…...
Fínshnechtae Fledach
Fínshnechtae Fledach (d. 695), son of Dúnchad and king of Tara, belonged to the Uí Néill dynasty of Síl nÁedo Sláine. Fínshnechtae was a strong king who defended the midlands against threats from Leinster and from the north. The Old Irish regnal poem ‘Baile Chuinn’ (the ‘ecstasy’ or…...
FitzDermot, John
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