The Kings of Sliabh Lugha were rulers of the district of Sliabh Lugha, located in what is now County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

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The Sliabh Lugha area was originally known as Gailenga

Gailenga

Gailenga was the name of two related peoples and kingdoms found in medieval Ireland in Brega and Connacht.-Origins:Along with the Luighne, Delbhna, Saitne and Ciannachta, the Gailenga claimed descent from Tadc mac Cein mac Ailill Aulom. Francis John Byrne, in agreement with Eoin MacNeill, believes...

 but by the 12th-century called Sliabh Lugha. Its rulers were the Ó Gadhra, whose ancestors were Kings of Luighne Connacht

Kings of Luighne Connacht

The Kings of Luighne Connacht were rulers of the people and kingdom of Luighne Connacht, located in what is now County Mayo and County Sligo.The southern area was originally known as Gailenga but by the 12th-century called Sliabh Lugha...

, an over-kingdom of which Gailenga/Sliabh Lugha was the southern part. The northern area, lying in south-west County Sligo, retained the name Luighne.

After the Anglo-Norman conquest 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...

, it was known as the Barony of Gallen

Barony of Gallen

The Barony of Gallen is one of the nine baronies in County Mayo, Ireland. It is situated in the eastern part of the county south of the town of Ballina, bordering County Sligo...

, and ruled by the clan

Clan

A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...

 Mac Siúrtáin till early 1600s.

King list

• 1181 - Donn Sléibhe Ua Gadhra
  Donn Sléibhe Ua Gadhra
  Donn Sléibhe Ua Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1181.The Annals of Lough Ce appear to be the only contempoary reference to Donn Sléibhe, laconicly reporting that Donnsleibhe O'Gadhra mortuus est in the year 1181.-External links:*...
  
  , king of Sleibe Lughu, died.
• 1206 - Ruairí Ó Gadhra
  Ruairí Ó Gadhra
  Ruairí Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1206.The Annals of the Four Masters appear to contain one of the few reference to Ruairí, reporting that Rory O'Gara, Lord of Sliabh Lugha, died in the year 1206.-External links:*...
  
  , Lord of Sliabh Lugha, died.
• 1217 - Domhnall Ó Gadhra
  Domhnall Ó Gadhra
  Domhnall Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1217.The Annals of the Four Masters merely report that Donnell O'Gara died in the year 1217. They do not specificly state that he was king, though he would not have been recorded had he not been of some prominence.-External links:**...
  
  , died.
• 1227 - Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra
  Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra
  Donn Sléibhe Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha, died 1217.The Annals of the Four Masters record Donn Sléibhe demise in some detail, sub anno 1227:...
  
  , was slain by Gillaroe, his own brother's son.
• 1256 - Ruaidrí Ó Gadhra
  Ruaidrí Ó Gadhra
  Ruaidrí Ó Gadhra, King of Sliabh Lugha and Chief of the Name, died 1256.During Ruaidrí's lifetime the territory of Sliabh Lugha was conquored by the Sheriff of Connacht, Jordan de Exeter , ancestor of the Clan Mac Siúrtáin...
  
  , was slain by David, son of Richard Cuisin

External links

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#tri
• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/