Aidhne also known as, Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne, Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne ('Plain (of) Aidhne') was the territory of the
Ui Fiachrach AidhneUí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway. In the centuries prior to the historical era, the Aidhne branch of the Ui Fiachrach dynasty emerged as the ruling tuath in this part of Connacht. Their territory was known as Aidhne or Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne...
, a tuath (tribal kingdom) located in the south of what is now
County GalwayCounty Galway is one of the traditional Counties of Ireland. It is located in the province of Connacht. It was named after the city of Galway...
in the south of Connacht,
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
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AidhneAidhne also known as, Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne, Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne was the territory of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, a tuath located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht, Ireland. Aidhne is coextensive with the present diocese of Kilmacduagh...
is coextensive with the present diocese of
KilmacduaghKilmacduagh is a small village in south County Galway, near Gort, in Ireland. It is best known for Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name and in the Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly in the Church of Ireland....
. The territory of Aidhne is bounded on the west by Loch Lurgain (Galway Bay) and the district of Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster. County Clare also bounds Aidhne on its south and south-east side. Aidhne is bounded on the east by the low mountains of Sliabh Echtghe / Slieve Aughty, which separate Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne from the territory of Uí Mhaine in eastern County Galway. On the north-east Aidhne is bounded by the plains of Uí Mhaine and on the north by Maigh Mucruimhe (the area around Athenry). On the north-west Aidhne is bounded by the parish of Meadhraighe / Maree which is in the territory of Uí Bhriúin Seola.
In placename lore the kingdom took its name from the mythological
AidhneAidhne also known as, Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne, Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne was the territory of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, a tuath located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht, Ireland. Aidhne is coextensive with the present diocese of Kilmacduagh...
, one of the ten daughters of
PartholonIn Irish mythology Partholón was the leader of the second group of people to settle in Ireland, supposedly first to arrive after the biblical Flood...
by his first wife, Topha. Aidhne was married to Breac.
In a later age, a branch of the
Fir BolgIn Irish mythology the Fir Bolg were one of the races that inhabited the island of Ireland prior to the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann.-Mythology:...
made Aidhne their home.
Dubhaltach Mac FhirbhisighDubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, also known as Dubhaltach Óg Giolla Íosa Mór mac Dubhaltach Mór Mac Fhirbhisigh, Duald Mac Firbis, Dudly Ferbisie, and Dualdus Firbissius was an Irish scribe, translator, historian and genealogist...
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Book of Genealogies states that the
Tuath mhac nUmhoir[settled in]
in Dál gCaisThe Dál gCais were a dynastic group of related septs located in north Munster who rose to political prominence in the early medieval era in Ireland. They are desceded from Cormac Cas, or Cas mac Conall Echlúath, hence the term "Dál", meaning "portion" or "share" of Cas...
and in Ui Fhiachrach of Aidhne. Their leader is given as Conall Caol, son of Aonghus mac Úmhór. Connall was killed at the
Battle of Maigh MucruimheCath Maige Mucrama, in English the Battle of Mag Mucrama, is an early Middle Irish language tale which forms part of the Cycles of the Kings.-Content:...
in 195 A.D., and his body brought back to Aidhne where it was interred at a
leacht called Carn Connell (itself the site of a major battle some centuries later).
The territory of Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne is coextensive with the diocese of Cill Mhic Dhuach /
KilmacduaghKilmacduagh is a small village in south County Galway, near Gort, in Ireland. It is best known for Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name and in the Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly in the Church of Ireland....
, which contains the civil parishes of Kinvarradoorus, Killinny, Killeenavarra, Drumacoo,
KilcolganKilcolgan is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The N18 passes through the settlement. There are also two public houses, Donoghues and Raftery's Rest . The neighbouring village of Ballinderreen is also part of its townland.-Places of interest:* Tyrone House, a neo-classical cut-stone ruin...
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ArdrahanArdrahan is a village in County Galway, Ireland.-History:Richard de Brugo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today...
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StradballyStradbally is a small town in County Laois, Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland along the N80 road, a National Secondary Route, about 12km from Portlaoise.-Features:...
, Killeeneen, Killeely, Killora, Killogilleen, Kilchreest, Isertkelly, Killinan, Kilthomas, Kilbeacanty, Beagh,
KilmacduaghKilmacduagh is a small village in south County Galway, near Gort, in Ireland. It is best known for Kilmacduagh monastery, seat of the Diocese of that name and in the Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly in the Church of Ireland....
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KiltartanKiltartan is a barony in County Galway, Ireland. It was formerly known as Cenél Áeda na hEchtge. It was the home of Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and a regular residence of W.B. Yeats.It is alluded to in Yeats's poem An Irish Airman Foresees His Death....
. The diocese of Kilmacduagh contains the present Catholic parishes of
KinvaraKinvara , is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province of Connacht on the west coast of Ireland. Kinvara is also the name of the parish in which the village is situated...
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BallinderreenBallinderreen is a village located on the N67 route between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, in The Republic of Ireland.- Overview :...
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GortGort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...
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ArdrahanArdrahan is a village in County Galway, Ireland.-History:Richard de Brugo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today...
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CraughwellCraughwell is a village in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. Also used as a surname, properly Ó Creachmhaoil, though often Anglicised as Craughwell, and Crockwell...
, Beagh, Kilbeacanty, Kilthomas (Peterswell),
ClarinbridgeClarinbridge is a small village, approximately a 15-minute drive south of Galway, Ireland in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunkellin Bay, which is the easternmost part of Galway Bay...
, Kilchreest.