Brian mac Maelruanaidh (died 1003) was King of

Maigh Seóla Maigh Seóla (), also known as Hy Briuin Seola, was the territory that included land along the east shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland. It was bounded to the east by the Uí Maine vassal kingdom of Soghain and extended roughly fr ...

Biography

All that is known for certain of Brian is contained in his obit, dated 1003:

''Brian, son of Maelruanaidh, lord of West Connaught, was slain by his own people''

In that year, "the Ui-Fiachrach Aidhne aided by West Connaught fought a battle against the Uí Maine" and "the men of West Meath ... wherein fell Gillaceallaigh, son of Comhaltan Ua Cleirigh, lord of Ui-Fiachrach; Conchobhar, son of Ubban; Ceannfaeladh, son of Ruaidhri, and many others. Finn, son of Marcan, Tanist of Ui-Maine, fell in the heat of the conflict." It is not known if this conflict had any role in Brian's

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. Both the

Muintir Murchada Muintir Murchada was the name of an Irish territory which derived its name from the ruling dynasty, who were in turn a branch of the Uí Briúin. The name was derived from Murchadh mac Maenach, King of Uí Briúin Seóla, who died 891. Overview ...

and

Uí Fiachrach Aidhne Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne (also known as Hy Fiachrach) was a kingdom located in what is now the south of County Galway. Legendary origins and geography Originally known as Aidhne, it was said to have been settled by the mythical Fir Bolg. Dubhaltac ...

were allied with

Brian Boru Brian Boru ( mga, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern ga, Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High King of Ireland, High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domi ...

, who was the son of a daughter of

Urchadh mac Murchadh Urchadh mac Murchadh (also called Archad Dearg) (died 943) was King of Maigh Seóla.A Chorographical Description of West Or H-Iar Connaught: Written A.D. 1684 by Roderic O'Flaherty, page 365, https://archive.org/details/achorographical00oflgoog/ ...

References

* ''West or H-Iar Connaught''

Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh Roderick O'Flaherty ( ga, Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Lord of Iar Connacht, a ...

, 1684 (published 1846, ed.

James Hardiman James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway. Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1820) and '' Irish Minstrelsy'' (1831), one of the f ...

). * ''Origin of the Surname O'Flaherty'', Anthony Matthews, Dublin, 1968, p. 40. * ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press, * ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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