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Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir, was
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of
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upon her death in 991. She was the widow of
Domnall ua Néill Domhnall ua Néill (old spelling: ''Domnall ua Néill''; anglicised as Donal O'Neill) (died 980) was High King of Ireland from 956 to 980. Domnall was the son of Muirchertach mac Néill, and grandson of Niall Glúndub, a member of the Cenél nE ...
, who was
High King of Ireland High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to leg ...
from 956 to 980. He appears to have been the first person called ''ard-rí Érenn'' (High King of Ireland) in his obituary. She was a daughter of Tadg mac Cathail, King of Connacht from 925 to 956. Her siblings included
Conchobar mac Tadg Conchobar mac Tadg, King of Connacht 967–973 and eponym of the O'Conor family of Connacht. Biography A son of Tadc ''in Túir'' (of the tower), Conchobar's father died in 956 as king of Connacht, but his sept of the Síol Muireadaigh were s ...
(King of Connacht 967–973),
Cathal mac Tadg Cathal mac Tadg was King of Connacht, 973. Cathal only briefly succeeded his brother. Murchadh Glunillar ua Flaithbheartach, King of Aileach, invaded Connacht and gave battle to Cathal at Ceis Corran. Cathal was killed as were some of his prime v ...
(King of Connacht in 973), and Máel Ruanaid Mór mac Tadg. The
Chronicon Scotorum ''Chronicon Scotorum'', also known as ''Chronicum Scotorum'', is a medieval Irish chronicle. Overview According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the ' Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric ...
has her death under the year 992 - ''Mór daughter of Tadc son of Cathal son of Conchobor, queen of Ireland, dies.'' 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 ...
(compiled 1632-1636) state: ''Mór, inghen Taidhg an Tuir, mic Cathail, bainríoghan Ereann, d'ég.''/''Mor, daughter of Tadhg of the Tower, son of Cathal, Queen of Ireland, died.''


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Mór (Irish name) Mór is an Irish language feminine given name. Description Mór is a feminine first name used in Ireland since the medieval era. It may have been the original form of the name Maureen. It is distinct from the descriptive term ''"mór"'', whic ...
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Mór ingen Cearbhaill Mór ingen Cearbhaill, daughter of the Cerball mac Dúnlainge king of Osraige. She became queen of Laigin; she died in 916. The ''Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' ...
, Queen of
Laigin The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinste ...
, died 916 * Mór Ní Tuathail, Queen of
Laigin The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinste ...
, c. 1114–1191 * Mor Ní Briain, Queen 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 ...
, died 1218


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''Annals of the Four Masters''
Corpus of Electronic Texts. Retrieved 9 December 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mor Ingen Taidhg An Tuir Irish princesses Irish royal consorts 10th-century Irish women 10th-century Irish people Nobility from County Roscommon