Conn Ua Mellaig (died 1202) was the
Bishop of Annaghdown
The Bishop of Annaghdown (or Annadown, Enachdune, Eanach Dúin) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Republic of Ireland.
The bishop was originally the ordinary of the diocese of Ann ...
.
Ua Mellaig was a native of what is now
County Galway, where his
surname is now rendered Melia.
He attended the coronation of
Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overl ...
on 17 September 1189. He died in office in 1202.
Other bearers of the surname at Annaghdown included Bishop
Tomas Ó Mellaig (c.1242-1247/50) and bishop-elect
Tomás Ó Mellaig (
fl. 1329).
See also
*
Careena Melia,
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
*
Cian Melia, Irish showjumper
References
* ''A New History of Ireland: Volume IX - Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', ed. T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne, pp. 322–324.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160523012406/http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
* http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Galway_North_Urban/Mainguard_St__part_/901714/
Christian clergy from County Galway
12th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
1202 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Bishops of Annaghdown
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