Domnall Ruadh O Maille
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Domnall Ruadh Ó Máille, King
of Umaill
, died 11 November 1337.
Ó Máille was a descendant of Maille mac Conall
, and was ruler of the territory of Umaill during the 1330's. He is given as a son of Brian mac Domnall Ó Máille and had a brother, Diarmait. Domnall Ruadh had at least three children; Cormac, Brian, Tadhg (Knox, 388).
The Burke Civil War of the 1330's led to unrest and outright warfare in Connacht
(Knox, 134). Ó Máille and his son Cormac seem to have been casualites of the conflict. The Annals of the Four Masters
state that "Donnell Roe O'Malley and Cormac, his son, were slain on St. Martin's Night by Clann-Merrick, and other Englishmen who were along with them."
Cormac Ó Máille had issue Mael Secachlainn, Maghnus, Eoghan and Muiredhach, but their descendants do not seem to be recorded in any extant Irish genealogy
. Domnall Ruadh's descendants seemed to have lost power and faded from history, to be replaced by the descendants of Eoghan mac Diarmait Ó Máille, nephew to Domnall Ruadh. Eoghan had twelve recorded sons, and it seems that all subsequent chiefs of Umaill descended from him.
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of Umaill
Umaill
Umaill was a kingdom or territory located in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland. It comprmised of the baronies of Burrishoole and Murrisk, essentially all the land adjacent to Clew Bay.-Description:...
, died 11 November 1337.
Ó Máille was a descendant of Maille mac Conall
Maille mac Conall
Maille mac Conall, member of the Ui Maill, ancestor and eponym of the O'Malley family of County Mayo.Maille was a grandson of Cosgrach mac Flannabhra, king of Ui Maill . He had an unnamed brother, from whom the O'Gormghaile family descend...
, and was ruler of the territory of Umaill during the 1330's. He is given as a son of Brian mac Domnall Ó Máille and had a brother, Diarmait. Domnall Ruadh had at least three children; Cormac, Brian, Tadhg (Knox, 388).
The Burke Civil War of the 1330's led to unrest and outright warfare in Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
(Knox, 134). Ó Máille and his son Cormac seem to have been casualites of the conflict. The Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
state that "Donnell Roe O'Malley and Cormac, his son, were slain on St. Martin's Night by Clann-Merrick, and other Englishmen who were along with them."
Cormac Ó Máille had issue Mael Secachlainn, Maghnus, Eoghan and Muiredhach, but their descendants do not seem to be recorded in any extant Irish genealogy
Irish genealogy
Irish genealogy is the study of individuals and/or families who originated on the island of Ireland.-Origins:Genealogy was cultivated since at least the start of the early Irish historic era. Upon inauguration, Bards and poets are believed to have recited the ancestry of an inaugurated king to...
. Domnall Ruadh's descendants seemed to have lost power and faded from history, to be replaced by the descendants of Eoghan mac Diarmait Ó Máille, nephew to Domnall Ruadh. Eoghan had twelve recorded sons, and it seems that all subsequent chiefs of Umaill descended from him.
See also
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- Mael Sechlainn Ó Máille
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