Urchadh mac Murchadh (also called Archad Dearg) (died 943) was King of
Maigh Seóla
Maigh Seóla (), also known as Hy Briuin Seola, was the territory that included land along the east shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland. It was bounded to the east by the Uí Maine vassal kingdom of Soghain and extended roughly fr ...
.
[A Chorographical Description of West Or H-Iar Connaught: Written A.D. 1684
by Roderic O'Flaherty, page 365, https://archive.org/details/achorographical00oflgoog/page/n385]
Biography
Urchadh is one of the earliest attested kings of
Uí Briúin Seóla, whose rulers also seem to have exercised some authority over
Iar Connacht
West Connacht ( ga, Iarthar Chonnachta; Modern Irish: ''Iar Connacht'') was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Galway, particularly the area known more commonly today as Connemara. The kingdom represent ...
. His dynasty, 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 ...
, took their name from his father,
Murchadh mac Maenach
Murchadh mac Maenach (died 896) was King of Maigh Seóla.
Biography
Murchadh is one of the earliest-attested kings of his region. He is noteworthy as the person who gave his name to the Muintir Murchada, a dynasty whose leading family later ...
. The
Ó Flaithbertaigh
Ó, ó ( o-acute) is a letter in the Czech, Emilian-Romagnol, Faroese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kashubian, Polish, Slovak, and Sorbian languages. This letter also appears in the Afrikaans, Catalan, Dutch, Irish, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Occitan, Po ...
family would later claim him as an ancestor.
Family
Urchadh had an elder brother called Urumhain or Earca.
In addition to his son and successor, Donnchadh, he had three known daughters who achieved notable marriages:
*
Bé Binn inion Urchadh
Bé Binn iníon Urchadha (or Beibhinn) was a Princess of the Uí Briúin Seóla and Queen of Thomond (fl. early 10th century).
Bé Binn was a daughter of King Urchadh mac Murchadha of Maigh Seóla (reigned 891?-943). She was married to King ...
, married
Cennétig mac Lorcáin, king of
Thomond
Thomond (Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenag ...
.
*
Creassa inion Urchadh
Creassa inion Urchadh Princess of the Uí Briúin Seóla and Queen of Connacht, fl. early 10th century.
Creassa was a daughter of King Urchadh mac Murchadh of Maigh Seóla (reigned 891?-943). She was married to King Tadg mac Cathail of Connac ...
, married
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
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 Delbhn ...
.
*
Caineach inion Urchadh
Caineach inion Urchadh Princess of the Uí Briúin Seóla and Queen of Connacht, fl. early 10th century.
Caineach was one of three daughters of King Urchadh mac Murchadh of Maigh Seóla (died 943). She became the wife of a prince of the Sío ...
, married a prince of the
Síol Muireadaigh
The Síol Muireadaigh or Síol Muireadhaigh (Anglicized as Sil Murray or Silmurray), was a leading sept of the Connachta group of Gaelic dynasties in medieval Ireland. The name Síol Muireadaigh was also used to refer to the territory occupied b ...
.
Through his daughter Bé Binn, Urchadh was the maternal grandfather of
Brian Boru
Brian Boru ( mga, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern ga, Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High King of Ireland, High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domi ...
,
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned ana ...
(941-1014).
See also
*
Ó Flaithbertaigh
Ó, ó ( o-acute) is a letter in the Czech, Emilian-Romagnol, Faroese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kashubian, Polish, Slovak, and Sorbian languages. This letter also appears in the Afrikaans, Catalan, Dutch, Irish, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Occitan, Po ...
References
* ''West or H-Iar Connaught''
Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh
Roderick O'Flaherty ( ga, Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian.
Biography
He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate.
O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Lord of Iar Connacht, a ...
, 1684 (published 1846, ed.
James Hardiman
James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway.
Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1820) and '' Irish Minstrelsy'' (1831), one of the f ...
).
* ''Origin of the Surname O'Flaherty'', Anthony Matthews, Dublin, 1968, p. 40.
* ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Corkof McCarthy's synchronisms at
Trinity College Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
.
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
People from County Galway
943 deaths
10th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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