Muireadhach ua Flaithbheartach, also known as Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1034-6), was King of
Maigh Seóla
Maigh Seóla (), also known as Hy Briuin Seola, was the territory that included land along the east shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland. It was bounded to the east by the Uà Maine vassal kingdom of Soghain and extended roughly ...
.
Biography
The
Annals of Inisfallen
The ''Annals of Inisfallen'' () are a chronicle of the medieval history of Ireland.
Overview
There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between 433 and 1450. The manuscript is thought to have been compiled in 1092, as the chronic ...
state ''1027 - Muiredach Ua Flaithbertaig besieged Cathal, son of RuaidrÃ, on Inis Crema in Loch Oirbsen, and divided his land despite him.''
The
Chronicon Scotorum
''Chronicon Scotorum'', also known as ''Chronicum Scotorum'', is a medieval Irish chronicle.
Overview
According to Nollaig Ó MuraÃle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the ' Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric ...
states ''Muiredhach ua Flaitbertaigh king of the Ua mBriuin Sheola was treacherously killed.''
Muireadhach was a grandson of Flaithbheartach, hence his
suffix
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, which would become the surname Ua/Ó Flaithbheartaigh/
O'Flaherty. The genealogies name his father as
Maelcairearda; a person of this name died in 993, listed a king of Uà Briúin, but not explicitly as king of Uà Briúin ''Seóla''. He is listed as having three sons – Ruaidhrà of Lough Cimbe, Donagh Aluinn and Aedh. From Ruaidhrà and Donagh would descended the eastern and western Ó Flaithbheartaigh's of
Connemara
Connemara ( ; ) is a region on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, ...
.
See also
*
Ó Flaithbertaigh
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References
* ''West or H-Iar Connaught''
Ruaidhrà Ó Flaithbheartaigh
Roderick O'Flaherty (; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian.
Biography
He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate.
O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Tigerna, Lord of Iar Connacht, and the last recognised C ...
, 1684 (published 1846, ed.
James Hardiman
James Hardiman (February 1782 – 13 November 1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway and an important historian.
Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1 ...
).
* ''Origin of the Surname O'Flaherty'', Anthony Matthews, Dublin, 1968, p. 40.
* ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
Nobility from County Galway
1030s deaths
11th-century Irish monarchs
O'Flaherty dynasty
Year of birth unknown
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