Dobhailen mac Gormghus, King

King

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 of Luighne Connacht

Luighne Connacht

Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the boarders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo.-Origin:The Luighne were a people, originally found in Brega, south of Kells in what is now County Meath. The baronys of Lune in Meath, and Leyney in Sligo, were called...

, died 885.

The Annals of the Four Masters

Annals of the Four Masters

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, sub anno 885, state "Dobhailen, son of Gormghus, lord of Luighne Connacht, died."

The entry goes on to state that Dobhailen was of the Corca Fir Thri and eponym

Eponym

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 of the Ó Dobhailen

Devlin (surname)

Devlin is a surname of Irish origin, which is an anglicisation of the Old Irish "O'Dobhailein", -History:Devlin is a surname that arose separately among unrelated peoples in medieval Ireland....

 clan

Clan

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He was succeeded by a son, Uathmarán mac Dobhailéin

Uathmarán mac Dobhailéin

Uathmarán mac Dobhailéin, King of Corca Fhir Trí and Luighne Connacht, died 920.The Annals of the Four Masters record his death, sub anno 920, as king of Luighne.His father, Dobhailen, was the eponym of the Ó Dobhailen clan.-Family tree:...

, who would ruled Luighne till his death in 920.

Descendants

A number of Dobhailen's descendants are recorded in the Irish annals

Irish annals

A number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of Gaelic Ireland in the 17th century.Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days...

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• M944.9 - Domhnall, son of Uathmharan, son of Dobhailen, lord of Corca-Firtri, died.

• M993.3 - Fogartach, son of Diarmaid, son of Uathmharan, lord of Corca-Firtri in Connaught, was slain by the Gaileanga of Corann.

• M1031.18 - Cusleibhe Ua Dobhailen, chief of Corca-Firtri, was treacherously slain.

• M1035.5 - Cusleibhe, son of Dobhran, lord of Corca-Firtri, died.

External links

• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#lui