Muiris mac Donnchadh Ulltach Ó Duinnshléibhe, aka Father Muiris Ulltach,

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, fl. 1602-1630s. Father Muiris Ulltach had attended

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(d. 1602) on his death-bed in

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Castle,

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, with Father Muiris mac Seaán Ulltach Ó Duinnshléibhe and

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Fláithrí Ó Maol Chonaire. The

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, in their account of the incident, describe him as ''a poor

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of the order of St. Francis, from the

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of the monastery of

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Donegal, which was one of O'Donnell's fortresses.'' In the 1630s both he and

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were attached to the

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convent at Bundrowes, and became acquainted with

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, who was then compiling the

. Father Muiris's recollections of events, including the death of Ó Domhnaill, were incorporated into the compilation.

References

* ''The Annals of the Four Masters: Irish history, kingship and society in the early seventeenth century,'' p. 39, 186–7, 246, Bernadette Cunningham, Four Courts Press, 2010. .

External links

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005F/ {{DEFAULTSORT:O Duinnshleibhe, Muiris Mac Donnchadh Ulltach 17th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests People from County Donegal People of Elizabethan Ireland

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