Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn (died 1037) was King of

Uí Díarmata Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway. 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 create ...

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Muirgeas was a grandson of

Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, Prince of Uí Díarmata Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway. Origins The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht (died 833), and the territory in turn ...

, and seems to have reigned from 1021 to 1037. He was the first member of the Uí Díarmata dynasty to use the name ua Cú Ceanainn in a quasi-surname context. All subsequent kings and lords of Uí Díarmata, to the end of the 16th century, would use it as a surname, latter-day Concannon] Events of his reign in

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and

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included: *1022 - Death of

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. The Norse of

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were defeated by the

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in a naval engagement. ''Very great showers of hail fell in the summer, the stones of which were the size of wild apples; and great thunder and lightning succeeded, so that men and cattle were destroyed throughout Ireland.'' *1023 - ''The Termon of Cluain-mic-Nois was plundered by Gadhra Mór mac Dundach, and carried off many hundred cows from thence.'' King Tadg in Eich Gil of Connacht, fought a war in

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*1032 -An eclipse of the sun on 31 August. Death of Mughron Ua Nioc, Abbot of

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. *1034 - ''Dubhdaingean, lord of Connaught, was slain by the Connaughtmen themselves.''

References

* ''The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many'', John O'Donovan, 1843 * ''The Parish of Ballinasloe'', Fr. Jerome A. Fahey. * https://www.webcitation.org/5kmkmYVri?url=http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2444/irish/LD.htm * Vol. 2 (AD 903–1171)
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. Nobility from County Galway 1037 deaths 11th-century Irish monarchs Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub