The Kings of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe were the northern branch of Ui Fiachrach, based on the plain of the Muaidhe (valley of the

River Moy The River Moy () is a river in the northwest of Ireland. Name Ptolemy's ''Geography'' (2nd century AD) described a river called Λιβνιου (''Libniu'', perhaps from *''lei''- "flow") which probably referred to the River Moy. The Moy is fi ...

). The early members of the dynasty were

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 ...

, but were eclipsed by the Ui Briuin by the 8th century. By the 12th century the ruling dynasty adopted the

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Ó Dubhda

Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe Kings of Connacht

Dúnchad Muirisci Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite (died 683) was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was of the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe sept based along the River Moy. This line was descended from Fiachnae, a brother of Ailill Molt (d ...

mac Tipraite, d.683 *

Indrechtach mac Dúnchado Indrechtach mac Dúnchado Muirisci (died 707) was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe branch of the Connachta. He was the son of a previous king Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite (died 683). He reigned from 705 to 707. His predecesso ...

Muirisci, d.707 * Airechtach ua Dunchadh Muirsce, d. 730 *

Ailill Medraige mac Indrechtaig Ailill Medraige mac Indrechtaig (died 764) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Indrechtach mac Dúnchado Muirisci (died 707), a previous king and grandson of Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tiprai ...

, d.764 *

Donn Cothaid mac Cathail Donn Cothaid mac Cathail, King of Connacht, died 773. Donn Cothaid was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe branch of the Connachta. He was the great-grandson of Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite (died 683).Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kin ...

, d.773

Kings of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe

* Connmhach mac Duinn Cothaid, died 787 *

Cathal mac Ailell Cathal mac Ailell was 29th King of Uí Maine, Ireland (834–844). Kingship Cathal's reign had begun by 834 but it is not stated how long he had held the kingship, nor if he was a direct successor of Cathal mac Murchadh Activities His era was ...

, died 812. *

Dubda mac Connmhach Dubda mac Connmhach, Eponym and Ancestor of the Clan Ó Dubhda of north Connacht, fl. 9th–10th century. Family background Dubda mac Connmhach was a grandson of King Donn Cothaid mac Cathail of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe (died 772) and eponymous ...

, fl. 9th–10th century * Aed mac Mael Padraig, d. 905 * Mael Cluiche mac Conchobar, d. 909. * Crichan mac Mael Muire, died 937. *

Aed Ua Dubhda Aed Ua Dubhda King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe, died 983. Aed was the son of Cellac, son of Dubda mac Connmhach, who was in turn a grandson of Donn Cothaid mac Cathail, king of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe (died 772). He was the first person to bear the sur ...

, died 983. *

Mael Ruanaidh Ua Dubhda Mael Ruanaidh Ua Dubhda, died 11th century in Ireland, 1005. Annanlistic references * ''1005. Maelruanaidh, son of Aedh Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Fiachrach-Muirisge, and his son, i.e. Maelseachlainn, and his brother, i.e. Gebhennach, son of Aedh, di ...

, d. 1005. *

Aedhuar Ua Dubhda Aedhuar Ua Dubhda (died 1059) was King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen regnant, queen, which title is also given to the queen consort, consort of a king. *In the contex ...

, d. 1059. * Muirchertach An Cullach Ua Dubhda, d. 1096. *

Domnall Find Ua Dubhda Domnall Find Ua Dubhda (died 1126) was King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. Annalistic reference * ''1126. Domhnall Finn Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Amhalghadha, was drowned, after he had plundered Tir-Conaill.'' The Annals of Tigernach have a more fulsome ...

, d. 1125 *

Mac Aodh Ua Dubhda Mac Aodh Ua Dubhda (died 1128) was King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. Annalistic reference * ''1128. The battle of Ath-Fhirdhiadh was gained by the cavalry of Conchobhar, the son of Mac Lochlainn, over the cavalry of Tighearnan Ua Ruairc, where Ua ...

, d. 1128. *

Amhlaibh mac Domhnaill Fhinn Ua Dubhda Amhlaibh mac Domhnaill Fhinn Ua Dubhda (died 1135) was King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. Annalistic reference * ''1135. Amhlaeibh, son of Domhnall Finn Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Amhalghadha, was slain by the Ui-Fiachrach of the north.'' External l ...

, d. 1135. *

Mac Domhnaill Ua Dubhda Mac Domhnaill Fhinn Ua Dubhda (died 1136) was King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. Annalistic reference * ''1136. The son of Domhnall Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Amhalghadha, was killed.'' External links * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/ R ...

, d. 1136. *

Aodh mac Muirchertach Ua Dubhda Aodh mac Muirchertach Ua Dubhda was a King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. He ruled in what is present day Ireland, and he perished in 1143 CE. Annalistic reference * ''1143. Aedh, son of Muircheartach Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Fiachrach of the North, an ...

, died 1143. *

Ruaidhrí Mear Ua Dubhda Ruaidhrí Mear Ua Dubhda () was King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. Ruaidhrí Mear was a son of Taichleach mac Niall Ua Dubhda. No dates exist for his reign, but ''Araile do fhlathaibh Ua nDubhda'' places him between Aodh mac Muirchertach Ua Dubhda ...

, ''Ruaidhri Mear mac Tailtigh mec Neill Ua Dubh, ri o Roba go Codnuigh''/''(king from

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Roba to Codhnach.'' *

An Cosnmhaidh Ua Dubhda An Cosnmhaidh Ua Dubhda (died 1162) was the king of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. His wife, Dubh Essa Bean Uí Dubhda, died in 1190. Annalistic reference * ''1162. Cosnamhaigh Ua Dubhda, lord of Ui-Amhalghadha, was slain by his own tribe.'' Ext ...

, died 1162. *

Taichleach Ua Dubhda Taichleach Ua Dubhda (died 1192) was King of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe The Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta in medieval Ireland. They were centred on the Moy River valley of modern-day County Mayo ...

, died 1192. *

Donnchadh Ó Dubhda Donnchadh Ó Dubhda () was King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. Life Donnchadh is almost wholly known from , which says of him: * ''Donnchadh Ó Dubhda amewith a fleet of fifty-six ships from Innse Gall and came ashore in Inis Raithin among Inse Modh ...

, fl. 1213. *

Maelruanaidh Ó Dubhda Maelruanaidh Ó Dubhda (died 1221) was King of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe The Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta in medieval Ireland. They were centred on the Moy River valley of modern-day County May ...

, died 1221. *

Brian Dearg Ó Dubhda Brian Dearg Ó Dubhda (1221?–1242) was the King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe. External links * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/ References * ''The History of Mayo'', Hubert T. Knox, p. 379, 1908. * ''Genealach Ua fFiachrach Mu ...

, d. 1242. * Taichlech mac Maelruanaid Ó Dubhda, d. 1282. * Conchobair Ó Dubhda, died 1291. * Sén-Brian Ó Dubhda, died 1354 ''King of Ui Fiachrach and Ui Amhalghaid, died in his own house having been 84 years in lordship.'' * Donell Ó Dubhda, fl. 1371, died 1380. * Ruaidhrí Ó Dubhda, fl. 1380–1417 *

Tadhg Riabhach Ó Dubhda Tadhg Riabhach Ó Dubhda (died 1432) was King of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe. Tadhg Riabhach is the last Ó Dubhda expressly listed as King of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe in any contemporary or near-contemporary document. ''Araile do fhlathaibh Ua nDubhda ...

, d. 1432. See also

O'Dowd O'Dowd ( ga, Ó Dubhda) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Mayo and County Sligo. The clan name originated in the 9th century as a derivative of its founder Dubda mac Connmhach. They descend in the paternal li ...

Chiefs 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 ...

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References

* ''The History of Mayo'', p. 303,

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, 1908. * Byrne, Francis John (1973). ''Irish Kings and High Kings''. Dublin. * ''Araile do fhlathaibh Ua nDubhda/Some of the princes of Ui Dhubhda'', pp. 676–681, ''

Leabhar na nGenealach ''Leabhar na nGenealach'' ("Book of Genealogies") is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the college-house of St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh. He continued to add m ...

:The Great Book of Irish Genealogies'',

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(died 1671), eag.

Nollaig Ó Muraíle Nollaig Ó Muraíle is an Irish scholar. He published an acclaimed edition of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh's ''Leabhar na nGenealach'' in 2004. He was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009. Life and career A native of Knock, County Mayo, Ó ...

, 2004–05, De Burca,

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