Ruaidhri Mac Aedha, Lord

Lord

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 of Clann Cosgraigh

Clann Cosgraigh

Clan Cosgraigh was a district on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, County Galway.Its chiefs were the Mac Aedha, who claimed common ancestry with the Muintir Murchada.In 1124 Muireadhach Clan Cosgraigh was a district on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, County Galway.Its chiefs were the Mac Aedha,...

, died 1170.

Mac Aeda was a descendant of Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua Flaithbehrtaigh, via his son, Muireadhach mac Aedh

Muireadhach mac Aedh

Muireadhach mac Aedh, Lord of Clann Cosgraigh, died 1124.Muireadhach was a grandson of Rúaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh , who at the time of his death was King of Iar Connacht....

, whose descendants took the surname

Surname

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 Mac Aedha.

The Clann Mac Aedha were rulers of Clann Cosgraigh, a district on the east shore of Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the second largest lough in Ireland . It covers 178 km² and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.The first canal in...

 in what is now County Galway

County Galway

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Ruaidhri Mac Aedha died on a pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

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 to Tuam

Tuam

Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...

 in 1170. A 13th-century member of the family would become Archbishop of Tuam

Archbishop of Tuam

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The surname is now rendered McHugh or Hughes.