Aedhghal,
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Umaill
Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) and Murrisk (Upper Owel). By the 12th century, its rul ...
, died 779.
Aedhghal's relationship to the previous kings is unknown, as he does not seem to appear in the
extant
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* Extant hereditary titles
* Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English
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genealogies.
See also
*
Grace O'Malley
Grace O'Malley ( – c. 1603), also known as Gráinne O'Malley ( ga, Gráinne Ní Mháille, ), was the head of the Ó Máille dynasty in the west of Ireland, and the daughter of Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Máille.
In Irish folklore she is commonly k ...
, c.1530-c.1603, "Pirate Queen of Connacht."
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Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
References
* ''The History of Mayo'', pp. 388–89, T.H. Knox, 1908.
8th-century Irish monarchs
Monarchs from County Mayo
779 deaths
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