Medieval Ireland. An Encyclopedia

Uí Fáeláin and Uí Failge, leaving Fáelán Mac Fáeláin and Muirchertach Ua Conchobair Failge (sl. 1166) there as kings. This force ...

were routed. In Munster Ruaidrí’s power was also threatened by the killing of Muirchertach Ua Briain (his half-brother), but aga ...

allies such as Ua Briain, Mac Carthaig, Domnall Mac Gilla Pátraic (d. 1185), Ua Máelsechlainn, and even Ua Ruairc. In November, ...

UA CONCHOBAIR, TAIRRDELBACH (1088–1156) the recovering Ua Conchobair kingdom of Connacht, heralding decades of civil war. After ...

UA CONCHOBAIR, TAIRRDELBACH (1088–1156) During 1115, Tairrdelbach’s rule led to great dis- quiet among some of his own vassals, ...

UA CONCHOBAIR, TAIRRDELBACH (1088–1156) Munster remained tempestuous. And the tide was turn- ing. After defeating Desmond during ...

decided not to risk all on a wager of battle and gave Mac Lochlainn hostages. Tairrdelbach’s long mar- riage to Derbforgaill, da ...

UA DÁLAIGH minor expansion. Their submission to Richard II in 1395 and the short peace that followed proved to be only a brief i ...

making love to a beautiful woman. Probably the most famous is “The Quarrel of Echo and Cearbhall Ua Dálaigh” (“A mhac-alla dheas ...

of Man. A long civil war followed his imprisonment, fought between Niall Garbh’s sons and his brother Neachtan, lord of Tír Cona ...

UA NÉILL (Ó NÉILL) of interdynastic rivalry. He led their united forces against renewed Viking incursions along the southern and ...

UA NÉILL (Ó NÉILL) him against the justiciar’s army, enabling de Lacy to negotiate the restoration of his title. Ua Néill was le ...

their own on either side of Tír nEógain. To counter the threat they posed, Eógan Ua Néill (reigned 1432–1455) and his son Henry ...

UA NÉILL OF CLANDEBOYE death of his son Seán that same year, protecting Derry from Cenél Conaill encroachment). While Bruce was ...

War, and early in the seventeenth century they lost large parts of their territory. The valuable manuscript book, the Leabhar Cl ...

UaRuairc dynasty never enjoyed such strength and prominence after him. After the death of Tigernán Ua Ruairc, the family retreat ...

extending behavioral reform to the laity is evidenced by his leading role, with the political support of high king Ruaidrí Ua Co ...

UÍ BRIÚIN MacShamhráin, Ailbhe. “The Emergence of the Metropolitan See: Dublin 1111–1216.” In History of the Catholic Diocese of ...

Coscraig, whose ruling family were the Meic Áeda, and the Muinter Murchada, whose ruling family were the Uí Flaithbertaig. By th ...

UÍ DÚNLAINGE the late ninth century, Tadg mac Diarmata (d. 865) and his brother Cairpre (d. 876). Although both these kings were ...