Moylurg was the name of a kingdom located in the north-east of
Connacht, the western province of
Ireland, from c.
956-
1585. The
Kings of Moylurg were a branch of the SÃl Muiredaig, who were themselves of the
Uà Briúin Ai who descended from
The Connachta.
Moylurg is, in Irish,
Magh Luirg an Dagda, the plain of the tracks of the Dagda.
The Dagda was an ancient Irish deity, and the tracks referred to were said to be left by his large penis being dragged behind him!
The kingdom's first king,
Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg, was a son of Tadg mac Cathal (
King of Connacht 925-
956) and brother to
Conchobar mac Tadg, who succeeded as king in
967. Maelruanaidh
is said to have made a deal of some nature where, in return for abandoing any claim to the provincial kingship, he would be given Moylurg. His dynasty were known as the Clan Mulrooney, and later still took the surname of MacDermot.
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Connacht (IPA: [ˈkɔnəxt] alternately IPA: /ˈkɒnɔːt/ according to the Oxford English Dictionary; from the Irish: Connachta
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Ireland
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Northwest of continental Europe with Great Britain to the east.
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The Kings of Moylurg were a branch of the SÃl Muireadaigh, and a kindred family to the Ua Conchobair Kings of Connacht. Their ancestor, Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg, was a brother to Conchobar mac Tadg, King of Connacht 967-973, ancestor of the O Connor family of Connacht.
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Not to be confused with Ua Briain.
The
Uà Briúin were an Irish kin-group. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon, an elder brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
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The Dagda is an important god of Irish mythology. He is the supreme god in Irish mythology. His name means "The Good God" (Old Irish deagh dia; Modern Irish dea-Dia), not necessarily good in a moral sense, but good at everything, or all-powerful.
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Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg, first King of Moylurg, and ancestor to all subsequent Kings of Moylurg. He is usually assumed to have lived in or about the year 956.
Maelruanaidh was a son of Tadg mac Cathal (King of Connacht 925-956) and brother to Conchobar mac Tadg, who
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The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) 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.
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Conchobar mac Tadg, King of Connacht 967-973; progenitor of the O Connor family of Connacht. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the first to be known by that surname.
Brother of Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg, ancestor of the Kings of Moylurg.
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Prince of Coolavin was a title first applied by popular usage to Charles MacDermott, 1707-1758, then head of the MacDermott family of Moylurg. Up to the late 1500s the head of the family were still Kings of Moylurg, but had lost their lands due to confiscation.
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The Chief of the Name is the recognized head of a family or clan. The term is in use as a title in Ireland and Scotland where Celtic traditions still survive.
In Ireland
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