Ua Corcrain of Clonfert
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Ua Corcrain of Clonfert, Abbot
of Clonfert
, died 1095.
Ua Corcrain may have been a member of the Ó Cormacáin
eccleiastical family based in Síol Anmchadha
, in what is now south-east County Galway.
Since the 18th and 19th century the name has been rendered as Ó Cormacáin, Cormacan, Cormican.
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of Clonfert
Clonfert
Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is half way between Ballinasloe and Portumna.Clonfert Cathedral is situated in the village, which is the see of the Diocese of Clonfert.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...
, died 1095.
Ua Corcrain may have been a member of the Ó Cormacáin
Ó Cormacáin
Ó Cormacáin, Gaelic-Irish surname.-Overview:Ó Cormacáin was mainly found west of the Shannon, in Connacht. The Ó Cormacáin ecclesiastical family were based in Síol Anmchadha, in what is now southeast County Galway....
eccleiastical family based in Síol Anmchadha
Síol Anmchadha
Síol Anmchadha was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Hy-Many, and ruled by an off-shoot of the Ui Maine called the Síol Anmchadha , from whom the territory took its name....
, in what is now south-east County Galway.
Since the 18th and 19th century the name has been rendered as Ó Cormacáin, Cormacan, Cormican.
See also
- Maelcoluim Ua CormacainMaelcoluim Ua CormacainMaelcoluim Ua Cormacain, Abbot of Aran, died 1114.Ua Cormacain is one of the few named successors to Enda of Aran, dying early in the reign of King Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of Connacht...
, AbbotAbbotThe word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of AranAran- Places :* The Aran Islands across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland or the largest island in that group** The Irish Earls of Arran take their title from the Aran Islands* Aran Fawddwy, a mountain in north Wales* Aran , in France...
, died 1114. - Muirchertach Ua CarmacáinMuirchertach Ua CarmacáinMuirchertach Ua Carmacáin, Bishop of Clonfert, 1195-1203.Ó Cormacáin was a member of an eccleiastical family based in Síol Anmchadha, in what is now south-east County Galway...
, Bishop of Clonfert, 1195-1203. - Uilliam Ó CormacáinUilliam Ó CormacáinUilliam Ó Cormacáina, Archbishop of Tuam 5 May 1386-1393.Ó Cormacáin was a member of an eccleiastical family based in Síol Anmchadha, in what is now south-east County Galway...
, Archbishop of TuamArchbishop of TuamThe Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
, 5 May 1386-1393. - Henry Ó CormacáinHenry Ó CormacáinHenry Ó Cormacáin, last Abbot of Clonfert, fl. c.1534-c.1567.Ó Cormacáin was a member of an eccleiastical family based in Síol Anmchadha, in what is now south-east County Galway...
, last Abbot of ClonfertClonfertClonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is half way between Ballinasloe and Portumna.Clonfert Cathedral is situated in the village, which is the see of the Diocese of Clonfert.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...
, fl. c.1534-c.1567.