Gilbert Ó Tigernaig
Gilbert Ó Tigernaig | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | John de Ufford |
| Successor | Jacobus Ó Cethernaig |
Gilbert Ó Tigernaig was the Bishop of Annaghdown from 1306 to 1323.
Ó Tigernaig was a native of Carra, County Mayo, his family belonging to those ruling the area, subject to (or descended from) the Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe.[citation needed] The surname is now rendered as "Tierney".[citation needed]
Elected about 1306, Ó Tigernaig had been consecrated a bishop by 15 July 1308, taking control of the temporalities of Annaghdown on 15 July 1308. He also acted as a
Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield.[1]
Further reading
- Gilbert Ó Tigernaig, Bishop of Annaghdown, c.1306–23, Michael Robson, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 1996
References
- ^ Hobhouse, Edmund (1880). William Salt Archaeological Society (ed.). "Bishop Norbury's Register". Collections for a History of Staffordshire. 1. Houghton and Hammond: 243. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
- http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
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