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Kings Of Sliabh Lugha
The Kings of Sliabh Lugha were rulers of the district of Sliabh Lugha located in what is now the barony of Costello, County Mayo, Ireland. The Sliabh Lugha area was originally part of Gailenga but by the 12th-century was separately called Sliabh Lugha. Its rulers were the Ó Gadhra, whose ancestors were Kings of Luighne Connacht, an over-kingdom of which Gailenga/Sliabh Lugha was the southern part. The northern area, lying in southwest County Sligo, retained the name Luighne. After the Anglo-Norman conquest of Connacht, the Gailenga portion was known as the barony of Gallen, and ruled by the Clan Mac Siúrtáin until the early 17th century, while the Sliabh Lugha portion was ruled by a Norman family of that name. King list * 1181 - Donn Sléibhe Ua Gadhra, ''king of Sleibe Lughu, died.'' * 1206 - Ruairí Ó Gadhra, ''Lord of Sliabh Lugha, died.'' * 1217 - Domhnall Ó Gadhra, ''died.'' * 1227 - Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra, ''was slain by Gillaroe, his own brother's son.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costello (barony)
CostelloCostello Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-25. is one of the ancient baronies of Ireland. Unusually for an barony, it straddles two : County Mayo and County Roscommon. It comprises the modern day districts of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Siúrtáin
Mac Siúrtáin, aka Mac Jordan and ''Jordan'', is the name of a Connacht family of Hiberno-Norman, Norman-Irish origins. Ancestry The family take their name from the Norman knight, Jordan de Exeter, whose descendants became known as Mac Siúrtáin - the Irish language, Gaelic form of Jordan - and were based in County Mayo. The de Exeter's were originally from the town of Exeter, Devon, and are recorded in Dublin and County Meath, Meath from the 1230s onwards. They included Henry de Exeter, Mayor of Dublin c.1240-41; Michael d'Exeter, Bishop of Ossory 1289-1302; Richard de Exeter, killed 1287; Sir Richard de Exeter, died 1327; and Sir Stephen de Exeter, fl. 1280-1316. Mac Jordan of Gallen The descendants of Jordan de Exeter settled in Connacht, mainly in what is now County Mayo. The territory they conquered, Barony of Gallen, Gailenga (later known as the Barony (Ireland), barony of Gallen (barony), Gallen), was the southern part of Luighne (also known as Barony of Costello, Sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Irish Monarchs
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis John Byrne
Francis John Byrne (1934 – 30 December 2017) was an Irish historian. Born in Shanghai where his father, a Dundalk man, captained a ship on the Yellow River, Byrne was evacuated with his mother to Australia on the outbreak of World War II. After the war, his mother returned to Ireland, where his father, who had survived internment in Japanese hands, returned to take up work as a harbour master. Byrne attended Blackrock College in County Dublin where he learned Latin and Greek, to add to the Chinese he had learned in his Shanghai childhood. He studied Early Irish History at University College Dublin where he excelled, graduating with first class honours. He studied Paleography and Medieval Latin in Germany, and then lectured on Celtic languages in Sweden, before returning to University College in 1964 to take up a professorship. Byrne's best known work is his ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'' (1973). He was joint editor of the Royal Irish Academy's ''New History of Ireland'' (9 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruaidrí Ó Gadhra
Ruaidrí Ó Gadhra (died 1256) was an Irish people, Irish king of Sliabh Lugha and Chief of the Name. During Ruaidrí's lifetime the territory of Sliabh Lugha was conquered by the Sheriff of Connacht, Jordan de Exeter (died 1258), ancestor of the Clan Mac Siúrtáin. Sliabh Lugha would from this time become known as ''Tir Mac Síurtáin'' (Mac Jordan's Country), in time becoming the Barony (Ireland), barony of Gallen (barony), Gallen. As a result of this, the Clan Ó Gadhra were forced north into Cuil Ui Fionn (barony of Coolavin, County Sligo), which would become their new home. The Annals of the Four Masters record a number of incidents concerning the Ó Gadhra family during Ruaidhri's reign: * ''M1228.2. A great war broke out in Connaught between the two sons of Roderic O'Conor, Hugh and Turlough, after the death of the Hugh above-mentioned, for the younger son did not yield submission to the elder; and they destroyed Connaught between them, and desolated the region extending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra
Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1217. The Annals of the Four Masters record Donn Sléibhe demise in some detail, ''sub anno'' 1227: * ''Donslevy O'Gara, Lord of Sliabh Lugha, was slain by Gillaroe, his own brother's son, after the latter had, on the same night, forcibly taken a house from him and Gillaroe himself was afterwards put to death for this crime by the devise of Hugh O'Conor Hugh O'Conor (born 19 April 1975) is an Irish actor, writer, director, and photographer. In 2020, he was listed as number 49 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Career His first film appearance was opposite Liam Neeso ....'' External links * * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:O Gadhra, Donn Sleibhe Monarchs from County Mayo 13th-century Irish monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domhnall Ó Gadhra
Domhnall Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1217. The Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ... merely report that ''Donnell O'Gara died'' in the year 1217. They do not specifically state that he was king, though he would not have been recorded had he not been of some prominence. External links * * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:O Gadhra, Domhnall Monarchs from County Mayo 13th-century Irish monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruairí Ó Gadhra
Ruairí Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1206. The Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ... appear to contain one of the few reference to Ruairí, reporting that ''Rory O'Gara, Lord of Sliabh Lugha, died'' in the year 1206. External links * * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:O Gadhra, Ruairi Nobility from County Mayo 12th-century Irish monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donn Sléibhe Ua Gadhra
Donn Sléibhe Ua Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1181. The Annals of Lough Ce Annals ( la, annāles, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record. Scope The nature of the distinction between anna ... appear to be the only contemporary reference to Donn Sléibhe, laconically reporting that ''Donnsleibhe O'Gadhra mortuus est'' in the year 1181. External links * * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Ua Gadhra, Donn Sleibhe People from County Mayo 12th-century Irish monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costello (surname)
Costello is a surname. It is often found among people of Irish origin, though other ethnic backgrounds may possess it (like some Italian-Americans). History The Irish surnames Costello, Costelloe, and Costellow are anglicized forms of the Gaelic surname ''Mac Oisdealbhaigh'', itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. This was the first example of a Norman family assuming a Gaelic name.Edward MacLysaght, ''The Surnames of Ireland'', under “Costello”. This surname has been mainly borne by a notable Irish family who claimed descent from Jocelyn de Angulo, an Anglo-Norman mercenary who accompanied Richard de Clare to Ireland in 1170 during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. An early record of the name in Ireland appears in the 17th century Annals of the Four Masters where the name is mentioned in the entry for the year in 1193: ''Inis Clothrann do orgain la macaibh Oisdealb, & la macaibh Conchobhair Maonmaighe.'' (Inishcloghbran was plundered by the sons of Oisdeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning that their members can marry one another. Clans preceded more centralized forms of community organization and government, and exist in every country. Members may identify with a coat of arms or other symbol to show that they are an . Kinship-based groups may also have a symbolic ancestor, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Etymology The English word "clan" is derived from old Irish meaning "children", "offspring", "progeny" or "descendants"; it is not from the word for "family" or "clan" in either Irish or Scottish Gaelic. According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the word "clan" was introduced into English in around 1425, as a descriptive label for the organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
