Domhnall mac Gadhra
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Domhnall mac Gadhra, King
of Gailenga
and Luighne Connacht
, died 931.
Domhnall was a son of Gadhra, from whom the surname O'Gara derived.
The Annals of the Four Masters
, sub anno 931, state that "Domhnall mac Gadhra, king of Luighne, slain 931." He may have been the only representative of his line who ruled Luigne Connacht. His descendants later became the Ó Gadhra Chiefs of the Name
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=Sadhbh inion Conn Céadchathach
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Cian & six brothers
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Tadhg
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(thirteen generations)
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Saorghus mac Béac
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Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus
, died 926. Sleiteachán
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Clan Ó hEaghra Gadhra
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Domhnall mac Gadhra
king of Luighne Connacht
, d. 931
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Clann Ó Gadhra
King
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of Gailenga
Gailenga
Gailenga was the name of two related peoples and kingdoms found in medieval Ireland in Brega and Connacht.-Origins:Along with the Luighne, Delbhna, Saitne and Ciannachta, the Gailenga claimed descent from Tadc mac Cein mac Ailill Aulom. Francis John Byrne, in agreement with Eoin MacNeill, believes...
and Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the boarders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo.-Origin:The Luighne were a people, originally found in Brega, south of Kells in what is now County Meath. The baronys of Lune in Meath, and Leyney in Sligo, were called...
, died 931.
Domhnall was a son of Gadhra, from whom the surname O'Gara derived.
The Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
, sub anno 931, state that "Domhnall mac Gadhra, king of Luighne, slain 931." He may have been the only representative of his line who ruled Luigne Connacht. His descendants later became the Ó Gadhra Chiefs of the Name
Ó Gadhra Chiefs of the Name
The Ó Gadhra Chiefs of the Name were the head of the Clan O'Gara, who were originally located in Sliabh Lugha , the southern part of the territory ruled by the Kings of Luighne Connacht...
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Family tree
Ailill AulomAilill Aulom
In Irish traditional history Ailill Ollamh , son of Mug Nuadat, was a king of the southern half of Ireland. Sabia, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, was his wife. He divided the kingdom between his sons Éogan, Cormac Cas, and Cian. Éogan founded the dynasty of the Eóganachta...
=Sadhbh inion Conn Céadchathach
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Cian & six brothers
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Tadhg
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(thirteen generations)
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Saorghus mac Béac
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|_________________________________________________
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Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus
Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus
Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, eponym and ancestor of the clan Ó hEaghra, King of Luighne Connacht, died 928.-Ancestry:Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus was a member of the Gailenga people of north Connacht. They were originally from the kingdom of Brega on the east coast of Ireland...
, died 926. Sleiteachán
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Clan Ó hEaghra Gadhra
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Domhnall mac Gadhra
king of Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the boarders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo.-Origin:The Luighne were a people, originally found in Brega, south of Kells in what is now County Meath. The baronys of Lune in Meath, and Leyney in Sligo, were called...
, d. 931
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Clann Ó Gadhra
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#lui