Murchad Ua Flaithbertaig
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Murchad Ua Flaithbertaig, Bishop of Annaghdown
Bishop of Annaghdown
The Bishop of Annaghdown is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small village of Annaghdown in County Galway, Ireland....

, c.1202-1241.

Ua Flaithbertaig was a member of that branch of the Muintir Murchada
Muintir Murchada
Muintir Murchada was the name of an Irish territory which derived its name from the ruling dynasty, who were in turn a branchh of the Uí Briúin. The name was derived from Murchadh mac Maenach, King of Uí Briúin Seóla, who died 891.-Overview:...

 who took the surname Ó Flaithbheartaigh
O'Flaherty
Ó Flaithbertaigh, Gaelic-Irish surname, anglicized as O'Flaherty-Overview:This Gaelic-Irish surname is written as "Ua Flaithbertach" or "Ua Flaithbertaig" in Old Irish and Middle Irish texts....

. His family were originally native to the Diocese of Annaghdown before been expelled by the Kings of Connacht
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after The Connachta.The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht . Ptolemy's map of c. 150 AD...

 and the de Burgh
De Burgh
de Burgh is a surname, and may refer to:* Chris de Burgh , musician and songwriter* Edmond Albanach de Burgh , Lord of Connaught* Elizabeth de Burgh , Scottish royal consort...

 Earls of Ulster. Nothing particular appears to be known of Murchad's term.

External links

  • http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
  • http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
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