Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra,
King
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of
Sliabh Lugha
The Kings of Sliabh Lugha were rulers of the district of Sliabh Lugha located in what is now the barony of Costello, County Mayo, Ireland.
The Sliabh Lugha area was originally part of Gailenga but by the 12th-century was separately called Sliab ...
, died 1217.
The
Annals of the Four Masters
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record Donn Sléibhe demise in some detail, ''sub anno'' 1227:
* ''Donslevy O'Gara, Lord of Sliabh Lugha, was slain by Gillaroe, his own brother's son, after the latter had, on the same night, forcibly taken a house from him and Gillaroe himself was afterwards put to death for this crime by the devise of
Hugh O'Conor
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Career
His first film appearance was opposite Liam Nees ...
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External links
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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html
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Monarchs from County Mayo
13th-century Irish monarchs