Ruaidhrí Mear Ua Dubhda
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Ruaidhrí Mear Ua Dubhda, King
of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe
, fl. 1143X1162.
Ruaidhrí Mear was a son of Taichleach mac Niall Ua Dubhda. No dates exist for his reign
, but Araile do fhlathaibh Ua nDubhda places him between Aodh mac Muirchertach Ua Dubhda
(died 1143) and An Cosnmhaidh Ua Dubhda
, called him ri o Roba go Codnuigh("king from [the rivers] Roba
to Codhnach").
King
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of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe
Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe
Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Ui Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta. They were centered in the Moy River valley of Co. Mayo. The Uí Fiachrach Muaide territory at its widest reach included the baronies of Erris and Tirawley in Co. Mayo, and the barony of Tireragh in Co. Sligo...
, fl. 1143X1162.
Ruaidhrí Mear was a son of Taichleach mac Niall Ua Dubhda. No dates exist for his reign
Reign
A reign is the term used to describe the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation or of a people . In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies A reign is the term used to describe the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office...
, but Araile do fhlathaibh Ua nDubhda places him between Aodh mac Muirchertach Ua Dubhda
Aodh mac Muirchertach Ua Dubhda
-Annalistic reference:* 1143. Aedh, son of Muircheartach Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Fiachrach of the North, and of Ui-Amhalghada, died.-References:* The History of Mayo, Hubert T. Knox, p...
(died 1143) and An Cosnmhaidh Ua Dubhda
An Cosnmhaidh Ua Dubhda
An Cosnmhaidh Ua Dubhda, King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe, died 1162.His wife, Dubh Essa Bean Uí Dubhda, died in 1190.-Annalistic reference:* 1162. Cosnamhaigh Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Amhalghadha, was slain by his own tribe.-References:...
, called him ri o Roba go Codnuigh("king from [the rivers] Roba
River Robe
The River Robe is a river in County Mayo, Ireland.It rises near Ballyhaunis, then flows generally west for , where it drains into Lough Mask.The river is the longest tributary of Lough Mask and it drains 320 square kilometres of south Mayo...
to Codhnach").