Gilla Críst Ua Mocháin
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Gilla Críst Ua Mocháin was an Irish craftsman, fl. 1120s.
Background
Gilla Críst Ua Mocháin was a member of a
County Sligo. Two other unrelated families of the name, natives of what are now County Donegal and County Monaghan
.
The Annals of Connacht mentions members of the family, sub anno 1361, 1392, 1414, 1460, 1470–71. The name is now variously rendered as Maughan, Moghan, Mohan, and Moughan, and found mainly in County Galway and County Mayo.
Shrine of Colmáin mac Lúacháin
Following the re-discovery of the
Mide
(died 1153).
Destruction of shrine
The church of Lann, with its shrine and relics, were destroyed in 1394 by the king of Cenél Fiachrach, Muirchertach Óg Mac Eochagáin.
Other bearers of the name
- Gregorius Ó Mocháin, Bishop of Elphin 1357–72, Archbishop of Tuam 1372–1383
- Gregorius Ó Mocháin, Bishop of Elphin, 1383, Bishop of Derry, 1394
- Gregorius Ó Mocháin II, Archbishop of Tuam, 1384–86
- Cornelius Ó Mochain, Abbot of Boyle to 1449, Bishop of Achonry 1449–73
References
- ^ Bhreathnach, 2005, p. 378
Sources
- Bertha Colmáin maic Lúacháin. Life of Colmán maic Lúacháin, pp.v-vi, Kuno Meyer, Dublin, 1911.
- A Midhe is maith da bhá mar: thoughts on medieval Mide, pp. 373–82, Edel Bhreathnach, in Above and Beyond: essays in memory of Leo Swan, ed. Condit and Corlett, 2005.
