Dubhchobhlaigh or Dubh Cobhlaigh is an
Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
feminine given name.
It was a
Gaelic
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-Irish name first used by members of the royal dynasty of
Connacht. It was borne by over twenty notable Gaelic women in Ireland between the 10th and 16th centuries.
Bearers of the name
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Dub Chablaigh ingen Cathal
Dub Chablaigh ingen Cathal, Empress of the Irish, died 1009.
Background
Dubh Chablaigh was a daughter of King Cathal mac Conchobar mac Taidg of Connacht, who died in 1010. Her mother's identity is uncertain. Her brothers and half-brothers were ...
,
Empress
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
of the Irish, died 1009.
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Dubh Chablaigh ingen Áed
Dubh Chablaigh ingen Áed (died 1088) was Queen of Munster.
Background
Dubh Chablaigh was a daughter of King Áed in Gai Bernaig of Connacht (died 1067). Her siblings included Cú Chonnacht, Tadg (d. 1062), Murchad Liathnach (d. 1069), Ca ...
, daughter of King
Áed in Gai Bernaig,
Queen of
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
, died 1088.
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Dubhchobhlaigh ingen Gillai Patraic,
Queen of
Osraighe
Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of ...
, died 1095.
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Dub Coblaig Ní Briain,
Princess of
Thomond, died 1095
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Dubhchobhlaigh inghen Diarmada
Dubhchobhlaigh or Dubh Cobhlaigh is an Irish language feminine given name.
It was a Gaelic-Irish name first used by members of the royal dynasty of Connacht. It was borne by over twenty notable Gaelic women in Ireland between the 10th and 16th c ...
,
Queen of
Ireland, died 1097.
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Dubhchobhlaigh Bean Ua hEaghra
Dubhchobhlaigh Bean Ua hEaghra, a.k.a. Dubhchobhlaigh Ní Conchobair, Queen of Luighne Connacht, died 1131.
Family background
Dubhchobhlaigh was one of the two recorded daughters of King Ruaidrí na Saide Buide of Connacht, who ruled the kingdo ...
,
Queen of
Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the borders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland.
Origin
The Luighne were a people, originally found in Brega, south of Kells in what is now County Meath ...
, died 1131.
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Dub Coblaigh Ní Conchobhair,
Queen of
Cenél Conaill, drowned 1153.
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Dubhcobhlach Ní Maíl Ruanaid,
Queen of
Connacht, died 1168.
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Dubcobhlaigh Ní Ruairc,
Queen of
Ireland, died 1181.
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Dubhcobhlaigh Níc Diarmata, died 1231.
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Dubhcobhlaigh Bean Uí Birn, died 1340/43.
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Dubhcoblaigh Ní Raighillaigh, died 1367.
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Dubhcoblaigh Ní Raghnaill, died 1378.
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Dubh Choblaigh Ní Diarmata, died 1381.
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Dubhcobhlaigh Ní Conchobair Failghe, died 1381.
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Dub Choblaigh Níc Uidhir, died 1444.
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Dubhcoblaigh Bean Mac Diarmada Rúaid, died 1532.
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
References
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External links
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Irish-language feminine given names
Feminine given names