Elec Ní hUicinn, was an
Irish noblewoman
A noblewoman is a female member of the nobility. Noblewomen form a disparate group, which has evolved over time. Ennoblement of women has traditionally been a rare occurrence; the majority of noblewomen were linked to the nobility by either their ...
, murdered 1471.
The
Annals of Connacht
The ''Annals of Connacht'' (), covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin.
The early sections, commenc ...
, ''sub anno'' 1471,
* ''An attack was made by Mac Gosdelb after his own kinsmen and they killed Elec daughter of Fergal Oc O hUiginn, wife of Conchobar son of Ruaidri Oc O hUiginn, in her own house at Machaire na nAilech, most unhappily.''
She would appear to have been related to
Brian Ó hUiginn, who died in 1476, as both of their fathers were called Fergal or Farrell. Her brother, ''
Niall son of Fergal Oc O hUicinn'', died in 1461. Another brother,
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hÚigínn, died as Chief
Ollamh
An or ollamh (; anglicised as ollave or ollav), plural ollomain, in early Irish literature, was a master in a particular trade or skill.
Bard
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of
Ireland
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in
poetry
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in 1490.
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100011/index.html
1471 deaths
15th-century Irish women
Medieval Gaels from Ireland
Murder victims from County Mayo
Murder victims from County Roscommon
15th-century Irish people
Year of birth unknown
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