Kings of Uí Díarmata
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Kings of Uí Díarmata
from c.971
onwards. There are large temporal gaps where no kings or lords are attested.
Uí Díarmata
Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway.-Origins:The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht , and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created by the Uí Briúin in the ninth century during a wave of expansion...
from c.971
971
Year 971 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King, though he will not be sole king until 977....
onwards. There are large temporal gaps where no kings or lords are attested.
- Tadhg of Uí Díarmata, died 971971Year 971 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King, though he will not be sole king until 977....
- Gillacommain mac NiallGillacommain mac Niall-Background:Gillacommain mac Niall was a member of the SíOl Muiredaig dynasty, who ruled as kings of The Connachta in what is now central County Roscommon. By the mid 10th-century they had expanded south-west into the north-east of County Galway...
, died 991991Year 991 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Battle of Maldon: The Anglo-Saxons are defeated by Viking invaders led by Olaf Tryggvason, later Olaf I of Norway.... - Muirgheas mac AedhMuirgheas mac AedhMuirgheas mac Aedh was king of Uí Díarmata.-References:* The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Parish of Ballinasloe, Fr. Jerome A. Fahey....
, died 999999Year 999 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland.* The Orsay commune is founded.- Asia :... - Mac Cú CeanainMac Cú Ceanain-Biography:A son of Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, first name unknown, is noted as king of Uí Díarmata at his death in 1021. His father, though never king himself, had died fighting against the then king in a succession war in 991...
, died 1021. - Muirgeas ua Cú CeanainnMuirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn-Overview:Muirgeas was a grandson of Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, and seems to have reigned from 1021 to 1037. He was the first member of the Uí Díarmata dynasty to use the name ua Cú Ceanainn in a quasi-surname context...
, died 1037 - Aedh Ua Con CeanainnAedh Ua Con Ceanainn-Biography:Aedh was a supporter of Áed in Gai Bernaig, king of Connacht. He fought and died with him at the battle of Turlach Adhnaigh in Aidhne, in 1067....
, died 1067 - Muirgheas Ua Cú CeannainnMuirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn-Biography:The Annals of Ulster record that "Niall Odar ua Conchobuir was killed. Muirgius ua Conchenaind died.", but no connection is drawn between the two events. Muirgius's apparent successor was Aedh Ua Con Ceannainn.-References:* Vol...
, died 1105 - Aedh Ua Con CeannainnAedh Ua Con Ceannainn-Overview:The Annals of the Four Masters simply state that "Aedh Ua Conceannainn, lord of Ui-Diarmada, died." No contemporary annal gives any more detail, and the precise succession over much of the next century is not clear.-References:* Vol...
, died 1119 - Donnchadh Ua Con Ceanainn, died 1143
- Teige Ua Con CeannainnTeige Ua Con Ceannainn-Overview:The succession to the kingship of Ui Diarmata after the death of Aedh Ua Con Ceannainn in 1119, to the death of Cu Ceanainn Ó Con Ceanainn in 1224, is unclear...
, fl. c. 1152; foster-father of Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair - Uada Ua Con CeanainnUada Ua Con Ceanainn-Biography:Uada was the son of Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn, who appears to be identical with the man of that name who died in 1105.Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh records of him...
, died a cleric, 1167 - Cú Ceanain Ó Con CeanainnCú Ceanain Ó Con Ceanainn-Overview:Cú Ceanain was a contemporary, and subject of, King of Connacht Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, who may have been his foster brother. The succession is unclear for almost a century till Donnell Ó Con Ceanainn is recorded as king upon his death at the Second Battle of Athenry in...
, died 1224 - Donnell Ó Con CeanainnDonnell Ó Con Ceanainn-Overview:Cú Ceanain was a contemporary, and subject of, King of Connacht Fedlim Ó Conchobair. He fought with him at the Second Battle of Athenry in 1316, where he was one of the many killed on the Irish side.-References:...
, died 1316 at the Battle of AthenrySecond Battle of AthenryThe Second Battle of Athenry took place at Athenry in Ireland on 10 August 1316 during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.-Overview:The collective number of both armies are unknown, and can only be estimated. Martyn believes the royal army to have been as much as or more than a thousand, while that of... - Aodh Ó Con CeanainnAodh Ó Con Ceanainn-Overview:Aodh Ó Con Ceanainn was the apparent successor to Donnell, who died at the Second Battle of Athenry in 1316. Aodh is referenced circa 1319, as king of Ui Diarmata.-References:* The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843...
, fl. 1319 - Cathal mac Davok Ó Con CeanainnCathal mac Davok Ó Con Ceanainn-Overview:Cathal is the only ruler of the territory mentioned after Aodh Ó Con Ceanainn. The Annals of the Four Masters simply list his death without giving any details.-References:* The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843...
, died 1370 - O Conceanainn, died 1382.
- Ó Conceanainn, died 1389
- Tomas Ó Con CeanainnTomas Ó Con Ceanainn-Overview:Sub anno 1478, the Annals of the Four Masters state thatThomas O'Concannon, Lord of Hy-Diarmada, was slain by the son of his own brother"He was succeeded by William, who died later the same year.-References:* Vol. 2 : and...
, died 1478 - William Ó Con CeanainnWilliam Ó Con Ceanainn-Overview:Sub anno 1478, the Annals of the Four Masters state thatThomas O'Concannon, Lord of Hy-Diarmada, was slain by the son of his own brother"He was succeeded by William, who died later the same year, who was in turn succeeded by his son, Davock....
, fl. 1478 - Davok Ó Con CeanainnDavok Ó Con Ceanainn-Biography:Davock succeeded his father, William, but was banished into Connemara before the end of the year. His descendants adopted the surname Mac Davock or Mac Davy and are still found in the area...
, fl. 1478, to ConnemaraConnemaraConnemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:... - Ó Con Ceanainn of Cooloo, fl. 1574
- Melaghlin and Teige Ó Con Ceanainn , joint rulers, fl. 1574