Murchadh mac Aodha
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Reign and events
Murchadh's reign is obscure. Some of the events recorded in Ui Maine, ConnachtConnacht
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and Ireland
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during his lifetime include:
- 940.Cluain-mic-Nois (ClonmacnoiseClonmacnoiseThe monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....
) and Cill-dara (KildareKildare-External links:*******...
) were plundered by Blacaire, son of Godfrey, and the foreigners of Ath-cliath (Dublin) [and] A great flood in this year, so that the lower half of Cluain-mic-Nois was swept away by the water.
- 943.Two pillars of fire were a week before Allhallowtide, and they illumined the whole world.
- 945.A battle between the birds of the sea and the birds of the land at Luimneach (LimerickLimerickLimerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
).
- 948.The plundering of Magh Finn by Conghalach.
- 949.The spoiling of Siol AnmchadhaSíol AnmchadhaSíol Anmchadha was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Hy-Many, and ruled by an off-shoot of the Ui Maine called the Síol Anmchadha , from whom the territory took its name....
, and the plundering of Cluain-fearta-Brenainn (ClonfertClonfertClonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is half way between Ballinasloe and Portumna.Clonfert Cathedral is situated in the village, which is the see of the Diocese of Clonfert.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...
), by Ceallachan and the men of Munster.
- 956.Áed mac Cellaig, successor of Brenainn (Abbot of ClonfertAbbot of ClonfertThe Abbot of Clonfert was the monastic head of the abbey of Clonfert in County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded by Saint Brendan in the early sixth century. The abbots also bore the title "Comarbai Brénaind", "successor of Saint Brendan"....
)... died.
- 959.A bolt of fire passed south-westwards through LeinsterLeinsterLeinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled...
, and it killed a thousand persons and flocks as far as Ath-cliath.