Murchad Ua Flaithbertaig was

Bishop of Annaghdown The Bishop of Annaghdown (or Annadown, Enachdune, Eanach Dúin) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The bishop was originally the ordinary of the diocese of Ann ...

. Ua Flaithbertaig was a member of that branch of the

Muintir Murchada Muintir Murchada was the name of an Irish territory which derived its name from the ruling dynasty, who were in turn a branch of the Uí Briúin. The name was derived from Murchadh mac Maenach, King of Uí Briúin Seóla, who died 891. Overview ...

who took the surname

Ó Flaithbheartaigh O'Flaherty ( , ; mga, Ua Flaithbertach; ga, label= Modern Irish, Ó Flaithbheartaigh ) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Galway. The clan name originated in the 10th century as a derivative of its foun ...

. His family were originally native to the Diocese of Annaghdown before been expelled by the

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and the

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. Nothing particular appears to be known of Murchad's term, though he is credited with the construct (or restoration) of a round tower at Annaghdown in 1238, the last ever to be raised in Ireland.

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* ''A New History of Ireland: Volume IX - Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', ed. T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne, pp. 322–324.

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/ * http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= People from County Galway 13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Bishops of Annaghdown Medieval Gaels from Ireland {{Medieval-bishop-stub

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