Iar Connacht
West Connacht Iar Connacht | |||||||||||||||||
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• 1051 | Amhalgaidh mac Cathal | ||||||||||||||||
• 1560–1589 | Murchadh na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh | ||||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1051 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1589 | ||||||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | IE | ||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Ireland |
West Connacht (
History
Coastal túath of Connacht
Iar Connacht (West Connacht) came into being during the 1050s, under the kingship of
Prior to the aforementioned events, the lands to the West of Lough Corrib were under the
With the rise of political forces in
Relationships with the Normans
The aftermath of the above-mentioned brotherly dispute would have
In 1315, the
Legacy
Although technically brought under the aegis of the British Empire's Kingdom of Ireland toward the end of the 16th century, the indigenous Gaelic culture and language of Iar Connacht would continue on for a long time after. As late as 1759, Edward Willes, the Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, was quoted as saying of the area that it was still, "inhabited by the ancient Irish, who never yet have been made amenable to the laws. No sheriff dares go there to execute any process."[2]
Since the middle of the 19th century, most of Iar Chonnachta has been generally called Connemara largely due to the emerging tourist industry of that time. To this day, Connemara is geographically the biggest Gaeltacht in Ireland, where the Irish language continues to be used as a community language.
Diocese of Annaghdown
The religion which predominated at an official level in Iar Connacht was
List of kings
Kings of Maigh Seóla (later Uí Briúin Seóla)
- Donn mac Cumasgach, died 752
- Maelan mac Cathmogha, died 848
- Murchadh mac Maenach, died 891
- Urchadh mac Murchadh, died 943
- Donnchadh mac Urchadh, died 959
- Brian mac Maelruanaidh, died 959
- Muireadhach ua Flaithbheartach, died 1034
- Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1036
- Cathal mac Ruaidhri, died 1043
- Amhalgaidh mac Cathal, blinded 1051 (died 1075)
Kings of Iar Connacht
- Cathal mac Tigernán, died 1059
- Rúaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1061
- Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1079
- Mac meic Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1091
- Flaithbertaigh Ua Flaithbertaigh, died 1098
- Brian Ua Flaithbertaigh, died 1117
- Muireadhach Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1121
- Conchobhar Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1132
- Ruaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1145
- Áedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1178
- Conchubhar Ua Flaithbheartaigh, died 1186
- Ruadhri Ua Flaithbertaigh, alive 1197
- Murtough Ua Flaithbertaigh, died 1204
- Rudhraighe Ó Flaithbheartaigh, fl. 1214 (Brian, the son of Rory O'Flaherty, the son of the Lord of West Connaught, died.)
- Áedh Mór Ó Flaithbheartaigh, died 1236
- Morogh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, fl. 1244
- Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh, fl. 1256–1273
Taoiseach of Iar Connacht
- Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh, died 1377.
- Áedh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, c. 1377–1407; built the church at Annaghdown
- Domnell mac Áedh Ó Flaithbheartaigh – 1410. Donnell, the son of Hugh O'Flaherty, Lord of West Connaught, was slain by the sons of Brian O'Flaherty, at a meeting of his own people.
- 1417. Rory, the son of Murrough O'Flaherty; Rory, the son of Dermot Duv O'Flaherty, and sixteen others of the O'Flahertys, were drowned in the bay of Umallia.
- Murchad mac Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh – 1419. Murchad son of Brian O Flaithbertaig, king of West Connacht, died this year.
- 1422. Donnell Finn O'Flaherty was slain by the sons of Donnell O'Flaherty.
- 1439. Owen O'Flaherty was treacherously slain in his own bed at night, by a farmer of his own people.
- Gilla Dubh Ó Flaithbheartaigh – 1442. O'Flaherty, i.e. Gilladuv, the son of Brian, Lord of West Connaught died.
- 1503. Teige Boirneach, Murrough and Mahon, two sons of Mahon O'Brien; Conor, the son of Brian, son of Murtough, son of Brian Roe; the son of O'Loughlin, i.e. Conor. the son of Rory, son of Ana; and Murtough, the son of Turlough, son of Murrough, son of Teige; went with Owen, the son of O'Flaherty, into West Connaught, with numerous forces, the same Owen having drawn them thither against his kinsmen (Rory Oge and Donnell of the Boat, two sons of O'Flaherty), who were encamped at Cael-shaile-ruadh, awaiting them. The O'Briens and Owen attacked the camp, and carried away preys and spoils. The sons of O'Flaherty and the people of the country followed in pursuit of them so that a battle was fought between them, in which the sons of Mahon O'Brien and Owen O'Flaherty were slain by the O'Flahertys.
- Áodh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, fl. 1538
- M1542.15. The crew of a longship came from West Connaught to Tirconnell, to plunder and prey. The place which they put in at was Reachrainn-Muintire-Birn, in Tir-Boghaine. When Turlough, the son of Mac Sweeny of Tir-Boghaine, received intelligence of this, he made an attack upon them, so that none of them escaped to tell the tale of what had happened, except their chief and captain, namely, the son of O'Flaherty, to whom Mac Sweeny granted pardon and protection; and he sent him home safe, outside his protection, to Conmaicne-mara.
See also
- Clann Fhergail
- Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
- Clann Taidg
- Conmhaícne Mara
- Delbhna Tir Dha Locha
- Muintir Murchada
- Uí Maine
- Soghain
- Máenmaige
- Síol Anmchadha
- Maigh Seola
References
- ^ "Joyce Family Timeline". Tribe Joyce Network. 28 November 2015.
- ^ Connolly 1992, p. 212.
Bibliography
- Connolly, S. J. (1992). Religion, Law, and Power: The Making of Protestant Ireland 1660–1760. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780191591792.
- Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions, Paul MacCotter, Four Courts Press, 2008, pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-1-84682-098-4
- A Chorographical Description of West of Iar Connaught, Roderic O'Flaherty, 1684
External links
- Ordnance Survey Letters of Galway by John O'Donovan
- Ireland circa 1110, Pre-Norman at Ireland's History in Maps
- Ireland circa 1300, Medieval at Ireland's History in Maps
- Ireland late 1400s, Gaelic Resurgence at Ireland's History in Maps
- Ireland circa 1500, Chiefdoms at Ireland's History in Maps
- Ireland circa 1600, Settlements at Ireland's History in Maps