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Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north
Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway
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Origins
The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht (died 833), and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created by theUí Briúin
The Uí Briúin were a royal dynasty of Connacht. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brión, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the U ...
in the ninth century during a wave of expansion under his grandson, Uatu ua Diarmada. Its kings appeared regularly in the annals from 971 onwards
Concannon
By the 11th century its kings had taken the surname Ó Con Cheanain (anglicised "Concannon). The Annals of Connacht state that ''"Domnall son of Aed O Con Chenainn, king of the Uí Diarmata, and Muirchertach his brother"'' were killed at the Second Battle of Athenry in 1316. By this stage it had become incorporated into the territory of ''Clantaie O Dermod'' ( Clann Taidg and Uí Díarmata) ruled by the de Berminghams, Baron Athenry. Writing at Tuam on 13 September 1838, John O'Donovan wrote ''"Henry O'Concanon Esq. of Waterloo near Glentaun in the parish of Killascobe in the Barony of Tiaquin enjoys hereditary property, and is the reputed head of this once respectable family."'' (2009, p. 35)Annalistic references
From theAnnals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...
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* ''M1342.18. Donnell O'Coinleisg, a learned historian, was slain, a short time before Easter, by the Hy-Diarmada.''
* ''M1382.7. The Clann-Maurice made an incursion into Corcomodha, and plundered the people. O'Concannon went in pursuit of the prey, but he was at once killed. Conor Oge Mac Dermot, with his kinsmen, afterwards set out on an excursion against the Clann-Maurice; but a forewarning of their intentions having reached the Clann-Maurice, they had all their forces in readiness to meet them; but the others advanced as far as the town of Brees in despite of them, and burned it, both buildings and corn, and slew many persons around it; and Conor and his people afterwards returned, by dint of prowess, without any of them receiving injury.''
See also
* Kings of Uí Díarmata * Concannon Vineyard * Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn (died 1037), King of Uí Díarmata andChief of the Name
The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (''fine'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term has sometimes been used as a title in Ireland and Scotland.
In Ireland
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* Conchobar ua nDiarmata, foster-son of Ruaidri Ua Conchobair
Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king" ...
(d. 1189).
* Richard Luke Concanen
Richard Luke Concanen, O.P. (December 27, 1747 – June 19, 1810), was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of New York (1808–1810).
Life
Richard Concanen was born in Kilbegnet, County ...
, O.P. (1747–1810), first Bishop of New York (1808–1810).
* Edmund Concanon, Irish solicitor and town commissioner, 1816-1902.
* Tomás Bán Ó Conceanainn (1870–1946), writer and historian.
* Helena Concannon (née Walsh; 1878–1952), politician, historian, author and scholar.
* Eóin Concannon
Eóin Concannon, died 1954, king of the Claddagh.
Biography
Concannon was the last of the old-type kings. The Claddagh village had changed greatly during and after World War I, with many of its men joining the British forces, their ships lying ...
, died 1954, King of the Claddagh.
* Paddy Concannon
Patrick Concannon (1918 – 26 February 2012) was an Irish local politician. He was born near Castlerea, County Roscommon in 1918. Towards the end of his life he served as president of the Irish Turf Cutters and Contractors Association.
Politic ...
, President of the I.T.C.C.A., born 1918, alive 2010.
* John Concannon
John Concannon is an Irish businessman, philanthropist, and star of RTÉ's ''The Secret Millionaire''.
A native of Kilconly, Tuam, Concannon is the founder of the JFC Group. He left St. Jarlath's school, Tuam, to work on the family farm. In 19 ...
, Tuam businessman, and star of RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...
's ''The Secret Millionaire''
* Tomás Ó Con Cheanainn
Tomás Ó Con Cheanainn (1921 – 13 June 2015) was an Irish scholar and historian.
A native of Baile an tSagairt, Cois Fhairrge, County Galway, Ó Con Cheanainn won a scholarship in 1940 to University College Galway, studying for a BA in Irish ...
, historian, 1921-2015
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100011/index.htmlReferences
* ''The Anglo-Norman landscape in County Galway; land-holdings, castles and settlements'', Patrick Holland, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume 49, 1997. * ''Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions'', Paul MacCotter, Four Courts Press, 2008, pp. 134–135. * ''Ordnance Survey Letters Galway'', p. 35, ed. Michael Herity MRIA, Fourmasters Press, Dublin, 2009. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Ui Diarmata History of County Galway Connacht Geography of County Galway Kingdoms of medieval Ireland