Samhradhán, son of Conchobhar, was the progenitor and chief of the

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barony,

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from c.1082 to c.1115. The clan is named after him, Mág Samhradháin, meaning ''the son of Samhradhán''.

Ancestry

His ancestry was Samhradhán mac Conchobhar mac Fearghal mac Flann mac Aonghus mac Conchobhar mac Tadhg Tir mac Ruarc mac Íomhaor mac Cosgrach mac Dúnghal mac Oireachtach mac Eochaidh (Teallach n-Eachach or Tullyhaw is named after the latter).

Description

Poem 2, stanza 9, by Giolla Pádraig mac Naimhin, written c.1290-1298, in the Book of Magauran describe Samhradhán as ''bright and noble''.

Residence

Samhradhán lived in

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townland,

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. The townland is named after him (). There are three medieval ringforts in the townland, one of which was probably his residence.Site numbers 993, 994 & 995, p. 126 in ''Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan'' by Patrick O’Donovan, 1995 It is thus the cradle of the

clan, where the first McGovern was born, Muireadhach MágSamhradhán.

Family

His son was

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who ruled from c.1115-c.1148 (i.e. he was the first chief to bear the name Mág Samhradháin or McGovern).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samhradhan Irish lords People from County Cavan 12th-century Irish people