Lochlainn Ó hUiginn
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Lochlainn Ó hUiginn, died 1464.
A member of the Ó hUiginn
brehon
family, The Annals of Connacht
relate that in 1461
His father, Fercert Ó hUiginn
, died in 1419.
A member of the Ó hUiginn
Ó hUiginn
Ó hUiginn is the surname of a Gaelic-Irish family of poets, scribes and historians located in Connacht.Originally part of the southern Uí Néill based in the Irish midlands, they moved west into Connacht...
brehon
Brehon
Brehon is the term in Gaelic-Irish culture for a judge. The Brehons were part of the system of "Brehon Law". The Brehons wore yellow robes when delivering verdicts. Several dozen families were recognised as hereditary brehon clans.-See also:* Mac an Bhaird...
family, The Annals of Connacht
Annals of Connacht
The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin....
relate that in 1461
- Lochlainn son of Fercert O hUicinn died.
His father, Fercert Ó hUiginn
Fercert Ó hUiginn
Fercert Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1419.Fercert was a member of the Ó hUiginn brehon family of Connacht. His obit, sub anno 1419 in the Annals of the Four Masters, identifies him as the head of Ó hUiginn line descended from the poet Gilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn, who died in 1349:* Ferceart, the son...
, died in 1419.
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