Gilla na Naomh Ua hEidhin
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Gilla na Naomh Ua hEidhin, King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
until his death in 1100.
Gilla na Naomh was the third Ua hEidhin king to rule Aidhne
, and was king for sixty-two years, one of the longest in attested Irish history.
In 1055 he killed Domnhall Ruadh Ua Briain in unexplained circumstances. In 1067 the battle of Turlach Adhnaigh occurred in his territory. The Annals of the Four Masters
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The same source records another battle in Aidhne
in 1094.
Gilla na Naomh died in 1100 and was buried in Clonmacnoise
.
Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...
until his death in 1100.
Gilla na Naomh was the third Ua hEidhin king to rule Aidhne
Aidhne
Aidhne 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...
, and was king for sixty-two years, one of the longest in attested Irish history.
In 1055 he killed Domnhall Ruadh Ua Briain in unexplained circumstances. In 1067 the battle of Turlach Adhnaigh occurred in his territory. 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...
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The battle of Turlach Adhnaigh, between Áed in Gai BernaigÁed in Gai BernaigÁed Ua Conchobair or Áed in Gai Bernaig, King of Connacht, reigned 1046–1067.King Art of Connaught was slain by the Cinel-Conaill in 1046, "the second year after his having plundered Cluain-mic-Nois."...
, King of Connaught, and Aedh, the son of Art Uallach Ua Ruairc, and the men of Breifne along with him; where fell Áed in Gai Bernaig, King of the province of Connaught, the helmsman of the valour of Leath-ChuinnLeath CuinnLeath Cuinn and Leath Moga refers to a legendary ancient division of Ireland.-Geographical extant:Leath Cuinn was the island north of the Esker Riada...
; and the chiefs of Connaught fell along with him, and, among the rest, Aedh Ua Con CeanainnAedh Ua Con Ceanainn-Biography:Aedh was a supporter of Áed in Gai Bernaig, king of Connacht. He fought and died with him at the battle of Turlach Adhnaigh in Aidhne, in 1067....
, lord of Uí DíarmataUí DíarmataUí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway.-Origins:The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht , and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created by the Uí Briúin in the ninth century during a wave of expansion...
, and many others. It was to commemorate the death of Aedh Ua Conchobhair this quatrain was composed:"Seven years, seventy, not a short period/And a thousand, great the victory/From the birth of Christ/not false the jurisdiction/Till the fall of Aedh, King of Connaught."
The same source records another battle in Aidhne
Aidhne
Aidhne 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...
in 1094.
A battle was gained by Tadhg, son of Ruaidhri Ua Conchobhair, and the Sil-Muireadhaigh, over the people of Thomond and West Connaught, in which three hundred were slain; and they plundered all West Connaught. This was called the battle of Fidhnacha. Of the chieftains who were slain in this battle were Amhlaeibh Ua hAichir, Donnsleibhe Ua Cinnfhaelaidh, and the son of Gillafursa Ua Maelmhuaidh.
Gilla na Naomh died in 1100 and was buried in Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise
The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....
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