Background

Dubh Chablaigh was a daughter of King

King

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 Cathal mac Conchobar mac Taidg

Cathal mac Conchobar mac Taidg

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 of Connacht

Connacht

Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

, who died in 1010. Her mother's identity is uncertain. Her brothers and half-brothers were Tadg in Eich Gil

Tadg in Eich Gil

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, Brian, Conchobor, In Cléirech, and Tadhg Díreach.

Marriage and issue

She was the fourth wife of Brian Boru

Brian Boru

Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, , , was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated...

 and is thought to have been the mother of his son, Domnall, who died in 1010 or 1011. He was survived by a son, Diarmait, who died in 1051. Brian had three known daughters but it is unknown if Dub Chablaigh was the mother of any of them.

Title

Brian styled himself Emperor of the Irish in 1005 at Armagh

Armagh

Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...

, which is the origin of her title.

Family tree

Cathal mac Conchobar mac Taidg

Cathal mac Conchobar mac Taidg

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, d. 1010.
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Dub Chablaigh Tadg in Eich Gil, d. 1030. Brian, Conchobor, In Cléirech, fl. 1044. Tadhg Díreach
=Brian Boru =? d. 1029 fl. 1029. | |
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| | | | An Gilla Lónach
Domnall? Áed in Gai Bernaig, | |
| King of Connacht, Tadg, Conchobar,
| died 1067. d.1056. d. 1069.
Diarmait,
d. 1051.