Aedh mac Suibhne was a chief or
king
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Máenmaige.
In 581 the
Annals of the Four Masters
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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
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, later termed the Uí Fiachrach Fionn, who were conquered by the
Uí Maine
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in the 8th or 9th century. The territory later became the
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Loughrea
Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline ...
.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/
References
* ''Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions'', Paul MacCotter, Four Courts Press, 2008, pp. 140–141.
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6th-century Irish monarchs
Nobility from County Galway