Neide mac Onchu was an Irish lord.

Biography

Neidhe son of Onchu son of Finnlugh was described as ''the

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of the

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'' in an account of the battle of

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, which took place sometime about 800. The Conmhaicne (descendants of Con Mhac) were an ethnic group divided into a number of distinct branches that scattered around Ireland in the early medieval period. They take their name from a mythical ancestor known as Con Mhac ("hound son"), a son of

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,. Neide's branch of the Conmaicne were located in the district once known as Trícha Máenmaige, centred on

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, within which is the parish of Kilconickny (''church of the Conmaicne''). The Conmaicne Maonmhagh were located some distance from the other branches of the tribe, who were in north and west

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. According to the account: Egerton 1782, folio 40b² :''is hé tuc cath Arddo Rathain ind Úib Fiachrach Aidhni co tinól na Conmacne uimmi agus is ann romarbad Eidinn mac Clérigh agus sochaidi mille friss'' :it was he who waged the battle of Ard Rathain in Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne when he gathered the Conmhaicne around him. It was here that Eidhean mac Cléirigh was killed along with a great host.

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References

* ''Early Ecclesiastical Settlement Names of County Galway'',

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,''Galway:History and Society - Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County'', pp. 795–816,

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, 1996. . * Martyn, Adrian, ''The Tribes of Galway:1124–1642'', Galway, 2016. People from County Galway 8th-century Irish people Irish lords People of Conmaicne Mhein Maigh {{Ireland-noble-stub