Nuada ua Bolcain (died 776) was
Abbot
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of
Tuam.
ua Bolcain is the first recorded abbot of Tuam after
Jarlath. There is some ambiguity as to his status, as he is listed as ''abbot of Tuaim Daolann'', but this seems to be a contraction of ''Tuaim Dhá Ghualann'', the correct form of the placename.
Because the abbatial succession at Tuam is only partially preserved, it is not known who was his direct predecessor or successor.
In Irish naming conventions, ''ua Bolcain'' is not a surname, instead indicating descent as a grandson of a person named Bolcain. Nothing else appears to be known of Nuada.
Events which occurred in
Connacht
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,
Ireland
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and
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during his lifetime included:
* 742 - Birth of
Charlemagne
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, death of Irish philosopher and friend of
Adomnán
Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (, la, Adamnanus, Adomnanus; 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( ; from ), was an abbot of Iona Abbey ( 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the ''Life of Co ...
,
Cú Cummne
* 749 - ''Tuathlaithe, daughter of Cathal, wife of the King of Leinster, died.''
* 751 - ''Fearghus, son of Ceallach, King of Connaught, died.'' Battle of Bealach Cro.
* 755 -
Abd-ar-Rahman I
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lands in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
; Bishop Eutighern murdered in the church of Bridget at
Kildare
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.
* 763 -
Ciniod succeeds
Bridei V as king of the
Picts
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.
* 767 - Deaths of King Duibhinrecht of Connaught and King Conchubhar mac Cumasgach of
Aidhne.
* 774 - Death of Moenan mac Cormac, Abbot of Cathair Fursa, in France.
* 775 - The battle of Uilleann Guaire. Death of
Constantine V.
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork
of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* Lysaght, Eamonn (1978), The Surnames of Ireland. , pp. 233–34.
People from County Galway
8th-century Irish abbots
776 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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