Máeleoin Bódur Ó Maolconaire
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Máeleoin Bódur Ó Maolconaire was a member of the Ó Maolconaire
family of Connacht
, who served as historians and poets to the Síol Muireadaigh
, and their rulers, the Ó Conchubhair Kings of Connacht
. He is the second of the family listed as the Ollamh Síol Muireadaigh, and died in 1266.
Ó Maolconaire
Ó Maolconaire was the surname of a family of professional poets and historians in Medieval Ireland. It is now rendered Mulconry, Conroy, Conaire.-Overview:...
family 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 served as historians and poets to the Síol Muireadaigh
Síol Muireadaigh
Síol Muireadaigh, Gaelic-Irish dynasty and territory, located in north County Roscommon.-Overview:The Síol Muireadaigh were a dynasty of related clans, all descendants of King Muiredach Muillethan of Connacht , all of whom lived in north-central Connaught...
, and their rulers, the Ó Conchubhair Kings of Connacht
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after The Connachta.The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht . Ptolemy's map of c. 150 AD...
. He is the second of the family listed as the Ollamh Síol Muireadaigh, and died in 1266.
Sources
- The Encyclopaedia of Ireland 2003; ISBN 0 7171 300 2.
- Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family Dermot Mac Dermot, 1996.
- A New History of Ireland VIII: A Chronology of Irish History to 1976 - A Companion to Irish History Part I edited by T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin and F.J. Byrne, 1982. ISBN 0 19 821744 7
- The Celebrated Antiquary Nollaig O Muralie, Maynooth, 1996.
- Irish Leaders and Learning Through the Ages Fr. Paul Walsh, 2004. (ed. Nollaig O Muralie).
External links
- List of Published Texts at CELT — University College Cork's Corpus of Electronic Texts