Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir, was
Queen
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of
Ireland
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upon her death in 991. She was the widow of
Domnall ua Néill
Domhnall ua Néill (old spelling: ''Domnall ua Néill''; anglicised as Donal O'Neill) (died 980) was High King of Ireland from 956 to 980.
Domnall was the son of Muirchertach mac Néill, and grandson of Niall Glúndub, a member of the Cenél nE ...
, who was
High King of Ireland from 956 to 980. He appears to have been the first person called ''ard-rí Érenn'' (High King of Ireland) in his obituary.
She was a daughter of
Tadg mac Cathail
Tadg mac Cathail (died 956) was King of Connacht.
References
* '' Leabhar na nGenealach'', Dublin, 2004–2005
* ''Annals of the Four Masters'', ed. John O'Donovan, Dublin, 1856
* ''Annals of Lough Ce'', ed. W.M. Hennessey, London, 1871.
* '' ...
, King of Connacht from 925 to 956. Her siblings included
Conchobar mac Tadg
Conchobar mac Tadg, King of Connacht 967–973 and eponym of the O'Conor family of Connacht.
Biography
A son of Tadc ''in Túir'' (of the tower), Conchobar's father died in 956 as king of Connacht, but his sept of the Síol Muireadaigh were s ...
(King of Connacht 967–973),
Cathal mac Tadg
Cathal mac Tadg was King of Connacht, 973.
Cathal only briefly succeeded his brother. Murchadh Glunillar ua Flaithbheartach, King of Aileach, invaded Connacht and gave battle to Cathal at Ceis Corran. Cathal was killed as were some of his prime v ...
(King of Connacht in 973), and
Máel Ruanaid Mór mac Tadg.
The
Chronicon Scotorum
''Chronicon Scotorum'', also known as ''Chronicum Scotorum'', is a medieval Irish chronicle.
Overview
According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the ' Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric tim ...
has her death under the year 992 - ''Mór daughter of Tadc son of Cathal son of Conchobor, queen of Ireland, dies.''
The
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Flood myt ...
(compiled 1632-1636) state: ''Mór, inghen Taidhg an Tuir, mic Cathail, bainríoghan Ereann, d'ég.''/''Mor, daughter of Tadhg of the Tower, son of Cathal, Queen of Ireland, died.''
See also
*
Mór (Irish name)
Mór is an Irish female given name.
Description
Mór is a feminine first name used in Ireland since the medieval era. It may have been the original form of the name Maureen.
It is distinct from the descriptive term ''"mór"'', which designate ...
*
Mór ingen Cearbhaill
Mór ingen Cearbhaill, daughter of the Cerball mac Dúnlainge king of Osraige. She became queen of Laigin; she died in 916.
The ''Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or ...
, Queen of
Laigin
The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinster ...
, died 916
*
Mór Ní Tuathail, Queen of
Laigin
The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinster ...
, c. 1114–1191
*
Mor Ní Briain, Queen of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
, died 1218
References
External links
''Annals of the Four Masters'' Corpus of Electronic Texts. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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