Conn Ua Mellaig (died 1202) was the
Bishop of Annaghdown
The Bishop of Annaghdown (or Annadown, Enachdune, Eanach Dúin) is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Ireland.
The bishop was originally the Ordinary (Catholic Church ...
.
Ua Mellaig was a native of what is now
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
, where his
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
is now rendered Melia.
He attended the coronation of
Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...
on 17 September 1189. He died in office in 1202.
Other bearers of the surname at Annaghdown included Bishop
Tomas Ó Mellaig (c.1242–1247/50) and bishop-elect
Tomás Ó Mellaig (
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
1329).
See also
*
Careena Melia,
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
*
Cian Melia, Irish showjumper
References
* ''A New History of Ireland: Volume IX - Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', ed. T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne, pp. 322–324.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160523012406/http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
* http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Galway_North_Urban/Mainguard_St__part_/901714/
Christian clergy from County Galway
12th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
1202 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Bishops of Annaghdown
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