Ragnall mac Torcaill

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Ragnall mac Torcaill
King of Dublin
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Ragnall's name as it appears on folio 23r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 488 (the Annals of Tigernach): "Raghnall".[1]
Died1146
HouseMeic Torcaill
FatherTorcall

Ragnall mac Torcaill (died 1146) was a twelfth-century

King of Dublin.[note 1] He was a member of the Meic Torcaill, and may be identical to a member of this family who campaigned in Wales in 1144. Ragnall was slain in 1146, with some sources styling him king in records of his demise. He was the father of at least one son, Ascall
, a man who certainly reigned as king.

Background

Norse-Gaelic settlements, including the Kingdom of Dublin, and major Irish kingdoms, including Kingdom of Munster.[7]

Ragnall's father, a significant figure named Torcall, is mentioned by the sixteenth-century

Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster.[10] The latter lost control of Dublin in 1141, however, as the seventeenth-century Annals of the Four Masters reveals that the town was seized and held by Conchobar Ua Briain, overlord of Munster.[15]

Dublin

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The name of a member of the Meic Torcaill—possibly Ragnall himself—as it appears on folio 71v of Oxford Jesus College 111 (the Red Book of Hergest): "mab turkyỻ".[16]

Following Conchobar's ousting, the Annals of the Four Masters further indicates that the Dubliners installed a certain

conquests in Ireland.[24]

Death

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Ragnall's title as it appears on folio 23r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 488: "rí Gall Atha Clíath" ("king of the Gaill of Dublin").[1]

Ragnall died in 1146.

King of Brega within the same year[32]—may partly evince the apparent north-western expansion by the Dubliners in the twelfth-century.[31] Although Ottar could well have enjoyed the cooperation of the Meic Torcaill in the early part of his reign, the Annals of Tigernach and Chronicon Scotorum reveal that they were responsible for his slaying in 1148.[33]

Descendants

Expugnatio Hibernica): "Hasculphus".[34]

Ragnall had at least one son,

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, High King of Ireland in 1167.[39] The name and title of this Ragnall suggest that he was either an otherwise unattested son of Ragnaill mac Torcaill, or else an annalist's mistake for Ascall himself.[40]

Notes

  1. patronyms in English secondary sources: Raghnall mac Turcaill,[2] Ragnall mac Torcaill,[3] Ragnall Mac Torcaill,[4] Ragnall mac Turcaill,[5] and Ragnall Mac Turcaill.[6]
  2. Chronicle of Mann.[14]
  3. ^ A piece of twelfth-century poetry, composed by Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, states that Owain utilised military assistance from Ireland and the Isles.[21]
  4. Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, High King of Ireland. On the other hand, this particular occurrence may be merely an anachronism.[30]

Citations

  1. ^ a b The Annals of Tigernach (2016) § 1146.9; Annals of Tigernach (2005) § 1146.9; Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. B. 488 (n.d.).
  2. ^ Downham (2013).
  3. ^ French (2015); Moody; Martin; Byrne (2005).
  4. ^ Woods (2013).
  5. ^ Downham (2013); Byrne (2008a); Duffy (1993a) p. 41; Duffy (1992).
  6. ^ Woods (2013); Flanagan (1989).
  7. ^ Duffy (1993b) p. 15.
  8. ^ Downham (2013) p. 178; Annals of Loch Cé (2008) § 1133.2; Annals of Loch Cé (2005) § 1133.2; Duffy (1992) p. 120 n. 135.
  9. ^ Downham (2013) p. 165; Duffy (1992) p. 122 n. 146.
  10. ^ a b Downham (2013) p. 165.
  11. ^ Downham (2013) p. 168 n. 59; Annals of Inisfallen (2010) § 1093.5; Annals of Inisfallen (2008) § 1093.5; Duffy (1993a) pp. 10, 41, 41 n. 53; Duffy (1992) p. 122 n. 146.
  12. ^ Duffy (1993a) p. 10.
  13. ^ The Annals of Ulster (2017) § 1124.1; Annals of Loch Cé (2008) § 1124.1; The Annals of Ulster (2008) § 1124.1; Annals of Loch Cé (2005) § 1124.1; Duffy (1993a) p. 41 n. 53; Duffy (1992) p. 122 n. 146.
  14. ^ Byrne (2008a) pp. 871–872; Duffy (1993a) p. 41 n. 53; Duffy (1992) p. 122 n. 146; Munch; Goss (1874) pp. 114–115.
  15. ^ Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1141.8; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1141.8; Downham (2013) p. 165; Byrne (2008b) p. 26.
  16. ^ Jesus College MS. 111 (n.d.); Oxford Jesus College MS. 111 (n.d.).
  17. ^ Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1142.13; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1142.13; Downham (2013) pp. 165–167; Duffy (1993a) p. 40.
  18. ^ Gough-Cooper (2015a) pp. 58–59 § b1166.1; Gough-Cooper (2015b) p. 36 § c464.1; Downham (2013) pp. 159 nn. 13–14, 166 n. 46, 173; Wyatt (2009) p. 366, 366 n. 124; Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Wyatt (1999) p. 615; Duffy (1993a) pp. 17, 41; Duffy (1992) p. 122, 122 n. 148; Flanagan (1989) p. 65 n. 39; Jones; Williams; Pughe (1870) p. 676; Williams Ab Ithel (1860) pp. 164–165.
  19. ^ Downham (2013) p. 173; Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Moore (1996) p. 26, 26 n. 195; Duffy (1993a) p. 17; Flanagan (1989) pp. 64–65, 65 n. 39.
  20. ^ Downham (2013) p. 173; Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Pryce (2004); Moore (1996) p. 26, 26 n. 195; Duffy (1993a) p. 17; Flanagan (1989) pp. 64–65, 65 n. 39.
  21. ^ Duffy (1993a) p. 17; Parry (1962) pp. 24–25 § 21.
  22. ^ Downham (2013) pp. 159 nn. 13–14, 166 n. 46, 173, 173 n. 95; Moore (2013) ch. 3; Wyatt (2009) p. 366, 366 n. 124; Wyatt (1999) p. 615; Moore (1996) p. 26; Duffy (1992) p. 122; Holm (1986) p. 342, 342 n. 73; Jones; Williams; Pughe (1870) p. 676; Williams Ab Ithel (1860) pp. 164–165.
  23. ^ Downham (2013) p. 173; Wyatt (2009) p. 366, 366 n. 124; Wyatt (1999) p. 615; Holm (1986) p. 342, 342 n. 73.
  24. ^ Wyatt (2009) pp. 388–389.
  25. ^ Woods (2013) p. 32; Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Moody; Martin; Byrne (2005) p. 209; Duffy (1992) pp. 122–123, 122 n. 149; Flanagan (1989) p. 65 n. 39.
  26. ^ Mac Carthaigh's Book (2016a) § 1145-7.1; Mac Carthaigh's Book (2016b) § 1145-7.1; The Annals of Tigernach (2016) § 1146.9; Downham (2013) p. 166 n. 46; Chronicon Scotorum (2012) § 1146; Chronicon Scotorum (2010) § 1146; Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Annals of Tigernach (2005) § 1146.9; Duffy (1993a) p. 41; Duffy (1992) pp. 122–123, 122 n. 149; Flanagan (1989) p. 65 n. 39.
  27. ^ Downham (2013) p. 166 n. 46.
  28. ^ Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1146.3; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1146.3; Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Duffy (1993a) p. 41; Duffy (1992) pp. 122–123, 123 n. 150.
  29. ^ Byrne (2008a) p. 871; Duffy (1993a) p. 41 n. 57; Duffy (1992) p. 122.
  30. ^ Duffy (1993a) p. 41 n. 57; Duffy (1992) pp. 122–123, 123 n. 150; Todd (1867) pp. 146–147.
  31. ^ a b Duffy (1992) p. 119 n. 125.
  32. ^ Duffy (1992) p. 119 n. 125; Eogan; Byrne (1967–1968) p. 398.
  33. ^ The Annals of Tigernach (2016) § 1148.3; Downham (2013) p. 166, 166 n. 47; Woods (2013) p. 47; Chronicon Scotorum (2012) § 1148; Chronicon Scotorum (2010) § 1148; Annals of Tigernach (2005) § 1148.3; Duffy (1993a) p. 41.
  34. ^ Dimock (1867) p. 264 ch. 21; Royal MS 13 B VIII (n.d.).
  35. ^ a b Downham (2013) p. 178.
  36. ^ Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1138.10; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1138.10; Downham (2013) p. 178; Duffy (1993a) p. 41 n. 53; Duffy (1992) p. 122.
  37. ^ Duffy (1993a) p. 41 n. 53; Duffy (1992) p. 122.
  38. ^ Duffy (1992) p. 122 n. 147.
  39. ^ Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1167.10; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1167.10; Flanagan (1997) p. 64; Duffy (1992) p. 131; Ryan (1949) p. 77.
  40. ^ Duffy (1992) p. 131, 131 n. 182.

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