Talk:Kings of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe

Annalistic references[edit]

M812.11. Cathal, son of Ailell, lord of Ui Fiachrach, died.
M887.11. A slaughter was made of the foreigners by the Ui Amhalghaidh, in which fell Elair, son of Bairid, one of their chieftains, and others along with him.
M888.7. A battle was gained by North Connaught over the foreigners, in which Eloir, son of Barith, was slain.
M905.8. Aedh, son of Maelpadraig, lord of Ui-Fiachrach, was slain by Niall, son of Aedh.
M909.6. A battle was gained at Gulban-Guirt by Niall Glundubh, son of Aedh Finnliath, over the Connaughtmen, i.e. Maelcluiche, son of Conchobhar, where a slaughter was made of the Connaughtmen, together with Maelcluiche himself, and many others of the nobility.
M937.9.Crichan, son of Maelmuire, lord of Ui-Fiachrach, died.

Post 1200[edit]

1224.Maelisa, son of the Bishop O'Mulfover, parson of Hy-Fiachrach and Hy-Awley, and materies of a bishop for his wisdom, was killed by the son of Donough O'Dowda, a deed strange in him, for none of the O'Dowdas had ever before killed an ecclesiastic.

1225. The sons of Roderic were at this time stationed near Lough Macfarry, in Gleann-na-Mochart. Hugh then proposed to the English that they should pursue and plunder the inhabitants of the Tuathas, the Sil-Murray, and Clann-Tomalty, as they had fled before him with their cattle; and this being agreed upon, they set out, taking a road which the English alone would never have thought of taking, viz. they passed through Fiodh Gatlaigh, and marched until they reached Attymas; and they plundered Coolcarney, after having nearly destroyed its people. Some of them fled to Duvconga, but the greater part of these were drowned; and the baskets of the fishing weirs were found full of drowned children. Such of them as on this occasion escaped from the English, and the drowning aforesaid, passed into Tirawley, where they were attacked by O'Dowda, who left them not a single cow.

M1226.5.Tiernan, the son of Cathal Miccaruinn, who was son of Turlough More, a Roydamna prince, the most hospitable man and most expert at arms, and whose exploits had been more various and successful than those of any of his tribe for a long time, was slain by Donough O'Dowda and his sons.

M1235.5. Taichleach, the son of Hugh O'Dowda, Lord of Tirawley and Tireragh, was killed by one shot of an arrow during his interference to quell a quarrel in the camp of Felim, the son of Cathal Crovderg.

M1238.6. Mulrony, the son of Donough O'Dowda, was slain by Melaghlin, the son of Conor Roe, who was son of Murtough Muimhneach, and by the son of Tiernan, who was son of Cathal Miccarain O'Conor.

1278. Brian O'Dowda and Art na g-Capall of the Horses O'Hara, Lord of Leyny, gave battle to the Clann-Feorais Birminghams, in which the Clann-Feorais were defeated, and the two sons of Meyler More, Conor Roe Mac Feorais, and others besides, were slain.

M1291.3. Conor O'Dowda (i.e. Conor Conallagh), Lord of Hy-Fiachrach, was drowned in the Shannon.

1337[edit]

M1337.15. Donough More O'Dowda, Tanist of Hy-Fiachrach, died.

1362. Conor, son of Melaghlin Carragh O'Dowda, and Murtough, his son, all died.

M1363.9. Conor O'Dowda was slain by Donough O'Dowda, and Murtough, son of Donough O'Dowda.

1367.4. ... the son of the Bishop O'Dowda' killed.

1371. Great depredations were ommitted by O'Dowda (Donnell) in Tir-Fhiachrach Muaidhe ; the whole country was ravaged by him, and its castles were taken, namely, the castles of Ard-na-riagh and Castle-mic-Conor, and all the English that were in them were driven out; and the country was after this parcelled out amongst his kinsmen and his own people.

1373. Brian Oge, son of Brian O'Dowda, was slain by the Barretts.

1375. Cathal Oge, son of Cathal Oge, son of Cathal More, son of Donnell O'Conor, was slain by the Clann-Rickard. Loughlin, the son of Donough O'Dowda, was taken prisoner on this occasion.

1380. Donnell, the son of Brian O'Dowda, Lord of Tireragh and Tirawley, who defended his territory despite of the English and Irish who were opposed to him, died in his own town on the third of May; and his son Rory assumed his place.

1400[edit]

1402. Murtough, the son of Donough O'Dowda, a man universally distinguished for his nobleness and hospitality, died, and was interred at Ardnarea.

M1417.4. Rory (i.e. the O'Dowda), the son of Donnell, son of Brian, son of Taichleach, Fountain of the prosperity and wealth of Tireragh, died in his own town, after the festival of St. Bridget (at the end of the first month of Spring); and Teige Reagh, his brother, assumed his place.

M1438.7. Conor, the son of Murtough O'Dowda,Lord of the Clann-Donough O'Dowda, was treacherously slain by his own kinsmen, i.e. by Taichleach, the son of Cormac, son of Donough O'Dowda; Rory, the son of Taichleach; and Loughlin, the grandson of Loughlin O'Dowda; and Henry Barrett. And three of Conor's sons were slain along with him on the same night.

M1438.8 William, the son of Rory O'Dowda, died.

M1439.11. Dermot O'Dowda, i.e. the son of the O'Dowda (Donnell), heir to the lordship of Hy-Fiachrach, died.

M1439.16.The plague raged virulently in Dublin, so that three thousand persons, both male and female, large and small, died of it, from the beginning of Spring to the end of the month of May. Donough, the son of O'Dowda, i.e. the son of Teige; Conor, the son of Donnell, son of Cormac Mac Donough, and his wife, the daughter of Teige Mac Donough; the Vicar of Imleach Iseal, Donough, son of Tomaltagh O'Beollain; Edmond Burke, the son of Mac William of Clanrickard, and heir to the lordship of Clanrickard, all died of the plague.

M1439.18.Donnell, the son of Rory, son of Taichleach O'Dowda, was blinded and hanged by Donough, the son of Murtough O'Dowda; and Cathal, son of Cormac O'Dowda, and his son, were slain by Teige Roe, the son of Murtough O'Dowda, on the same day, at the instigation of the aforesaid Donough.

M1443. Teige O'Dowda, the son of the Lord of Hy-Fiachrach, was slain by his own kinsmen.

M1443. Mulrony, the son of Mulrony O'Dowda, was treacherously slain by his own brother.

M1446. Brian O'Dowda was slain by the people of Tirawly.

M1466.16. O'Dowda and his son were treacherously slain by the sons of Mulrony, the son of Rory O'Dowda.

M1471.13. An army was led by O'Donnell into Lower Connaught; and he plundered and burned that part of Tireragh possessed by the son of Cosnamhach O'Dowda.

M1476.18. A great army was led by Mac William Burke into Lower Connaught; and another army was led by O'Donnell to oppose him. O'Donnell advanced to Cuil-Cnamha, and Mac William to Coillte-Luighne. Mac Dermot went over to assist Mac William, and Mac Donough joined O'Donnell. O'Donnell crossed the pass of Finn-tragha; and he was deprived of horses and men on his passage over to Carbury; Mac William pursued him across thither, and they remained for some time face to face, until at last they made peace. They divided Lower Connaught into two parts between them, i.e. O'Dowda's country, the territory of Leyny, and the half of Carbury, was ceded to Mac William, and the other half to O'Donnell.

1494. Brian, the son of Dermot O'Dowda ... died.

Taoiseach Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe[edit]

1495. Owen Caech, the son of Rory O'Dowda, Lord of Tireragh died.

M1532.17. The castle of Ard-na-riagh Ardnarea was taken by the sons of O'Dowda from the sons of John Burke, in consequence of which a war arose between them and the descendants of Richard Burke, and many depredations and slaughters were committed on both sides.

M1533.7. The castle of Ard-na-riagh Ardnarea was likewise taken at night by the sons of Thomas Burke, from the sons of O'Dowda.

1536.12. ...The forces seized on many cows around Sliabh Gamh; they marched westwards across the River Moy, at the instance of the descendants of Rickard Burke, in pursuit of a party of the creaghts of the sons of O'Dowda. On this occasion the daughter of Walter Burke, the wife of Owen O'Dowda, was taken by them, with her property.

1542.17 ... These were the hostages: O'Dowda, Mac Donough of Corran, and some of the Clann-Sweeny of Connaught.