Biography

Cléirchén appears only in the annals, and is not listed in any extant genealogies, so it is unknown if he had any descendants. He was the first of two sons of Murchadh mac Maenach to rule the kingdom. His name does not appear again in any branch of the Muintir Murchada

Muintir Murchada

Muintir Murchada was the name of an Irish territory which derived its name from the ruling dynasty, who were in turn a branchh of the Uí Briúin. The name was derived from Murchadh mac Maenach, King of Uí Briúin Seóla, who died 891.-Overview:...

. It did however appear as a surname among the neighbouring dynasty of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...

 by the 920's. It was the name of an obscure hermit (Cléircheán of Saintclerans

Cléircheán of Saintclerans

Cléircheán of Saintclerans, fl. 5th - 7th century?, Irish hermit.Cléircheán is an obscure hermit who gave his name to Díseart Cléircheán in the parish of Lickerrig, County Galway...

) in the latter territory.