Toirdelbach is a masculine Irish

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. Forms of the name include ''Toirdhealbhach'', ''Tárlach'', and ''Traolach''. An

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form is Turlough. The names are ultimately derived from the Irish ''toirdhealbh'' meaning "prompting", and originated as a byname meaning "instigator".eDIL
tairdelb
vn. of *do-airdelba. promoting, furthering

People with the name

Tairrdelbach

* Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, called Toirdelbach Mór, king of Ireland (d. 1156)

Tarlach

Tarlach Ó Mealláin Tarlach Ó Mealláin (fl. 1641–1650) was an Irish Franciscan, author of Cín Lae Uí Mhealláin. Origins and background Ó Mealláin was of a Tír Eoghain ecclesiastical family who were the hereditary keepers of the Bell of Saint Patrick ( C ...

, Irish Franciscan *

Tarlach Mac Suibhne Tarlach Mac Suibhne (known as An Píobaire Mór, meaning The Great Piper), c. 1831–1916, was a notable Irish people, Irish uilleann pipes, piper. He was born in Baile an Droichid, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, and he is buried in the Maghe ...

, Irish piper *

Tarlach Rua Mac Dónaill Tarlach Rua Mac Dónaill () was an Irish poet. Tarlach Rua Mac Dónaill was from the townland of Derrylasky in the parish of Donaghmore, County Tyrone, and lived in the first half of the 18th century. He was the author of ''Seachrán Charn tSi ...

, Irish poet

Toirdelbach

* Toirdelbach mac Murchada meic Briain, grandson of Brian Boru (d. 1014) *

Toirdhealbhach mac Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair Toirdhealbhach Ó Conchobhair (died 1239) was a King of Connacht. Toirdhealbhach (Turlough) was a son of Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair, King of Connacht. A daughter of Toirdhealbhach, Bean Mhídhe, seems to have married Maol Mhuire an Sparáin, son o ...

, king of Connacht (d. 1239) *

Toirdelbach Ó Conchobair Toirdelbach Ó Conchobair, anglicised Turlough O'Conor, was one of a number of claimants to the kingship of Connacht in the disastrous aftermath of the Second Battle of Athenry. He overthrew Rory na BhFeadh but was himself overthrown in 1318. Reg ...

, king of Connacht (d. 1345) *

Toirdelbach Ua Briain Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain (old spelling: Toirdelbach Ua Briain), anglicised ''Turlough O'Brien'' (100914 July 1086), was King of Munster and effectively High King of Ireland. A grandson of Brian Bóruma, Toirdelbach was the son of Tadc mac Briain ...

, king of Munster (d. 1086)

Toirdhealbhach

Toirdhealbhach Óg Donn Ó Conchobair Toirdhealbhach Óg Donn Ó Conchobair (Turlough O'Connor) (died 9 December 1406) was a King of Connacht, a kingdom which lies west of the River Shannon in Ireland. He was the son of Aedh mac Tairdelbach Ó Conchobair Aedh mac Tairdelbach Ua ...

, king of Connacht (d. 1461)

Turlough

* Turlough Luineach O'Neill (1530–1595) Ulster chieftain *

Turlough MacShane O'Neill Sir Turlough McHenry O'Neill (died 1608) is known for having been killed together with his father, Henry, fighting for the crown in O'Doherty's Rebellion and for being the father of Sir Phelim O'Neill, who started the Irish Rebellion of 1641 ...

(died 1608), Irish landowner *

Turlough Ó Carolan Turlough O'Carolan ( ga, Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin ; 167025 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. Although not a composer in the classical sense, ...

(1670–1738) Irish harper * Vislor Turlough, a ''

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Places

In Ireland

* Turlough, a village in County Mayo * Turlough Hill, an electricity generating station in County Wicklow

References

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