Kings of Hy-Many
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Uí Maine was the name of a kingdom situated in south Connacht
, consisting of all of County Galway
east of Athenry
, all of southern and central County Roscommon
.
In prehistory it was believed to have spanned the River Shannon
, and in the 8th Century even briefly extended its dominion west to Galway Bay
. It existed as an independent kingdom from prehistoric times, and as a subject kingdom up to the end of the medieval era.
The descendants of the last Ó Cellaigh (O'Kelly) Uí Maine are currently known as the O'Kelly of Gallagh and Tycooly (see Irish nobility
and Chief of the Name), and are Counts of the Holy Roman Empire
.
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...
, consisting of all of County Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
east of Athenry
Athenry
Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies east of Galway city, and one of the attractions of the town is its medieval castle. The town is also well-known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".-History:...
, all of southern and central County Roscommon
Roscommon
Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...
.
In prehistory it was believed to have spanned the River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
, and in the 8th Century even briefly extended its dominion west to Galway Bay
Galway Bay
Galway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay. It is about long and from to in breadth...
. It existed as an independent kingdom from prehistoric times, and as a subject kingdom up to the end of the medieval era.
The descendants of the last Ó Cellaigh (O'Kelly) Uí Maine are currently known as the O'Kelly of Gallagh and Tycooly (see Irish nobility
Irish nobility
This article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes Scotland and other discussion...
and Chief of the Name), and are Counts of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
.
Semi-historic kings
All dates approximate.- Maine MórMáine Mór-Biography:Máine Mór descended from Colla da Chrioch of Oirghialla/Oriel, which became overpopulated. Máine Mór, his father Eochaidh Ferdaghiall and his two sons Breasal and Amhlaibh, travelled to Connacht to seek new lands...
, fl. c. 357357Year 357 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus...
-407407Year 407 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius... - Breasal mac Maine MórBreasal mac Maine MórBreasal mac Maine Mór, 2nd king of Uí Maine, fl. 4th-century/5th-century.John O'Donovan remarked that "Bresal, son of Maine, thirty years, when he died a natural death, which the poem states was surprising, as he had been much engaged in wars." He participated in the war that led to the foundation...
, fl. c. 407407Year 407 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius...
-c.437437Year 437 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Sigisvultus... - Fiachra FinnFiachra FinnFiachra Finn, 3rd king of Uí Maine, fl. 5th-century.John O'Donovan remarked that "Fiachra Finn, the son of Bresal , seventeen years, when he was treacherously slain by his brother Maine Mall...
, fl. c. 437437Year 437 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Sigisvultus...
-c.454454Year 454 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Studius... - Connall Cas CiabhachConnall Cas CiabhachConnall Cas Ciabhach, 4th king of Uí Maine, fl. 4th-century/5th-century.-References:* http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/uimaine.htm* Annals of Ulster at at * Annals of Tigernach at at...
, fl. c.454454Year 454 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Studius...
-c.476476Year 476 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Basiliscus and Armatus... - Dallán mac BreasalDallán mac Breasal-Biography:John O'Donovan remarked that "Conall Cas-ciabhach, i.e. of the curled tresses, was prince of Hy-Maine, twenty-two years, when he was slain...
, fl. c. 476476Year 476 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Basiliscus and Armatus...
-c.487487Year 487 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Boethius without colleague... - Duach mac DallánDuach mac DallánDuach mac Dallán, 6th king of Uí Maine, fl. 5th-century/6th-century.John O'Donovan remarked that "Dallan, who was also a brother of Fiachra Finn, was prince of Hy-Maine for eleven years, when he was mortally wounded and afterwards drowned."...
, fl. c. 487487Year 487 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Boethius without colleague...
-c.503503Year 503 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Volusianus and Dixicrates... - Lughaidh mac DallánLughaidh mac DallánLughaidh mac Dallán, 7th king of Uí Maine, fl. 5th-century/6th-century.John O'Donovan remarked that "Lughaidh, the son of Dallan, and brother of Duach, was prince or chief ruler of Hy-Many for fourteen years, when he died a natural death."...
, fl. c. 503503Year 503 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Volusianus and Dixicrates...
-c.517517Year 517 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Agapitus and Paulus... - Feradhach mac LughaidhFeradhach mac LughaidhFeradhach mac Lughaidh, 8th king of Uí Maine, fl. 6th-century.John O'Donovan remarked that "Feradhach, the son of Lughaidh, was prince of Hy-Many for twenty-four years, when he was slain by his successor."-References:...
, fl. c. 517517Year 517 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Agapitus and Paulus...
-c.541541Year 541 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Basilius without colleague...
Early historic kings
- Maine mac CearbhallMaine mac Cearbhall-Background:Maine is the first king of Uí Maine listed in the Irish annals, and thus its first historically attested ruler.Minor confusion surrounds his obituary, with a six-year variation given, perhaps reflecting the computations of Irish monks....
, d. 531/537 - MarcánMarcánMarcán, 10th King of Uí Maine, died 556.Marcán was the first of two semi-historical kings who reigned subsequent to that of the first attested king of Uí Maine, Maine mac Cearbhall....
, fl. c. 541-556 - Cairbre CromCairbre Crom-Background:Cairbre Crom is regarded as the last of the semi-historical kings of Uí Maine, his floruit estimated to be the second quarter of the 6th century....
, fl. c. 556 - Brenainn mac CairbreBrenainn mac CairbreBrenainn mac Cairbre, 12th King of Uí Maine, died 597 or 601.Brenainn is only the second king of Uí Maine listed in the Irish annals. Confusion surrounds his obit, with a five-year variation given...
, died 597/601. - Aedh BuidheAedh BuidheAedh Buidhe was the 13th King of the Uí Maine.The early historic era of the kingdom of Uí Maine is fragmentary. It is first mentioned in the annals in 537. Likewise the succession of its kings...
, killed 600. - Conall mac Máele DúibConall mac Máele DúibConall mac Máele Dúib, died 629) 14th King of the Uí Maine.In his time the Uí Maine were allied and subject to the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, a branch of the Connachta. They were ruled at this time by Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin who ruled at the height of their power...
(slain 629). - Marcán mac TommáinMarcán mac TommáinMarcán mac Tommáin, died 653 15th King of the Uí Maine.In his time the Uí Maine were allied and subject to the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, a branch of the Connachta. They were ruled at this time by Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin who ruled at the height of their power...
(slain 653). - Fithceallach mac FlainnFithceallach mac FlainnFithceallach mac Flainn was the 16th King of the Uí Maine.Little seems to be known of his reign. In 673 the death of Ceannfaeladh mac Blathmac, son of Diarmaid, was killed in the battle of Aircealtair, at Tigh Ua Maine, but this place was probably not within his kingdom.The annals merely report...
, died 691. - SeachnasachSeachnasachSeachnasach was the 17th king of the Uí Maine.Seachnasach's genealogy lists him as ten generations removed from Máine Mór, the founder of Uí Maine: "Sechnasaigh, mic Congail, mic Eogain, mic Comain, mic Brenaind Daill, mic Cairpri Feichine, mic Fearadaig, mic Luigdheach, mic Dallain, mic Bresail,...
, died 711. - Dluthach mac FithcheallachDluthach mac Fithcheallach-Lifetime:There appears to be no details of his reign. During his reign, the following events occurred in Connacht and Ireland* 717 - "A battle was fought between the Connaughtmen and the Corcu Baiscinn, wherein the son of Talamhnaigh was slain."...
, died 738. - Cathal MaenmaigheCathal MaenmaigheCathal Maenmaighe was the 19th King of Uí Maine.Cathal appears to have taken his name from Trícha Máenmaige.During his reign, the following events occurred in Connacht and Ireland...
, died 745. - Ailello hui DaimineAilello hui DaimineAilello hui Daimine was the 20th King of Uí Maine.The Annals of Tigernach report of him "Bass Ailello h-ui Daimine, ríg h-Úa Maine", though it does not provide the details or context of his death....
, died 749. - Inreachtach mac DluthachInreachtach mac Dluthach-Ancestry:Inreachtach was the son of king Dluthach mac Fithcheallach . His descent from king Cairbre Crom is given as "Innrachtach, son of Dluthach, son of Oilell, son of Innrechtach, son of Dluthach, son of Fithchellach, son of Dicholla, son of Eoghan Finn, son of Cormac, son of Cairpri...
, died 750 - Aedh AilghinAedh Ailghin-Reign:Only one major event of Aedh's reign appear in the annals, sub anno 751, though he himself is nowhere mentioned:The battle of Bealach Cro was gained by Crimhthann over the Dealbhna of Ui Maine, in which was slain Finn mac Arbh, Lord of Dealbhna, at Tibra Finn, and the Dealbhna were...
, killed 767 - Dunchadh ua DaimhineDunchadh ua Daimhine-Reign:During his era, Dunchadh's kingdom endured border conflicts initiated by the Connachta, by the successive kings Donn Cothaid mac Cathail , Flaithrí mac Domnaill and Artgal mac Cathail...
, died 780 - Conall mac FidhghalConall mac Fidhghal-Reign:Connall's era is very obscure. Following two relatively lengthy reigns under Aedh Ailghin and Dunchadh ua Daimhine , his kingship marked the start of some four or five short reigns....
, died 782 - Duncadho mac Duib Da TuadhDuncadho mac Duib Da Tuadh-Reign:Duncadho mac Duib Da Tuadh does not appear in the genealogies. His is the second of four or five short and highly obscure reigns.This may indicate conflict, perhaps due to internal succession disputes or aggression from the expanding Uí Briúin under Artgal mac Cathail .-References:* Annals...
, died 784 - AmhalgaidhAmhalgaidh-Reign:Amhalgaidh may be the most obscure of some four or five short-reigned kings of Ui Maine. Not even his ancestry is known.This may indicate conflict, perhaps due to internal succession disputes or aggression from the expanding Uí Briúin under Artgal mac Cathail .-References:* Annals of Ulster...
, died 786 - Ailell mac InreachtachAilell mac InreachtachAilell mac Inreachtach, 27th King of Uí Maine, died 791/799.Ailell was the son of king Inreachtach mac Dluthach. No other details appear of him.-References:*Annals of Ulster at at *Annals of Tigernach at at...
, died 791791Year 791 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 791 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* The Avars invade Europe again, but are...
/799799Year 799 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 799 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Religion :* 29 November – Pope Leo III, aided... - Dub Dá Leithe mac TomaltachDub Dá Leithe mac TomaltachDub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach, 28th King of Uí Maine, died 816 .Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach is one of two kings of Ui Maine listed in the obits sub anno 816. Dub Dá Leithe is listed as "chief of Ui Maine " in the Annals of Ulster, with apparently a question concerning his rule.The Annals of the Four...
, died 816816Year 816 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Frankish king Louis the Pious is crowned emperor by Pope Stephen IV.- Religion :... - Cathal mac MurchadhCathal mac MurchadhCathal mac Murchadh was 29th King of Uí Maine, died – 816.Cathal mac Murchadh was killed at "The battle of Rath Fhearadh by the chieftains of Ui Briuin, Diarmaid, son of Tomaltach, and Maelcothaigh, son of Fogartach in Dealbhna Nuadhat, between the Suca and the Sinnainn, where Cathal and many...
, killed 816816Year 816 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Frankish king Louis the Pious is crowned emperor by Pope Stephen IV.- Religion :... - Cathal mac AilellCathal mac Ailell-Kingship:Cathal's reign had begun by 834 but it is not stated how long he had held the kingship, nor if he was a direct successor of Cathal mac Murchadh-Activities:...
, died 844844Year 844 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Rhodri Mawr becomes king of Gwynedd....
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High medieval kings
- Mughroin mac SochlachanMughroin mac SochlachanMughroin mac Sochlachan was 30th King of Uí Maine, died 904).Mughroin mac Sochlachan is the first recorded king of Ui Maine since 844. His pedigree - written as Murchatan - is recorded in Leabhar Ua Maine as:...
, died 904 - Sochlachan mac DiarmataSochlachan mac DiarmataSochlachan mac Diarmata was 31st King of Uí Maine.Sochlanchan's reign is unremarked, apart from his obit - "Mughroin, son of Sochlachan, lord of Ui-Maine, died." Any descendants he might have had are apparently unrecorded, though his successor, Murchadh mac Sochlachan, may have been his son...
, died 909 - Murchadh mac SochlachanMurchadh mac SochlachanSochlachan mac Diarmata was 32nd King of Uí Maine.In 918 there occurred "A great slaughter was made of the Ui-Maine at Grian but the circumstances are not stated....
, died 936 - Murchadh mac AodhaMurchadh mac Aodha-Reign and events:Murchadh's reign is obscure. Some of the events recorded in Ui Maine, Connacht and Ireland during his lifetime include:* 940.Cluain-mic-Nois and Cill-dara were plundered by Blacaire, son of Godfrey, and the foreigners of Ath-cliath [and] A great flood in this year, so that the...
, died 960 - Geibennach mac AedhaGeibennach mac Aedha-Reign:Geibennach's era is poorly documented. Events which occurred in his time included:960. Murchadh, son of Aedh, lord of Ui-Maine of Connaught, died. Inis-mor in Loch-Ribh was taken by Murchadh Ua Ceallaigh from Ceallach, son of Ruarc, lord of Feara-Cul Teathbha, i.e...
, died 973 - Muirgus mac DomnaillMuirgus mac DomnaillMuirgus mac Domnaill was 35th King of Uí Maine.Muirgus's time is not noted in the Irish annals, the only direct reference is to his death in 985, which states he was slain...
, died 986 - Tadhg Mór Ua CellaighTadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh-Background:Ua Cellaigh was the first King of Uí Maine to bear the surnmae Ua Cellaigh, derived from his grandfather, Ceallach mac Finnachta, who was in turn a sixth-generation descendant of Eoghan Finn, a descendant of the first king, Maine Mór...
, d. 1014 - Concobar mac Tadg Ua CellaighConcobar mac Tadg Ua CellaighConcobar mac Tadg Ua Cellaig, 37th King of Uí Maine, and 2nd Chief of the Name, died 1030.There was formerly some confusion as to the succession of the kingdom following the death of Tadhg Mór at Clontarf in 1014...
, d. 1030 - Mac Tadhg Ua CellaighMac Tadhg Ua CellaighDiarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh, 38th King of Uí Maine and 3rd Chief of the Name, died 1065.-Biography:Upon the death of Concobar mac Tadg Ua Cellaig, a succession dispute appears to have arisen in the kingdom, with a confused succession...
, d. 1065 - Dunchadh Ua CellaighDunchadh Ua CellaighDunchadh Ua Cellaig, 39th King of Uí Maine and 4th Chief of the Name, died 1074.The Annals of the Four Masters note his death as follows:Donnchadh Ua Ceallaigh, lord of Ui-Maine, was killed by his brother, Tadhg, grandson of Conchobhar Ua Ceallaigh, on the island of Loch-Caelain.This would appear...
, d. 1074 - Aed Ua CellaighAed Ua Cellaigh-Background:Aed is one of a number of 11th century kings of Uí Maine who is obscure. According to John O'Donovan, this seems to have been as a result both of historical confusion, and possibly genealogical re-ramification, where the pedigree of one branch of the Uí Maine was later treated as a...
, died 1134 - Diarmaid Ua MadadhanDiarmaid Ua Madadhan-Background:Diarmaid was the son of Madudan Reamhar Ua Madadhan . In addition to ruling Síol Anmchadha, he was the last of his dynasty to gain overlordship of Uí Maine, ca. 1134.-Ua Fuirg and Ua Ceannéidigh:...
, d. 1135 - Tadhg Ua CellaighTadhg Ua CellaighTadhg Ua Cellaigh, 39th King of Uí Maine and 6th Chief of the Name, abducted 1145.-References in the Annals:Tadhg and Uí Maine are mentioned infrequently in the annals, reflecting the kingdom's subordinate status within the kingdom of Connacht...
, abducted 1145 - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua CellaighConchobar Maenmaige Ua CellaighConchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, 40th King of Uí Maine and 7th Chief of the Name, died 1180.-Origins:Conchobar Maenmaige is agreed in all sources to have been king for forty years, so it appears he succeeded Tadhg Ua Cellaigh sometime after his abduction by an army from Munster in 1145...
, d. 1180 - Murrough Ua CellaighMurrough Ua CellaighMurrough Ua Cellaigh, 41st King of Uí Maine and 8th Chief of the Name, died 1186.-Background:The previous king, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, was killed in the Battle of The Connors in 1180 during an apparent rebellion against the king of Connacht....
, d. 1186 - Domnall Mór Ua CellaighDomnall Mór Ua CellaighDomnall Mór Ua Cellaigh, 42nd King of Uí Maine and 9th Chief of the Name, died 1221.-Reign:Domnall Mór's reign is one of the most of obscure of the High Medieval kings of Uí Maine...
, d. 1221
Post-Norman kings
- Conchobar Ó CellaighConchobar Ó CellaighConchobar Ó Cellaigh, 43rd King of Uí Maine and 10th Chief of the Name, died 1268.-Historical background:Uí Maine during his reign fell away from subordinate status to the Kings of Connacht and regained something of its former independence, but at the cost of encastellation and settlement under...
, reigned 1221-1268 - Maine Mor Ó CellaighMaine Mor Ó CellaighMaine Mor Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and 10th Chief of the Name.Uí Maine during his reign fell away from subordinate status to the Kings of Connacht and regained something of its former independence, but at the cost of encastellation and settlement under Richard Mór de Burgh and his son,...
, 1268-1271 - Domnall Ó Cellaig, 1271-1295.
- Donnchad Muimnech Ó CellaighDonnchad Muimnech Ó CellaighDonnchad Muimnech Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.Uí Maine during his reign fell away from subordinate status to the Kings of Connacht and regained something of its former independence, but at the cost of encastellation and settlement under Richard Mór de Burgh and his son,...
, 1295-1307 - Gilbert Ó CellaighGilbert Ó CellaighGilbert Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.-References:* The Tribes and customs of bananas and Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978....
, first reign 1307-1315 - Tadhg Ó CellaighTadhg Ó Cellaigh-Background:Tadhg was one of five sons of Domhnall mac Conchobar mac Tadhg Taillten Ó Cellaigh, listed as"Gilbert, King of Hy-Many, David, Tadhg Mor of the Battle of Ath na Righ, and Conchobhar, King of Hy-Many, and Aedh...
, 1315-1316 - Conchobar mac Domnall Ó CellaighConchobar mac Domnall Ó CellaighConchobar mac Domnall Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.-References:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978....
, 1316-1318 - Gilbert Ó CellaighGilbert Ó CellaighGilbert Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.-References:* The Tribes and customs of bananas and Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978....
, second reign, 1318-1322 - Aed Ó CellaighAed Ó Cellaigh-References:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.* The Anglo-Normans in Co. Galway: the process of colonization, Patrick Holland, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 41,* Excavation on the...
, c.1322-? - Ruaidri Ó CellaighRuaidri Ó CellaighRuaidri Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.-References:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978....
, c.1332-1339 - Tadgh Óg Ó CellaighTadgh Óg Ó CellaighTadgh Óg Ó Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.-References:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978....
, 1339-1340
Kings of the Clanricarde era
- Diarmaid Ó CellaighDiarmaid Ó Cellaigh-References:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.* The Anglo-Normans in Co. Galway: the process of colonization, Patrick Holland, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 41,* Excavation on the...
, c.1340-c.1349. - William Buidhe Ó CellaighWilliam Buidhe Ó CellaighWilliam Buidhe Ó Cellaigh, King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name, died c.1381.-References:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978....
, c.1349-1381 - Maelsechlainn Ó CellaighMaelsechlainn Ó CellaighMaelsechlainn Ó Cellaigh, king of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name, died in 1402.Maelsechlainn was a son of the previous king, and continued the kingdom's expansion, and rise of prestige, that William Buidhe had initiated. The borders were expanded as land lost in the 13th century to the Earl of Ulster...
, 1381-1402. - Conchobar an Abaidh Ó CellaighConchobar an Abaidh Ó CellaighConchobar an Abaidh Ó Cellaigh, king of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name, died 1403.Following a lengthy period of stable rule from c.1349 to 1402 under the kings William Buidhe and his son, Maelsechlainn, Conchobar's reign was the first of two successive short reigns, though it is unclear if succession...
, 1402-1403 - Tadgh Ruadh Ó Cellaigh, 1403-1410
- Donnchadh Ó CellaighDonnchadh Ó CellaighDonnchadh Ó Cellaigh, king of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name, died 1424.-Further reading:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Parish of Ballinasloe, Fr. Jerome A. Fahey....
, 1410-1424 - Aedh mac Brian Ó CellaighAedh mac Brian Ó CellaighAedh mac Brian Ó Cellaigh, King of Ui Maine, died 1467.Ó Cellaigh appears to have been the only son of Brian Ó Cellaigh and Edwina inion Cathal Oge O Conchobair...
, 1424-1467 - Aedh na gCailleach Ó Cellaigh, 1467-1469
- Tadhg Caech Ó CellaighTadhg Caech Ó CellaighTadhg Caech Ó Cellaigh, King of Ui Maine, retired 1476.Upon the death of Aedh na gCailleach Ó Cellaigh in 1469, the Ui Maine elected two kings, ruleing Iar Ui Maine and Airthir Ui Maine respectively. They were Tadhg Caech Ó Cellaigh of Airthir, and William in the west...
, 1469-1476 King of East Uí Maine - William Ó CellaighWilliam Ó CellaighWilliam Ó Cellaigh, King of Ui Maine, died 1487.Upon the death of Aedh na gCailleach Ó Cellaigh in 1469, the Ui Maine elected two kings, ruleing Iar Ui Maine and Airthir Ui Maine respectively. They were Tadhg Caech Ó Cellaigh of Airthir, and William in the west...
King of Iar Uí Maine 1472-1476, all Uí Maine1476-1487 - Maelsechlainn mac Aedh Ó CellaighMaelsechlainn mac Aedh Ó CellaighMaelsechlainn mac Aedh Ó Cellaigh, king of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name, died 1489.-Further reading:* The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843* The Parish of Ballinasloe, Fr. Jerome A. Fahey....
, 1488-1489 - Conchobar Óg mac Aedh Ó Cellaigh, 1489-1499
- Donnchadh mac Breasal Ó Cellaigh, 1489-?
Early modern chiefs
- Maelsechlainn mac Tadhg Ó CellaighMaelsechlainn mac Tadhg Ó CellaighMaelsechlainn mac Tadhg Ó Cellaigh, King of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name,leading participant in the Battle of Knockdoe, fl. 1499-1511.-Family background:...
, 1499-1511 - Tadhg mac Maolsheachlainn Ó Cellaigh, 1511-1513
- Maelsechlainn mac William Ó Cellaigh, c. 1513 - 1521
- Domnall mac Aedh na gCailleach Ó Cellaigh, c. 1521 - c. 1536
- Donnchadh mac Eamonn Ó CellaighDonnchadh mac Eamonn Ó CellaighDonnchadh mac Eamonn Ó Cellaigh, king of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name, fl. 1536 - after 1557.-Overview:Donnchadh's reign saw the final subjugation of Ui Maine to the Clanricarde's, after two centuries of virtual independence and seizure of lands conquored by the Burkes in the 13th century...
, 1536 - after 1557 - Ceallach Ó Cellaigh, after 1557 - after 1573
- Eigneachan Ó Cellaigh, c. 1573 - after 1580
- Aedh mac Donnchadh Ó Cellaig, after 1580–1590
- Feardorcha Ó CellaighFeardorcha Ó CellaighFeardorcha Ó Cellaigh, 79th and last king of Uí Maine, 43rd Chief of the Name, fl. 1584-after 1611.-Family background:Ó Cellaigh was a native of Aughrim, County Galway. His father, Cellach Ó Cellaigh married Julia Ní Cellaigh, daughter of Tadg Dubh of Gallagh...
, 1593 - after 1611
Chiefs of the Name
- Melaghlin Ó Cellaigh, died 1637, father of
- Teige Ó Cellaigh of Aughrim, father of
- James O'KellyJames O'KellyJames O'Kelly was an American clergyman during the Second Great Awakening and an important figure in the early history of Methodism in America. He was also known for his outspoken views on abolitionism, penning the strong antislavery work Essay on Negro Slavery...
, died 12 July, 1691, at the Battle of AughrimBattle of AughrimThe Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 , near the village of Aughrim in County Galway....
, father of - John O'Kelly, dead between 26 Nov. 1732 and 13 Feb. 1733, father of
- James Kelly, elder half-brother of
- Oliver Kelly, brother of
- Matthias Kelly, brother of
- William Kelly of Buckfield, d. 15 Nov. 1760, father of
- Edmund Kelly of Buckfield, father of
- William Kelly of Buckfield, father of
- Thomas Kelly of Buckfield, brother of
- Edmond Kelly of Buckfeild, father of
- William Kelly, succeeded by his cousin, Count O'Kelly.
Chiefs and Counts of the Holy Roman Empire
- Festus O'Kelly, 1st Count of Gallgh and Tycooly, Count of the Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, 1771–1832 - Conor O'Kelly
- Dillon John O'Kelly
- John KellyJohn Kelly- People :* John Kelly of Killanne , leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Wexford* John Kelly , Congregational minister* John Larry Kelly, Jr. , originator of the Kelly criterion...
, died before 1733
- Walter Lionel O'Kelly of Gallagh and Tycooly, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, The O'Kelly. Alive c. 2000.
Further reading
- The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many, John O'DonovanJohn O'Donovan (scholar)John O'Donovan , from Atateemore, in the parish of Kilcolumb, County Kilkenny, and educated at Hunt's Academy, Waterford, was an Irish language scholar from Ireland.-Life:...
, 1843 - The Parish of Ballinasloe, Fr. Jerome A. FaheyJerome A. FaheyFather Jerome A. Fahey was an Irish priest and writer, 1843–1919.Fahey was born at Killomoran, Gort, and educated in the town's national school and St. Jarlath's, Tuam. He studied at Maynooth from 1860, been ordained there in 1867....
. - Notes on the O'Kelly Family, E. Festus Kelly, pp. 140–150, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical SocietyGalway Archaeological and Historical SocietyThe Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on the 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway. It promotes the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published 60 volumes of the Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical...
, volume 16, Nos. iii & iv, 1934-35. - The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaghtEdward MacLysaghtEdward MacLysaght was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames and made him well known to all those researching their family past.-Early life:Edward was born in Flax Bourton...
, Dublin, 1978. - A New History of Ireland - lists and genealogies, vol. 9, Oxford University Press, 1984.
- Dictionary of Irish Biography ... to the Year 2002, pp. 591–622, Cambridge, 2010.
- Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.