Flann Ó Tighearnaigh - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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They Ó Tighearnaigh family of Carra, County Mayo

Carra

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(in what is now County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

) were said to be a branch of the Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe were a branch of the Ui Fiachrach dynasty of the Connachta. They were centered in the Moy River valley of Co. Mayo. The Uí Fiachrach Muaide territory at its widest reach included the baronies of Erris and Tirawley in Co. Mayo, and the barony of Tireragh in Co. Sligo...

of north Connacht

Connacht

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. However, they may have originally being of the Partraige

Partraige

The Partraige were a people of early historic Ireland.Several attested branches were found in Ireland, including the following:* Partraige Cera - based around the northern end of Lough Mask and near Lough Carra , County Mayo....

people, and merely allied themselves to the Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe dynasty. The surname

Surname

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is now rendered Tierney

Tierney

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. Bearers of the name are found in both County Mayo

County Mayo

and County Galway

County Galway

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Flann, Lord of Carra

Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair, Kings of Connacht from 1256 to 1274, supported the Ó Muireadhaigh

Murray

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family in their bid to become lords of Carra, which was held by members of the Ó Tighearnaigh family. In an effort to resolve the dispute, a meeting was called to negotiate the position. However, with the aid of Hugh O'Connor, the son of Felim O'Connors King of Connaught, the O'Murray's contrived to murder all the Tierney clan present. Some survived but their power diminished." http://homepage.eircom.net/~thetierneyclan/A%20Brief%20History.htm#origins

Annalistic extract

Sub anno 1273, the Annals of the Four Masters

Annals of the Four Masters

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record that:

Flann Ó Tighernaigh tigherna Cera do marbhadh d'Ó Muiréadhaigh im thighernus Cera tria neart Aodha mic Fedhlimidh Uí Choncobhair./Flann O'Tierney, Lord of Carra, was slain by the O'Murrays in a dispute concerning the lordship of Carra, and through the power of Hugh, son of Felim O'Conor.

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http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html

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