West Connacht ( ga, Iarthar Chonnachta;

Modern Irish 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 the ...

: ''Iar Connacht'') was a kingdom of

Gaelic Ireland Gaelic Ireland ( ga, Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the early 17th century. It comprised the whole island before Anglo-Normans co ...

, associated geographically with present-day

County Galway "Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = ...

, particularly the area known more commonly today as

Connemara Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speak ...

. The kingdom represented the core homeland of the

Connachta The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles). The modern western province of Connacht (Irish ''Cúige Chonnacht'', province, literally "f ...

's Uí Briúin Seóla kindred and although they ruled, there were smaller groups of other

Gaels The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the British Isles. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic langu ...

in the area, such as the

Delbhna Tir Dha Locha The Delbna or Delbhna were a Gaelic Irish tribe in Ireland, claiming kinship with the Dál gCais, through descent from Dealbhna son of Cas. Originally one large population, they had a number of branches in Connacht, Meath, and Munster in Irelan ...

and the

Conmhaícne Mara The Conmhaícne Mara or Conmaicne Mara (the Conmaicne of the sea), were an early people of Ireland. Their tuath was located in the extreme west of County Galway, Republic of Ireland, giving their name to Connemara, an anglicised form of Conmhai ...

. It existed from 1051 onwards, after the

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, Kings of Connacht, pushed the

Ó Flaithbheartaigh O'Flaherty ( , ; mga, Ua Flaithbertach; ga, label= Modern Irish, Ó Flaithbheartaigh ) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Galway. The clan name originated in the 10th century as a derivative of its foun ...

to the West of

Lough Corrib Lough Corrib ( ; ) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Nea ...

, from their original territory 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 ...

. Iar Connacht remained a subordinate ''

túath ''Túath'' (plural ''túatha'') is the Old Irish term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of Gaelic Ireland. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory. Social structure In ...

'' of Connacht, until the 13th century, after which it was more independent.

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

upon its founding was originally governed by the Ó Flaithbheartaigh of Iar Connacht, but with the rise of the

Clanricarde Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Ter ...

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, a Norman family, it was captured in 1232. Around this time much of Connacht, in general, fell to the Burkes. Galway's Norman oligarchy later achieved a quasi-independent status to carry out its trade, but there always lingered the threat of it being reconquered by the Gaelic Ó Flaithbheartaigh, particularly during the 14th and 15th centuries. The

Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Fran ...

placed a sign on the gate of the city saying, ''"From the Ferocious O'Flahertys, O Lord deliver us".''

History

Coastal ''túath'' of Connacht

Iar Connacht (West Connacht) came into being during the 1050s, under the kingship of

Amhalgaidh mac Cathal Amhalgaidh mac Cathal (died 1075) was King of Maigh Seóla and Iar Connacht. Biography Amhalgaidh was the son of the previous king, Cathal mac Ruaidhri, who appears to have died at Armagh in 1043. He was lord in 1051 when the annals state that: ...

, from the

. This clan had originated as part of the

, specifically the Uí Briúin Seóla kindred and were also known as 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 ...

, claiming descent from

Murchadh mac Maenach Murchadh mac Maenach (died 896) was King of Maigh Seóla. Biography Murchadh is one of the earliest-attested kings of his region. He is noteworthy as the person who gave his name to the Muintir Murchada, a dynasty whose leading family later ...

. They were kings of

from the 9th century onward, the plain lying on the eastern side of Lough Corrib (

Tuam Tuam ( ; ga, Tuaim , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bron ...

Athenry Athenry (; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th century street-plan. The town is also well known by virt ...

to Maree) and owed fealty to the

kings of Connacht The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named ...

. Maigh Seóla was a rich and fertile land and during the kingship of

Áed in Gai Bernaig Áed Ua Conchobair or Áed in Gai Bernaig was the King of Connacht, and reigned from 1046 to 1067. He was the son of Tadg in Eich Gil. A member of the Ó Conchobhair family, Áed ascended to the throne after King Art of Connacht was killed by th ...

there was a conflict over it, between the kings of Connacht and the Muintir Murchada. The

got the better of the conflict and the subsequent descendants of Amhalgaidh mac Cathal gradually began relocating west of Lough Corrib into Iar Connacht (what is today more commonly known as

). Prior to the aforementioned events, the lands to the West of Lough Corrib were under the

and the

; these two groups were distinct from the Connachta in general. The Delbhna were under the Mac Con Raoi and the Conmhaícne Mara were under the Ó Cadhla. These people subsequently were subordinated to the new Iar Connacht under the Ó Flaithbheartaigh. The túatha, although part of Connacht continued to come into conflict with the Kings of Connacht at times, for instance

Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1079) was King of Iar Connacht. Biography Aedh was the third bearer of the surname Ua Flaithbheartaigh to rule over the Muintir Murchada, and apparently the second since their forcible expulsion from Maigh Seola b ...

being killed in 1079 by

Ruaidrí na Saide Buide Rory is a given name of Goidelic languages, Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish people, Irish, Scottish people, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given n ...

. Ruaidrí himself was the foster-son of Flaithbertaigh Ua Flaithbertaigh and in a political coup, Flaithbertaigh became king of Connacht for 1092–1095, having blinded Ruaidrí. Flaithbertaigh was himself overthrown and later killed by members of Ruaidrí's Ó Conchobhair family. With the rise of political forces in

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 ...

to the south; namely the

Mac Cárthaigh MacCarthy ( ga, Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. It was divided into several great branches; the MacCarthy Reagh, MacCarthy of Musk ...

of the

Eóganachta The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta () were an Irish dynasty centred on Cashel which dominated southern Ireland (namely the Kingdom of Munster) from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, an ...

and the

Ó Briain The O'Brien dynasty ( ga, label=Classical Irish, Ua Briain; ga, label=Modern Irish, Ó Briain ; genitive ''Uí Bhriain'' ) is a noble house of Munster, founded in the 10th century by Brian Boru of the Dál gCais (Dalcassians). After becoming ...

of the

Dál gCais The Dalcassians ( ga, Dál gCais ) are a Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent fr ...

Thomond Thomond (Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenag ...

, tensions between the Ó Conchobhair and the Ó Flaithbheartaigh cooled somewhat. Iar Connacht suffered several significant invasions from Munster during this time, including during the reign of Conchobhar Ua Flaithbheartaigh who was the first Governor of Dun Gallimhe (

) and died there in 1132 defending the fort from Cormac Mac Carthaigh. His successor,

Ruaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh ' Ruaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1145) was King of Iar Connacht. Biography The succession of the chiefs of Muintir Murchada after 1098 is uncertain, unless it is that Ruaidhri reigned from then until his death in 1145. However, as of 1117, ...

, too, was killed in 1145 after an invasion from Munster. Towards the end of the 12th century, a quarrel in Iar Connacht between two brothers of the Ó Flaithbheartaigh emerged; Conchubhar Ua Flaithbheartaigh (loyal to the Ó Conchobhair) was killed by his brother

Ruadhri Ua Flaithbertaigh Ruadhri Ua Flaithbertaigh () was King of Iar Connacht. Biography Ruaidhri may have succeeded by killing his brother, Conchubhar; the Annals of Ulster, ''sub anno'' 1186, record that ''"Conchubhar Ua Flaithbertaigh was killed by Ruaidhri Ua Fl ...

(who was allied to the Ó Briain). Cathal Crobhdearg arrested this Ruadhrí in

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Relationships with the Normans

The aftermath of the above-mentioned brotherly dispute would have unforeseen consequences for the Gaels of Connacht. The

up until this point did not have much success in Connacht, but in his dispute with his brother,

Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair Cathal Carrach Ua Conchobair, anglicised as Cathal Carragh O'Conor, was king of Connacht from 1189 to 1202. One of the seven sons of King Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, his nickname ''carragh'' ('scabby') suggests he had some sort of skin di ...

, the king of Connacht

Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (Anglicised as Cathal O'Connor/O'Conor and Cathal the Red-handed O'Conor) (1153–1224), was a king of Connacht. He was the youngest son of the High King of Ireland Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair and brother to the l ...

sought the assistance of Mac Cárthaigh from Desmond and also

William de Burgh William de Burgh (; ; ; la, de Burgo; c.1160–winter 1205/06) was the founder of the House of Burgh (later surnamed Burke or Bourke) in Ireland and elder brother of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and Geoffrey de Burgh, Bishop of Ely. I ...

, a Norman in Ireland originally from

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. This was initially a success as Cathal Carragh was killed on the

Curlew Mountains The Curlew Mountains () are a range of low-lying hills situated between Boyle and Castlebaldwin in northeastern Connacht. Toponymy The assignation of the name ''Curlew'' to the mountains may not relate the Curlew bird, but rather to the ga, cor ...

in battle during 1202. However, while staying at Cong, the ambitious Norman wanted a heavy payment for his services and frustrated, entered into a pact of conspiracy with the sons of

to kill Cathal Crobhdearg. This plot was thwarted, however, but it marked the origins of the Burke vs. Connacht conflict in the coming years. In 1315, the

Joyce family Joyce is an Irish and French given name and surname. It is derived from the Old French masculine name ''Josse'', which derived from the Latin name ''Iudocus'', the Latinized form of the Breton name ''Judoc'' meaning "lord". The name became rare aft ...

settled in a part of Iar Connacht. They were ultimately of Norman origin and Thomas de Jorse arrived in Ireland via Wales as a follower of the FitzGerald family. Initially, they married into the Ó Briain family of neighbouring Thomond but Thomas' eldest son Edmond "MacMara" Joyce married a daughter of the King of Iar Connacht. Some members of this family became

Gaelicised Gaelicisation, or Gaelicization, is the act or process of making something Gaelic, or gaining characteristics of the ''Gaels'', a sub-branch of celticisation. The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group, traditionally viewed as having spread from Irel ...

and the area of Iar Connacht they inhabited became '' Dúiche Sheoighe''.

Legacy

Although technically brought under the aegis of the

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...

Kingdom of Ireland The Kingdom of Ireland ( ga, label=Classical Irish, an Ríoghacht Éireann; ga, label=Modern Irish, an Ríocht Éireann, ) was a monarchy on the island of Ireland that was a client state of England and then of Great Britain. It existed from ...

toward the end of the 16th century, the indigenous Gaelic culture and language of Iar Connacht would continue on for a long time after. As late as 1759, Edward Willes, the

Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer The Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer was the Baron (judge) who presided over the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). The Irish Court of Exchequer was a mirror of the equivalent court in England and was one of the four courts which sat in the buildin ...

, was quoted as saying of the area that it was still, "inhabited by the ancient Irish, who never yet have been made amenable to the laws. No sheriff dares go there to execute any process.". Since the middle of the 19th century, most of Iar Chonnachta has been generally called

largely due to the emerging tourist industry of that time. To this day, Connemara is geographically the biggest

Gaeltacht ( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially recog ...

in Ireland, where the Irish language continues to be used as a community language.

Diocese of Annaghdown

The religion which predominated at an official level in Iar Connacht was

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. The territory of Iar Connacht was associated with the

Diocese 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 An ...

under 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 ...

, which had been formed in 1179. It was not mentioned at the

Synod of Ráth Breasail The Synod of Ráth Breasail (also known as Rathbreasail) (Irish: ''Sionad Ráth Bhreasail'') was an Irish Catholic church council which took place in Ireland in 1111. It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and pa ...

of almost seventy years earlier, where the short-lived and firmly Ó Conchobhair influenced Diocese of Cong, based on the Augustinian

Cong Abbey Cong Abbey also known as the Royal Abbey of Cong, is a historic site located at Cong Mayo, in Ireland's province of Connacht. The ruins of the former Augustinian abbey mostly date to the 13th century and have been described as featuring some o ...

was mentioned instead (famously associated with the

Cross of Cong The ''Cross of Cong'' ( ga, Cros Chonga, "the yellow baculum") is an early 12th-century Irish Christian ornamented cusped processional cross, which was, as an inscription says, made for Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (d. 1156), King of Connacht an ...

List of kings

Kings of Maigh Seóla (later Uí Briúin Seóla)

* Donn mac Cumasgach, died 752 *

Maelan mac Cathmogha Maelan mac Cathmogha (died 848) was King of Maigh Seóla. Origins Maelan appears to be one of the earliest recorded kings of the territory of Maigh Seola, later known as Uí Briúin Seóla. Magh Seola was surrounded to the east by the Sogh ...

, died 848 *

, died 891 * Urchadh mac Murchadh, died 943 * Donnchadh mac Urchadh, died 959 *

Brian mac Maelruanaidh Brian mac Maelruanaidh (died 1003) was King of Maigh Seóla. 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 ...

, died 959 *

Muireadhach ua Flaithbheartach Muireadhach ua Flaithbheartach, also known as Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1034-6), was King of Maigh Seóla. Biography The Annals of Inisfallen state ''1027 - Muiredach Ua Flaithbertaig besieged Cathal, son of Ruaidrí, on In ...

, died 1034 *

Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh Muireadhach ua Flaithbheartach, also known as Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1034-6), was King of Maigh Seóla. Biography The Annals of Inisfallen state ''1027 - Muiredach Ua Flaithbertaig besieged Cathal, son of Ruaidrí, on In ...

, died 1036 *

Cathal mac Ruaidhri Cathal mac Ruaidhri (died 1043) was King of Maigh Seóla/Iar Connacht. Biography Cathal was the great-grandson of Flaithbheartach mac Eimhin, the eponym of the Ua Flaithbertaig chiefs and fourth great-grandson of Murchadh mac Maenach, the names ...

, died 1043 *

, blinded 1051 (died 1075)

Kings of Iar Connacht

Cathal mac Tigernán Cathal mac Tigernán (died 1059) was King of Iar Connacht. Biography Áed in Gai Bernaig, King of Connacht from 1046 to 1067, had invaded and conquered Maigh Seóla in 1051, blinding its king. Cathal mac Tigernán is the next ruler of the kingdo ...

, died 1059 *

Rúaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh Rúaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1061) was King of Iar Connacht. Biography Áed in Gai Bernaig, King of Connacht from 1046 to 1067, had invaded and conquered Maigh Seóla in 1051, blinding its king. Ruaidhri, king since 1059, and the family r ...

, died 1061 *

, died 1079 *

Mac meic Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh Mac meic Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1091) was King of Iar Connacht. Biography The chief who died in 1091 is given as ''mac meic Aed Ua Flaithbheartaigh/son of the son of Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh'', hence his forename is unknown. No further ...

, died 1091 * Flaithbertaigh Ua Flaithbertaigh, died 1098 * Brian Ua Flaithbertaigh, died

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* Muireadhach Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1121 * Conchobhar Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1132 *

, died 1145 *

Áedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh Áedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1178) was King of Iar Connacht. Biography The annals record that Áedh died at Annaghdown, demonstrating that the Muintir Murchada still held some influence east of Lough Corrib into the late 12th century. In ...

, died 1178 * Conchubhar Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1186 *

, alive

Murtough Ua Flaithbertaigh Murtough Ua Flaithbertaigh (died 1204) was King of Iar Connacht. See also * Ó Flaithbertaigh References * ''West or H-Iar Connaught'' Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, 1684 (published 1846, ed. James Hardiman James Hardiman (1782–1855 ...

, died 1204 *

Rudhraighe Ó Flaithbheartaigh Rudhraighe Ó Flaithbheartaigh () was King of Iar Connacht. Annalistic references * ''M1207.6. Cathal Crovderg O'Conor, King of Connaught, expelled Hugh O'Flaherty, and gave his territory to his own son, Hugh O'Conor.'' * ''M1214. Brian, the so ...

, fl. 1214 (''Brian, the son of Rory O'Flaherty, the son of the Lord of West Connaught, died.'') *

Áedh Mór Ó Flaithbheartaigh Áedh Mór Ó Flaithbheartaigh (died 1236) was King of Iar Connacht. See also * Ó Flaithbertaigh References * ''West or H-Iar Connaught'' Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, 1684 (published 1846, edited James Hardiman James Hardiman (1782� ...

, died 1236 *

Morogh Ó Flaithbheartaigh Morogh Ó Flaithbheartaigh () was King of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name. Biography Morogh was the first chief of the clan after their final expulsion from Uí Briúin Seóla. King Áed in Gai Bernaig of Connacht had begun their subjugatio ...

, fl. 1244 *

Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh () was King of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name. Biography Ruaidhri was a brother of the preceding chief, Morogh. Ruaidhri and his brother may have accompanied Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (reigned 123 ...

, fl. 1256–1273

Taoiseach of Iar Connacht

* Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh, died 1377. * Áedh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, c. 1377–1407; built the church at

Annaghdown Annaghdown ( ga, Eanach Dhúin, ) is a civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. It takes its name from ''Eanach Dhúin'', Irish for "the marsh of the fort". It lies around Annaghdown Bay, an inlet of Lough Corrib. Villages in the civil parish in ...

* Domnell mac Áedh Ó Flaithbheartaigh – ''1410. Donnell, the son of Hugh O'Flaherty, Lord of West Connaught, was slain by the sons of Brian O'Flaherty, at a meeting of his own people.'' * ''1417. Rory, the son of Murrough O'Flaherty; Rory, the son of Dermot Duv O'Flaherty, and sixteen others of the O'Flahertys, were drowned in the bay of Umallia.'' * Murchad mac Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh – ''1419. Murchad son of Brian O Flaithbertaig, king of West Connacht, died this year.'' * ''1422. Donnell Finn O'Flaherty was slain by the sons of Donnell O'Flaherty.'' * ''1439. Owen O'Flaherty was treacherously slain in his own bed at night, by a farmer of his own people.'' *

Gilla Dubh Ó Flaithbheartaigh Gilla Dubh Ó Flaithbheartaigh (died 1442) was Lord of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name. Overview Gilla Dubh was one of the first of the family to feature in the annals in over a hundred years. Even so, it was not until the middle of the 16t ...

– ''1442. O'Flaherty, i.e. Gilladuv, the son of Brian, Lord of West Connaught died.'' * ''1503. Teige Boirneach, Murrough and Mahon, two sons of Mahon O'Brien; Conor, the son of Brian, son of Murtough, son of Brian Roe; the son of O'Loughlin, i.e. Conor. the son of Rory, son of Ana; and Murtough, the son of Turlough, son of Murrough, son of Teige; went with Owen, the son of O'Flaherty, into West Connaught, with numerous forces, the same Owen having drawn them thither against his kinsmen (Rory Oge and Donnell of the Boat, two sons of O'Flaherty), who were encamped at Cael-shaile-ruadh, awaiting them. The O'Briens and Owen attacked the camp, and carried away preys and spoils. The sons of O'Flaherty and the people of the country followed in pursuit of them so that a battle was fought between them, in which the sons of Mahon O'Brien and Owen O'Flaherty were slain by the O'Flahertys.'' * Áodh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, fl. 1538 * ''M1542.15. The crew of a longship came from West Connaught to Tirconnell, to plunder and prey. The place which they put in at was Reachrainn-Muintire-Birn, in Tir-Boghaine. When Turlough, the son of Mac Sweeny of Tir-Boghaine, received intelligence of this, he made an attack upon them, so that none of them escaped to tell the tale of what had happened, except their chief and captain, namely, the son of O'Flaherty, to whom Mac Sweeny granted pardon and protection; and he sent him home safe, outside his protection, to Conmaicne-mara.''

References

Bibliography

* * ''Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions'', Paul MacCotter, Four Courts Press, 2008, pp. 133–134.
''A Chorographical Description of West of Iar Connaught''

Roderic O'Flaherty 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, ...

, 1684

History

Coastal ''túath'' of Connacht

Relationships with the Normans

Legacy

Diocese of Annaghdown

List of kings

Kings of Maigh Seóla (later Uí Briúin Seóla)

Kings of Iar Connacht

Taoiseach of Iar Connacht

See also

References

Bibliography

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