Mac Cú Ceanain (died
1021
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) was King of
Uí Díarmata
Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway.
Origins
The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht (died 833), and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created ...
.
Biography
A son of
Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg
Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, Prince of Uí Díarmata, ancestor of the Concannon family, died 991
Background
Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg was a member of the Síl Muiredaig dynasty, who ruled as kings of The Connachta in what is now central County Roscommon. ...
, first name unknown, is noted as king of Uí Díarmata at his death in 1021. His father, though never king himself, had died fighting against the then king in a succession war in 991. From the reign of his son, became the ancestor of all subsequent kings, and the dynasty took their surname, O Concannon, from him.
The
Annals of the Four Masters report his death: ''The son of Cuceanann, lord of Ui-Diarmada, was slain by the Ui-Gadhra'' (see
Kings of Sliabh Lugha
The Kings of Sliabh Lugha were rulers of the district of Sliabh Lugha located in what is now the barony of Costello, County Mayo, Ireland.
The Sliabh Lugha area was originally part of Gailenga but by the 12th-century was separately called Sli ...
).
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People from County Galway
1021 deaths
11th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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