Murchadh Mac Fhlannchaidh (died 1482) was an Irish

brehon Brehon (, ) is a term for a historical arbitration, mediative, and judicial role in Gaelic culture. Brehons were part of the system of Early Irish law, which was also simply called " Brehon law". Brehons were judges, close in importance to the ...

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. Mac Fhlannchaidh was a member of a family native to north

Thomond Thomond ( Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the Kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

, and the designated

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of the then

Ollamh An or ollamh (; anglicised as ollave or ollav), plural ollomain, in early Irish literature, was a master in a particular trade or skill. Bard Generally, ''ollam'' referred to a professional poet or bard of literature and history, and a membe ...

of Thomond, Aedh Mac Fhlannchaidh. However he died before succeeding, the same year as An Cosnamhach Mac Fhlannchaidh The

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contains their joint

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: * ''1482.Murtough Mac Clancy, intended Ollav of Thomond, and Cosnamhach, son of Conor Oge Mac Clancy, died.''

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Fhlannchaidh, Murchadh Medieval Gaels from Ireland 15th-century Irish lawyers People from County Clare