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Donn Óge Mag Oireachtaigh (died 1230) was the lord of
Clann Taidg Clann Taidg was the name of a medieval cantred located in what is now County Galway, Ireland. It consisted of the parishes of Athenry, Monivea, Tiaquin, Kilkerrin, Moylough, Killererin, Ballynakill-Aghiart (in Killian), Kilmoylan, and po ...
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Biography

Mag Oireachtaigh had been dispossessed of his lands by King
Aedh Ua Conchobair Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair (reigned 1224–1228) was King of Connacht with opposition alongside his uncle Toirdhealbhach mac Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair. Aedh succeeded his father Cathal Crobhdearg upon his death in 1224 but strugg ...
and to regain them enlisted the aid of King Aed Meith Ua Neill of
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. This resulted in the deposition of King Aedh in 1225, and a war which great loss of life took place. However, intervention by English allies of Aedh led to his restoration, with the result that Mag Oireachtaigh was forced to flee. He was killed during an invasion of
Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...
by
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in 1230.


Annalistic references

The
Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
record the deaths of two of his sons: * 1260: ''Manus, the son of Hugh Mageraghty, was slain by Donnell O'Flahiff.'' * 1266: ''Dermot Roe, son of Conor, the son of Cormac Mac Dermot, and Donncahy, son of Donn Oge Mageraghty, were blinded by Hugh O'Conor.''


Descendants

Anglicised Geraghty, descendants of the family are still found in large numbers in
County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
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County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...
,
County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
,
County Sligo County Sligo ( , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in ...
and among the
Irish diaspora The Irish diaspora () refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland. The phenomenon of migration from Ireland is recorded since the Early Middle Ages,Flechner, Roy; Meeder, Sven (2017). The Irish ...
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See also

* War in Connacht (1225) * Siege of Galway (1230)


References

* http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= * ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press,
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University College Cork
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