John na Mointech Mac Áeda,
Chief of the Name
The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (''fine'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term has sometimes been used as a title in Ireland and Scotland.
In Ireland
In Eliza ...
, died 1582.
The
Annals of Lough Ce, ''sub anno'' 1582, record that ''Mac Aedha of the Mointech, i.e., John, was killed by the people of the Eill.'' His ancestor,
Ruaidhri Mac Aedha
Ruaidhri Mac Aedha, Lord of Clann Cosgraigh, died 1170.
Mac Aeda was a descendant of Aedh mac Ruaidri, via his son, Muireadhach mac Aedh, whose descendants took the surname Mac Aedha.
The Clann Mac Aedha were rulers of Clann Cosgraigh, a distri ...
, was Lord of
Clann Cosgraigh
Clann Cosgraigh or Clann Coscraig was a branch of the Uí Briúin Seóla dynasty and also the name of the district on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, County Galway which they inhabited and ruled prior to the Norman invasion.
Its chiefs wer ...
on his death in 1170. The family were of the
Muintir Murchada, and closely related to the
Ó Flaithbheartaigh family.
The surname is nowadays rendered
Hughes
Hughes may refer to:
People
* Hughes (surname)
* Hughes (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency
* Mount Hughes, Oates Land
* Hughes Basin, Oates Land
* Hughes Bay, Graham Land
* Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...
,
McHugh, McGagh, or more rarely,
McCoy.
See also
*
Muireadhach mac Aedh
Muireadhach mac Aedh, Lord of Clann Cosgraigh, died 1124. He was a distant cousin of the Muintir Murchada, of whom the O'Flahertys were chiefs.
The Annals of the Four Masters, ''sub anno'' 1124, state that ''Muireadhach (i.e., lord of Clann-Cos ...
, died 1124.
*
Máelsechlain Mac Áeda
Máelsechlain Mac Áeda (died 1267) was Lord of Clann Cosgraigh.
The Mac Áeda were natives of Maigh Seóla, near Tuam, in what is now County Galway. They were originally of the Muintir Murchada, and closely related to the O'Flaherty family.
T ...
, died 1267.
*
Máel Sechlain Mac Áeda
Máel Sechlain Mac Áeda (alternatively Malachias Mac Aodha, anglicised Malachy McHugh) was the Archbishop of Tuam 131210 August 1348.
Background
Máel Seachlainn Mac Áeda was a member of a Connacht family associated with the Kings of Connacht ...
,
Archbishop of Tuam 1312–10 August 1348.
References
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100011/index.html
* http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
1582 deaths
16th-century Irish people
Nobility from County Galway
Year of birth unknown
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