Murrough Ua Cellaigh (died 1186) was the 41st
King
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of
Uí Maine and 8th
Chief of the Name
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Background
The previous king,
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, 40th King of Uí Maine and 7th Chief of the Name, died 1180.
Origins
Conchobar Maenmaige is agreed in all sources to have been king for forty years, so it appears he succeeded Tadhg Ua Cellaigh sometime after ...
, was killed in the Battle of The Connors in 1180 during an apparent rebellion against the king of
Connacht
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Murrough was apparently a son of
Tadhg Ua Cellaigh, who had been abducted and deposed in 1145 by Toirrdelbach mac Diarmata Ua Brien, King of
Thomond
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New revolts
Rebellion apparently began again when during 1183–1186, further warfare broke out among the Uí Conchobair, which resulted in
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruairí Ó Conchúir; anglicized as Rory O'Conor) ( – 2 December 1198) was Kings of Connacht, King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1198. He was the l ...
been forced to resign the kingship in favor of his son,
Conchobar Máenmaige Ua Conchobhair
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, son of High King of Ireland Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, was King of Connacht from 1183 to 1189. He was a military commander and opponent of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
Early life
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Conchobar Máenmaige swiftly dealt with Ua Cellaig, whose territory compromised the largest single lordship within the kingdom. The annals record his death at the hands of Ua Conchobair, who was assassinated in 1189.
Descendants
John O'Donovan stated in 1843 that Murrough's successor,
Domnall Mór Ua Cellaigh (died 1221) was the ancestor of all the Ua Cellaigh's of Uí Maine extant by the 17th century.
This may simply mean that Murrough's family subsequently lost status and were no longer regarded a
noble
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s, as his son, Aodh, was king when he died in 1206.
Annalistic references
References
* ''The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many'',
John O'Donovan, 1843
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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People from County Galway
12th-century Irish monarchs
Murrough
Kings of Uí Maine
1186 deaths