Máenmaige
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Máenmaige was a originally a kingdom, later termed a trícha cét
, and in Anglo-Norman
times a cantred
, which formed the barony of Loughrea
.
) and Uí Máelalaid (Mullally
, Lally) were listed as its ruling families.
An extent dated 1333 lists it as including the parishes of Kilconierin, Kiltullagh, Killimordaly
, Grange
, Killeenadeema, Lickerrig and Loughrea
(the later including the parishes of Kilconickny, Kilteskill and Kilcooly). Still more were Killaan, Bullaun
, Kilreekil and Kilmeen.
the Annals of the Four Masters
records the death of "Aedh mac Suibhne
, toiseach Maonmuighe"/"Aedh, son of Suibhne, chief of Maenmagh". In 801
the Annals of Ulster
records the deaths of Cathrannach mac Cathal
of Maenmag, and the anchorite Ninnid. In 803
thre was A skirmish between the Soghain
and the sept of Maenmag, in which many were slain.
Neide mac Onchu
mac Finnlugh was described as the Cú Chulainn
of the Conmaicne
in an account of the battle of Ardrahan
, which took place sometime about 800
.
Fearghal mac Catharnach
, Lord of Loch Riach, died 821/823.
Cétadach
, 31st Abbot of Clonmacnoise (died 848), was a native of Máenmaige.
Cormac mac Ceithearnach
, ruler
and cleric, died 881.
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh
, King of Uí Maine (died 1180) and his foster-son, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht
(1186-1189) both spent their childhood in Máenmaige.
Seán Ó Maolalaidh
(fl. 1419–1480) was Chief of the Name and the last Ó Maolalaidh chief to reside in the area.
:
From the Annals of Loch Ce:
Trícha cét
A Trícha cét or triocha cét was a a territorial unit ... to the eleventh and twelfth centuries [1] in medieval Ireland. It was succeeded by the cantred.Paul MacCotter describes it as:...
, and in Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
times a cantred
Cantred
Cantred can mean:* a cantref, an obsolete administrative subdivision of Wales* one of the Baronies of Ireland, an obsolete administrative subdivision of Ireland...
, which formed the barony of Loughrea
Loughrea
Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway.- Name :...
.
Early historic rulers
It was first under the control of Ui Fhiachrach Fionn, and later by the Uí Maine. Uí Nechtain (NaughtonNaughton
Naughton is an Irish gaelic surname derived from the name Ó Neachtain meaning 'descendent of the waters'. A Sept of the Dal gCais of the same stock as Quinn and Hartigan where located in Inchiquin Barony, Co. Clare....
) and Uí Máelalaid (Mullally
Mullally
Mullally may refer to:* Alan Mullally , cricketer* Evelyn Mullally, academic* Frederic Mullally , journalist, public relations executive and novelist* John Mullally , politician...
, Lally) were listed as its ruling families.
Extent
Killimordaly
Killimorbaby is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland. It was originally located in Brian Burkes house Shkyboyhouse.-See also:* Íomar of the Sogain* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:*...
, Grange
Grange
-Buildings:* Grange House , Bo'ness, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906* Hamilton Grange National Memorial, a historic house in New York City...
, Killeenadeema, Lickerrig and Loughrea
Loughrea
Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway.- Name :...
(the later including the parishes of Kilconickny, Kilteskill and Kilcooly). Still more were Killaan, Bullaun
Bullaun
A bullaun is the term used for the depression in a stone which is often water filled. Natural rounded boulders or pebbles may sit in the bullaun...
, Kilreekil and Kilmeen.
Notable natives
In 581581
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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...
records the death of "Aedh mac Suibhne
Aedh mac Suibhne
Aedh mac Suibhne, Chief or King of Máenmaige.In 581 the Annals of the Four Masters records the death of "Aedh mac Suibhne, toiseach Maonmuighe"/"Aedh, son of Suibhne, chief of Maenmagh". He was probably a ruler of the native dynasty, later termed the Ui Fiachrach Fionn, who were conquored by the Ui...
, toiseach Maonmuighe"/"Aedh, son of Suibhne, chief of Maenmagh". In 801
801
Year 801 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Births :* September 8 or September 9 – Ansgar, German monk and archbishop, known as The Apostle of the North Year 801 (DCCCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian...
the Annals of Ulster
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years between AD 431 to AD 1540. The entries up to AD 1489 were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on the island of Belle Isle on Lough Erne in the...
records the deaths of Cathrannach mac Cathal
Cathrannach mac Cathal
Cathrannach mac Cathal, possible King of Máenmaige, died 801.In 801 the Annals of Ulster records the deaths of Cathrannach mac Cathal of Maenmag, and the anchorite Ninnid. Nothing further appears to be known of Cathrannach...
of Maenmag, and the anchorite Ninnid. In 803
803
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thre was A skirmish between the Soghain
Soghain
The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland. Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh identified them as part of a larger group called the Cruithin, and stated of them:...
and the sept of Maenmag, in which many were slain.
Neide mac Onchu
Neide mac Onchu
-Biography:Neidhe mac Onchu mac Finnlugh was described as the Cú Chulainn of the Conmaicne in an account of the battle of Ardrahan, which took place sometime about 800....
mac Finnlugh was described as the Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn or Cúchulainn , and sometimes known in English as Cuhullin , is an Irish mythological hero who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore...
of the Conmaicne
Conmaicne
The Conmhaicne or Conmaicne were an ancient tribal grouping that were divided into a number of distinct branches that were found scattered around Ireland in the early medieval period. They settled in Connacht, where they gave their name to several territories....
in an account of the battle of Ardrahan
Ardrahan
Ardrahan is a village in County Galway, Ireland.-History:Richard de Brugo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today...
, which took place sometime about 800
800
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.
Fearghal mac Catharnach
Fearghal mac Catharnach
Fearghal mac Catharnach, Lord of Loch Riach, died 821/823.Fearghal was ruler of Loch Riach in what is now County Galway. He appears to have been a son of Cathrannach mac Cathal, described as of Maenmag in the Annals of Ulster upon his death in 801....
, Lord of Loch Riach, died 821/823.
Cétadach
Cétadach
Cétadach, 31st Abbot of Clonmacnoise, died 848.Cétadach succeeded Rónán, who resigned in 823 but only died in 844. Events which occurred during his abbacy included:...
, 31st Abbot of Clonmacnoise (died 848), was a native of Máenmaige.
Cormac mac Ceithearnach
Cormac mac Ceithearnach
-Biography:Cormac is described as the prior of Terryglass and Clonfert, "and the second lord who was over Loch Riach at that time."Loch Riach is a lake at the foot of the Sliabh Eachtaí, located in a territory then called Máenmaige; its ruleing dynasty were the Ui Fiachrach Finn...
, ruler
Ruler
A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is an instrument used in geometry, technical drawing, printing and engineering/building to measure distances and/or to rule straight lines...
and cleric, died 881.
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, 40th King of Uí Maine and 7th Chief of the Name, died 1180.-Origins:Conchobar Maenmaige is agreed in all sources to have been king for forty years, so it appears he succeeded Tadhg Ua Cellaigh sometime after his abduction by an army from Munster in 1145...
, King of Uí Maine (died 1180) and his foster-son, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, King of 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...
(1186-1189) both spent their childhood in Máenmaige.
Seán Ó Maolalaidh
Seán Ó Maolalaidh
-Ó Maolalaidh of Máenmaige:The Ó Maolalaidhs were, with the Ó Nechtains , one of the two leading septs of Máenmaige in western Uí Maine...
(fl. 1419–1480) was Chief of the Name and the last Ó Maolalaidh chief to reside in the area.
Annalistic references
From the Chronicon ScotorumChronicon Scotorum
Chronicon Scotorum is a medieval Irish chronicle.According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the 'Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric times to 1150 but with some gaps, closely related to the 'Annals of Tigernach'...
:
- 1132 A raid by Conchobor ua Briain into Maenmagh and he plundered Cell Biain and brought away many cows.
- 1135 The defeat of Maengach inflicted by the Síl Muiredaigh on the Uí Maine, in which many fell including Conchobor ua Cellaigh and ua Mainnín, king of Sogain.
From the Annals of Loch Ce:
- 1180 The battle of the Conchobars, in Connacht, in which Conchobhar Maenmaighe killed Conchobhar O'Ceallaigh, i.e. the king of Uí-Maine, and his son Tadhg, and Diarmaid O'Ceallaigh, and all the nobles of Uí-Maine; at Maghsruibhe-gealain, at the head of Daire-na-capall, this battle was fought.
- 1531 Tuathal, the son of O Domnallain of Machaire Maenmuighe, died. Gilla Patraic son of Adam Mac an Baird died.
See also
- Ui Fiachrach FinnUi Fiachrach FinnUi Fiachrach Finn was a territory located in Máenmaige in what is now central County Galway.It was home to the families of Ó Maolalaidh and Ó Neachtain. By the 15th century the Ó Maolalaidh's had been expelled and settled north of Tuam, while the Ó Neachtain's had been forced to relocate in the...
- Clann FhergailClann FhergailClann Fhergail was a cantred located in County Galway, compriseing the baronies of Moycullen and Galway, the parishes of Oranmore and Ballynacourty and Rahoon....
- Uí Fiachrach AidhneUí Fiachrach AidhneUí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...
- Clann TaidgClann TaidgClann Taidg was the name of a medieval cantred located in what is now County Galway, Ireland.It consisted of the parishes of Athenry, Monivea, Tiaquin, Kilkerrin, Moylough, Killererin, Ballynakill-Aghiart, Kilmoylan, and possibly Abbeyknockmoy....
- Conmhaícne Mara
- Delbhna Tir Dha LochaDelbhna Tir Dha LochaDealbhne Thíre Dhá Loch was a tuath of Gaelic Ireland, located in the west of what is now Co. Galway, Ireland. It is now called Connemara-Overview:It was ruled by the Mac Conraoi clann...
- Muintir MurchadaMuintir MurchadaMuintir 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:...
- SenchineoilSenchineoilThe Senchineoil was the name of the pre-Gaelic inhabitants of what is now central and east County Galway and south County Roscommon.-Overview:...
- SoghainSoghainThe Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland. Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh identified them as part of a larger group called the Cruithin, and stated of them:...
- Uí DíarmataUí DíarmataUí 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...
- Síol 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....
- Iar ConnachtIar ConnachtIar Chonnachta , was a region covering all of County Galway west of the river Corrib and Lough Corrib; Maigh Seola; and part of the barony of Ross in County Mayo.-Description:The area of Co...
- Maigh SeolaMaigh SeolaMaigh Seola was a term used to describe the land along the east shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland. It was bounded by the Uí Maine vassal kingdom of Soghain. Its rulers up to the 1220s were the Muintir Murchada, who took the surname O'Flaherty...
- Cenél Áeda na hEchtgeCenél Áeda na hEchtgeCenél Áeda na hEchtge was a trícha cét Cenél Áeda na hEchtge (also Cenél Áeda, Kenloth, Kinalethes, Kenealea, Kinelea)was a trícha cét Cenél Áeda na hEchtge (also Cenél Áeda, Kenloth, Kinalethes, Kenealea, Kinelea)was a trícha cét (later a cantred, (a branch of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne) and which...