Flann Ó Tighearnaigh (IPA: �fˠl̪ˠaːn̪ˠoːˈtʲɪjəɾˠn̪ˠiː, was a

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

- Irish

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who died 1273.

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They Ó Tighearnaigh family of

Carra, County Mayo Carra () is one of the nine barony (Ireland), baronies of County Mayo in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, located in the mid-south area of the county. It is sometimes known as Burriscarra. It incorporates the town of Castlebar, the villages of To ...

(in what is now

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) were said to be a branch of the

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe The Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta in medieval Ireland. They were centred on the Moy River valley of modern-day County Mayo, Ireland. At its largest extent, their territory, Tír Fhíacrach Múai ...

of north

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. However, they may have originally being of the

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people, and merely allied themselves to the Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe dynasty. The

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is now rendered

Tierney Tierney is an Irish surname, and a female given name. The name is an Anglicized form of the Irish language surname (literally "Descendant of Tiarnach"; historically spelt ), derived from , the Irish word for 'lord' or 'master'. It is sometimes ...

. Bearers of the name are found in both

and

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Flann, Lord of Carra

Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the ...

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from 1256 to 1274, supported the Ó Muireadhaigh family in their bid to become lords of Carra, which was held by members of the Ó Tighearnaigh family. In an effort to resolve the dispute, "a meeting was called to negotiate the position. However, with the aid of Hugh O'Connor, the son of Felim O'Connors King of Connaught, the O'Murrays contrived to murder all the Tierney clan present. Some survived but their power diminished."

Annalistic extract

''Sub anno'' 1273, the

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record that: ''Flann Ó Tighernaigh tigherna Cera do marbhadh d'Ó Muiréadhaigh im thighernus Cera tria neart Aodha mic Fedhlimidh Uí Choncobhair.''/''Flann O'Tierney, Lord of Carra, was slain by the O'Murrays in a dispute concerning the lordship of Carra, and through the power of Hugh, son of Felim O'Conor.''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:O Tighearnaigh, Flann Medieval Gaels from Ireland Irish lords 13th-century Irish nobility Nobility from County Mayo 1273 deaths Year of birth unknown