Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg
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Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, Prince
of Uí Díarmata
, ancestor of the Concannon family, died 991
(died 971
) but had not succeeded himself. A war between himself and the then king, Gillacommain mac Niall
, brought about both their deaths in 991
. An unnamed son of his became king, reigning from around 999
to 1021. All subsequent kings of Uí Díarmata]descended from him, while Cú Ceanain's grandson, Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn
was the first to adopt the style that subsequently became the dynasty's surname, Concannon.
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
of Uí Díarmata
Uí Díarmata
Uí 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...
, ancestor of the Concannon family, died 991
991
Year 991 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Battle of Maldon: The Anglo-Saxons are defeated by Viking invaders led by Olaf Tryggvason, later Olaf I of Norway....
Background
Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg was a member of the Síl Muiredaig dynasty, who ruled as kings of The Connachta in what is now central County Roscommon. By the mid 10th-century they had expanded south-west into the north-east of County Galway. Here a branch of the kindred seized territory and renamed it Uí Díarmata, after its founder, Diarmada Finn mac Tomaltaig, who was in turn a great-grandsonson of King Indrechtach mac Muiredaig (died 723).Life and family
Cú Ceanain was a son of a previous king, Tadhg mac MuircheartachTadhg mac Muircheartach
Tadhg mac Muircheartach was the first recorded king of Uí Díarmata, a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway, Ireland, who died in 971.-Background:...
(died 971
971
Year 971 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King, though he will not be sole king until 977....
) but had not succeeded himself. A war between himself and the then king, Gillacommain mac Niall
Gillacommain mac Niall
-Background:Gillacommain mac Niall was a member of the SíOl Muiredaig dynasty, who ruled as kings of The Connachta in what is now central County Roscommon. By the mid 10th-century they had expanded south-west into the north-east of County Galway...
, brought about both their deaths in 991
991
Year 991 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Battle of Maldon: The Anglo-Saxons are defeated by Viking invaders led by Olaf Tryggvason, later Olaf I of Norway....
. An unnamed son of his became king, reigning from around 999
999
Year 999 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland.* The Orsay commune is founded.- Asia :...
to 1021. All subsequent kings of Uí Díarmata]descended from him, while Cú Ceanain's grandson, Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn
Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn
-Overview:Muirgeas was a grandson of Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, and seems to have reigned from 1021 to 1037. He was the first member of the Uí Díarmata dynasty to use the name ua Cú Ceanainn in a quasi-surname context...
was the first to adopt the style that subsequently became the dynasty's surname, Concannon.
External links
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2444/irish/LD.htm&date=2009-10-25+05:47:51
- Vol. 2 (AD 903–1171): edition and translation