Muirenn,
Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
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Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
female
Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gamet ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
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Bearers of the name
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Muirne
Muirne or Muireann Muncháem ("beautiful lips") was the sister of Uirne and the mother of Fionn mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
She had many suitors, but her father, the druid Tadg mac Nuadat, had foreseen that her marriage wou ...
, mother of
Fionn mac Cumhail
Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of ...
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Muirenn bean Ragallaig
Muirenn, Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Bearers of the name
* Muirne, mother of Fionn mac Cumhail
* Muirenn bean Ragallaig, died 643.
* Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann, Queen of Brega, died 748.
* Muirenn ingen Cellaig, Abbess of Kildare, died ...
, died 643.
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Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann
Muirenn, Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Bearers of the name
* Muirne, mother of Fionn mac Cumhail
* Muirenn bean Ragallaig, died 643.
* Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann, Queen of Brega, died 748.
* Muirenn ingen Cellaig, Abbess of Kildare, died ...
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Queen
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
of
Brega
Brega , also known as ''Mersa Brega'' or ''Marsa al-Brega'' ( ar, مرسى البريقة , i.e. "Brega Seaport"), is a complex of several smaller towns, industry installations and education establishments situated in Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, ...
, died 748.
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Muirenn ingen Cellaig
Muirenn, Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Bearers of the name
* Muirne, mother of Fionn mac Cumhail
* Muirenn bean Ragallaig, died 643.
* Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann, Queen of Brega, died 748.
* Muirenn ingen Cellaig, Abbess of Kildare, die ...
,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...
of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
, died 831.
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Muirenn ingen Suairt
Muirenn, Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Bearers of the name
* Muirne, mother of Fionn mac Cumhail
* Muirenn bean Ragallaig, died 643.
* Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann, Queen of Brega, died 748.
* Muirenn ingen Cellaig, Abbess of Kildare, died 8 ...
,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...
of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
, fl. 909, died 916.
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Muirenn ingen mic Colmáin
Muirenn, Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Bearers of the name
* Muirne, mother of Fionn mac Cumhail
* Muirenn bean Ragallaig, died 643.
* Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann, Queen of Brega, died 748.
* Muirenn ingen Cellaig, Abbess of Kildare, died 8 ...
,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...
of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
, died 962.
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Muirenn ingen Congalaig
Muirenn, Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Bearers of the name
* Muirne, mother of Fionn mac Cumhail
* Muirenn bean Ragallaig, died 643.
* Muirenn ingen Cellach Cualann, Queen of Brega, died 748.
* Muirenn ingen Cellaig, Abbess of Kildare, died 8 ...
,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...
of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
, died 979.
External links
* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Muirenn.shtml
{{given name, Muirenn, nocat
Irish-language feminine given names