Kings of Fer Manach
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Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Kings of Fermanagh (Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish) O'hEignigh, O'Maolruanaidh and O'Dubhdara were drawn from the Kingdom of Airghialla, Other names include Oirghiall, Oriel, Airgéill and Uriel. The oldest and more correct form is Airghialla denoting both the territory and the name used to describe the inhabitants of the territory. This is stated in the early genealogies to go back to one of the Three Collas. The Ó hEignigh and Maolruanaidh sept
s were noted as kings of Fermanagh until becoming tributary to the Maguires (Meicc h-Uidir) around 1202
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Sept (social)
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
s were noted as kings of Fermanagh until becoming tributary to the Maguires (Meicc h-Uidir) around 1202
1202 in Ireland
-Events:*Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair succeeds Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair as King of Connacht....
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External references
- http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/oriel.htm
- http://www.dorroughanddorough.com/faq/faq.htm