Aed Ua Dubhda King

King

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 of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Ui Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta. They were centered in the Moy River valley of Co. Mayo. The Uí Fiachrach Muaide territory at its widest reach included the baronies of Erris and Tirawley in Co. Mayo, and the barony of Tireragh in Co. Sligo...

, died 983.

Aed was the son of Cellac, son of Dubda mac Connmhach

Dubda mac Connmhach

Dubda mac Connmhach, Eponym and Ancestor of the Clan Ó Dubhda of north Connacht, fl. 9th-10th century.-Family background:Dubda mac Connmhach was a grandson of King Donn Cothaid mac Cathail of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe...

, who was in turn a grandson of Donn Cothaid mac Cathail

Donn Cothaid mac Cathail

Donn Cothaid mac Cathail, King of Connacht, died 773.Donn Cothaid was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe branch of the Connachta. He was the great-grandson of Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite...

, king of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe (died 772). He was the first person to bear the surname Dowd, though its use in that sense more strictly began with his sons, Mael Ruanaid Ua Dubhda (died 1005) and Gebennac Ua Dubhda (died 1005).

Aed is noted as lord, or king, of all Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe (north Connacht) upon his death in 983. All its subsequent kings and lords descended from him, as do the O'Dowd Chiefs of the Name

Chiefs of the Name

The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan...

. Descendants included James Vippler O'Dowd and Siobhan Dowd

Siobhan Dowd

Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist.-Biography:Siobhan Dowd was born in London to Irish parents...

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