Gilla Mo Choinni Ua Cathail (died 1147) was
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
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. Dubhalta ...
.
Gilla Mo Choinni was the only member of the Ó Cathail sept to rule
Aidhne
Aidhne (modern Irish: ), also known as Uí Fhiachrach Aidhni, Mag nAidni, later Maigh Aidhne ("Plain (of) Aidhne"), was the territory of the Uí Fhiachrach Aidhni, a túath (tribal kingdom) located in the south of what is now County Galway in ...
. He was a descendant of
Cathal mac Ógán. They were rulers of
Cenél Áeda na hEchtge until expelled by their Ó Seachnasaigh cousins in the 13th century. Thereafter they settled in north
County Galway and fell into obscurity.
References
* ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press,
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
Nobility from County Galway
1147 deaths
12th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
Gaels
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