Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Kings of

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. The Ó hEignigh and Maolruanaidh

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s were noted as kings of Fermanagh until becoming tributary to the Maguires (Meicc h-Uidir) around

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Kings of Fermanagh

The ''

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'' mention the following as Kings of Fermanagh. *Cathal Ó Dubhdara (died 1009) *Niall Ó hÉicnigh (died 1053) *Domhnall Ó Mael Ruanaidh (died 1057) *Giolla Críst Ó Dubhdara (died 1076) *Ó hÉicnigh (died 1095) *Laidhgnén Ó Dubhdara (died 1118) *Ó Mael Ruanaidh (1126) *Gilla Críost Ó hÉicnigh (died 1127), also over-king of

Airgíalla Airgíalla (Modern Irish: Oirialla, English: Oriel, Latin: ''Ergallia'') was a medieval Irish over-kingdom and the collective name for the confederation of tribes that formed it. The confederation consisted of nine minor kingdoms, all independe ...

. *Faelán Ó Dubhdara (died 1128) *Ó Mael Ruanaidh (died 1160) *Mac an Oíche Ó Mael Ruanaidh (1189) *Aonghus Mac Giolla Fhinnéin (died 1234) *Domhnall Mór Ó Domnhaill (died 1241), also king of

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. *Flaithbertach Ó Daimin (died 1275) *Donn Mag Uidhir (died 1298) *Mac Craith Mag Uidhir (died 1306) *Flaithbertach Mag Uidhir (died 1324) *Aodh Ó Domhnaill (died 1333), also king of Tyrconnell. *Ruaidhri Mag Uidhir (died 1338) *Aodh Ruadh Mag Uidhir (1360) *Pilib Mag Uidhir (died 1366) *Brian Mag Uidhir (died 1373) *Pilib na Tuagh Mag Uidhir (died 1395) *Tomás Mag Uidhir (died 1419) *Tomás Mór Mag Uidhir (died 1430) *Tomás Óg Mag Uidhir (died 1436) *Éamonn Mag Uidhir (abdicated 1486) *Tomás Óg mac Tomás Óg Mag Uidhir (deposed 1486) *Seán Mag Uidhir (died 1503) *Conchobhar Mór Mag Uidhir (died 1527) *Cú Connacht Óg Mag Uidhir (died 1538) *Giolla Pádraig Bán Mag Uidhir (died 1540) *Seán Mag Uidhir (died 1566) *Cú Connacht Óg Mag Uidhir (died 1589) * Aodh Mag Uidhir (died 1601) *Cú Chonnacht Óg Mag Uidhir (fled 1607)

References

External links

* http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/oriel.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20090810085056/http://www.dorroughanddorough.com/faq/faq.htm {{Connachta History of Northern Ireland