Uí Díarmata
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County Galway
County Galway 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 city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
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Origins
The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht (died 833), and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created by the Uí BriúinUí Briúin
The Uí Briúin were an Irish kin-group. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the Uí Fiachrach and Uí Ailello, putative descendants of Eochaid Mugmedon's...
in the ninth century during a wave of expansion under his grandson, Uatu ua Diarmada. Its kings appeared regularly in the annals from 971 onwards
Concannon
By the 11th century its kings had taken the surname Ó Con Cheanain (Concannon). The Annals of ConnachtAnnals of Connacht
The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin....
state that "Domnall son of Aed O Con Chenainn, king of the Ui Diarmata, and Muirchertach his brother" were killed at the Second Battle of Athenry
Second Battle of Athenry
The Second Battle of Athenry took place at Athenry in Ireland on 10 August 1316 during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.-Overview:The collective number of both armies are unknown, and can only be estimated. Martyn believes the royal army to have been as much as or more than a thousand, while that of...
in 1316. By this stage it had become incorporated into the territory of Clantaie O Dermod (Clann Taidg
Clann Taidg
Clann Taidg was the name of a medieval cantred located in what is now County Galway, Ireland.It consisted of the parishes of Athenry, Monivea, Tiaquin, Kilkerrin, Moylough, Killererin, Ballynakill-Aghiart, Kilmoylan, and possibly Abbeyknockmoy....
and Uí Díarmata) ruled by the de Berminghams, Baron Athenry
Baron Athenry
The title of Baron Athenry is one of the oldest titles in the Peerage of Ireland, but the date of its creation is thoroughly uncertain; each of the first four Berminghams listed below is claimed by some writers to be Lord Athenry, but the evidence is disputed...
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Writing at 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:...
on 13 September 1838, John O'Donovan
John O'Donovan
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wrote "Henry O'Concanon Esq. of Waterloo near Glentaun in the parish of Killascobe in the Barony of Tiaquin enjoys hereditary property, and is the reputed head of this once respectable family." (2009, p. 35)
Annalistic references
From the Annals of the Four MastersAnnals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
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- M1342.18. Donnell O'Coinleisg, a learned historian, was slain, a short time before Easter, by the Hy-Diarmada.
- M1382.7. The Clann-Maurice made an incursion into Corcomodha, and plundered the people. O'Concannon went in pursuit of the prey, but he was at once killed. Conor Oge Mac Dermot, with his kinsmen, afterwards set out on an excursion against the Clann-Maurice; but a forewarning of their intentions having reached the Clann-Maurice, they had all their forces in readiness to meet them; but the others advanced as far as the town of Brees in despite of them, and burned it, both buildings and corn, and slew many persons around it; and Conor and his people afterwards returned, by dint of prowess, without any of them receiving injury.
See also
- Kings of Uí DíarmataKings of Uí DíarmataKings of Uí Díarmata from c.971 onwards. There are large temporal gaps where no kings or lords are attested.*Tadhg of Uí Díarmata, died 971*Gillacommain mac Niall, died 991*Muirgheas mac Aedh, died 999*Mac Cú Ceanain, died 1021....
- Concannon VineyardConcannon VineyardConcannon Vineyard is the second-largest winery in the Livermore Valley of California, producing around 30,000 cases annually. It is well known for its Petite Sirah and Concannon was the first winery to bottle this grape as a varietal wine in 1961. It also produces several other varieties of wine,...
- Muirgeas ua Cú CeanainnMuirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn-Overview:Muirgeas was a grandson of Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, and seems to have reigned from 1021 to 1037. He was the first member of the Uí Díarmata dynasty to use the name ua Cú Ceanainn in a quasi-surname context...
(died 1037), King of Uí Díarmata and Chief of the Name. - Conchobar ua nDiarmataConchobar ua nDiarmataConchobar ua nDiarmata, Noble of Connacht and foster-son to Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, died 1189.-Annalistic references:From the Annals of the Four Masters:...
, foster-son of Ruaidri Ua ConchobairRuaidrí Ua ConchobairRuaidrí Ua Conchobair , often anglicised Rory O'Connor, reigned as King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and from 1166 to 1198 was the last High King before the Norman invasion of Ireland .Ruaidrí was one of over twenty sons of King...
(d. 1189). - Richard Luke Concanen, O.P. (1747–1810), first Bishop of New York (1808–1810).
- Edmund ConcanonEdmund ConcanonEdmund Concanon, Irish solicitor and town commissioner, 1816-1902.Concannon was descended from the kings of Uí Díarmata. By the 18th century their property was much reduced, and they converted to the established church...
, IrishIrish peopleThe Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
solicitor and town commissioner, 1816-1902. - Tomás Bán Ó ConceanainnTomás Bán Ó ConceanainnTomás Bán Ó Conceanainn was an Irish writer and historian.-Life:Ó Conceanainn was a native of Inis Meáin, a son of Páidín Ó Conceanainn and Anne Ní Fathartaigh. He was educated on the island and at the Patrician national school in Galway...
(1870–1946), writer and historian. - Helena ConcannonHelena ConcannonHelena Concannon was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, historian, author and language scholar.She was Professor of History at University College Galway...
(née Walsh; 1878–1952), politician, historian, author and scholar. - Eóin ConcannonEóin Concannon-Biography:Concannon was the last of the old-type Kings. The Claddagh village had changed greatly during and after World War I, with many of its men joining the British forces, their ships lying idle. By 1941, only eighteen Galway Hookers sailed from the Claddagh. His death signaled the end of the...
, died 1954, King of the Claddagh. - Paddy ConcannonPaddy ConcannonPaddy Concannon is President of the Irish Turf Cutters and Contractors Association. He was born in County Galway in 1918.-Turf Cutters and Contractors Association:...
, President of the I.T.C.C.A., born 1918, alive 2010.