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Uí Maine

Index Uí Maine

Uí Maine, often Anglicised as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. [1]

56 relations: Airgíalla, Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, Anglicisation, Ó Ceallaigh, Breasal mac Maine Mór, Catholic Church, Celtic Christianity, Celtic polytheism, Chief of the Name, Cian d'Fhearaibh Bolg, Connacht, Connall Cas Ciabhach, County Clare, County Galway, County Offaly, County Roscommon, Dallán mac Breasal, Delbhna Nuadat, Donnellan, Duach mac Dallán, Edward Kelley, Fallon (surname), Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh, Feradhach mac Lughaidh, Fiachra Finn, Fir Bolg, Francis John Byrne, Gerard Madden, Holy Roman Empire, Irish language, Irish nobility, Kings of Uí Maine, Latin, Leabhar Ua Maine, Leinster, Lughaidh mac Dallán, Lusmagh, Madden, Marcán, Máenmaige, Máine Mór, Middle Irish, Naughton, Nevin (surname), Old Irish, River Shannon, Síol Anmchadha, Soghain, Tanistry, Túath, ..., Tethbae, The Three Collas, Thomas MacNevin, Trinity College Dublin, Ulster, William Ua Cellaig. Expand index (6 more) »

Airgíalla

Airgíalla (Modern Irish: Oirialla, English: Oriel, Latin: Ergallia) was a medieval Irish over-kingdom and the collective name for the confederation of tribes that formed it.

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Albéric O'Kelly de Galway

Albéric Joseph Rodolphe Marie Robert Ghislain O'Kelly de Galway (17 May 1911, Anderlecht – 3 October 1980, Brussels) was a Belgian chess Grandmaster (1956), an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1962), and the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess (1959–1962).

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Anglicisation

Anglicisation (or anglicization, see English spelling differences), occasionally anglification, anglifying, englishing, refers to modifications made to foreign words, names and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce, or understand in English.

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Ó Ceallaigh

Ó Ceallaigh is the most influential dynasty of the ancient túath of Uí Maine, and the original Irish gaelic name for the surname commonly known as Kelly.

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Breasal mac Maine Mór

Breasal mac Maine Mór, 2nd king of Uí Maine, fl.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Celtic Christianity

Celtic Christianity or Insular Christianity refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages.

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Celtic polytheism

Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, comprises the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age people of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts the British and Irish Iron Age.

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Chief of the Name

The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (clann in Irish and Scottish Gaelic).

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Cian d'Fhearaibh Bolg

Cían d'Fhearaibh Bolg, last King of the Senchineoil of Magh Senchineoil, now in County Galway.

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Connacht

ConnachtPage five of An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Contaetha agus Cúigí) 2003 clearly lists the official spellings of the names of the four provinces of the country with Connacht listed for both languages; when used without the term 'The province of' / 'Cúige'.

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Connall Cas Ciabhach

Connall Cas Ciabhach, 4th king of Uí Maine, fl.

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County Clare

County Clare (Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Mid-West Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the West by the Atlantic Ocean.

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County Galway

County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland.

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County Offaly

County Offaly (Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland.

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County Roscommon

County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin) is a county in Ireland.

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Dallán mac Breasal

Dallán mac Breasal, 5th king of Uí Maine, fl.

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Delbhna Nuadat

The Delbhna Nuadat were lords of a large section of what is now Athlone in County Roscommon, situated between the Suca and Shannon rivers.

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Donnellan

Donnellan is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name Ó Domhnalláin or O'Donnellan.

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Duach mac Dallán

Duach mac Dallán, 6th king of Uí Maine, fl.

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Edward Kelley

Sir Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot (1 August 1555 – 1 November 1597), was an English Renaissance occultist and self-declared spirit medium.

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Fallon (surname)

Fallon is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name Ó Fallamháin or Ó Fallúin.

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Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh

Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh, 79th and last king of Uí Maine, 43rd Chief of the Name, fl.

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Feradhach mac Lughaidh

Feradhach mac Lughaidh, 8th king of Uí Maine, fl.

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Fiachra Finn

Fiachra Finn, 3rd king of Uí Maine, fl.

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Fir Bolg

In medieval Irish myth, the Fir Bolg (also spelt Firbolg and Fir Bholg) are the fourth group of people to settle in Ireland.

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Francis John Byrne

Francis John Byrne (born 1934 - died 30 December 2017) was an Irish historian.

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Gerard Madden

Gerard Madden is a native of Whitegate, County Clare, and is the author of a number of books dealing the ancestry of Irish families, including the Maddens of County Galway.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (Sacrum Romanum Imperium; Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic but mostly German complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

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Irish language

The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.

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Irish nobility

The Irish nobility consists of persons who fall into one or more of the following categories of nobility.

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Kings of Uí Maine

Uí Maine was the name of a kingdom situated in south Connacht, consisting of all of County Galway east of Athenry, all of southern and central County Roscommon.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Leabhar Ua Maine

Leabhar Ua Maine (also Leabhar Uí Dubhagáin, The Book of Hy-Many and RIA MS D ii 1) is an Irish genealogical compilation, created c. 1392–94.

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Leinster

Leinster (— Laighin / Cúige Laighean — /) is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland.

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Lughaidh mac Dallán

Lughaidh mac Dallán, 7th king of Uí Maine, fl.

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Lusmagh

Lusmagh is an area and townland in County Offaly, Ireland, situated approximately three miles south-west of Banagher.

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Madden

Madden may refer to.

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Marcán

Marcán, 10th King of Uí Maine, died 556.

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Máenmaige

Máenmaige was originally a kingdom, later termed a trícha cét, and in Anglo-Norman times a cantred, which formed the barony of Loughrea.

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Máine Mór

Máine Mór mac Eochaidh (fl. 4th century) was the founder of the kingdom of Uí Maine.

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Middle Irish

Middle Irish (sometimes called Middle Gaelic, An Mheán-Ghaeilge) is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from circa 900-1200 AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old English and early Middle English.

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Naughton

Naughton is an Irish gaelic surname derived from the name Ó Neachtain meaning 'descendent of Nechtan'.

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Nevin (surname)

Nevin is a surname of Irish (Gallowglass) origin.

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Old Irish

Old Irish (Goídelc; Sean-Ghaeilge; Seann Ghàidhlig; Shenn Yernish; sometimes called Old Gaelic) is the name given to the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive written texts are extant.

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River Shannon

The River Shannon (Abha na Sionainne, an tSionainn, an tSionna) is the longest river in Ireland at.

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Síol Anmchadha

Síol Anmchadha was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Uí Maine, and ruled by an offshoot of the Uí Maine called the Síol Anmchadha ("the seed of Anmchadh"), from whom the territory took its name.

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Soghain

The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland.

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Tanistry

Tanistry is a Gaelic system for passing on titles and lands.

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Túath

A túath (plural túatha) was a medieval Irish polity smaller than a kingdom.

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Tethbae

Tethbae (also spelled Tethba, often anglicised Teffia) was a confederation of túaithe in central Ireland in the Middle Ages.

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The Three Collas

The Three Collas were, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the fourth-century sons of Eochaid Doimlén, son of Cairbre Lifechair.

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Thomas MacNevin

Thomas MacNevin (1814– 8 February 1848) was an influential Irish writer and journalist, who died under "peculiarly sad circumstances" in a Bristol asylum.

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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin, Ireland.

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Ulster

Ulster (Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh, Ulster Scots: Ulstèr or Ulster) is a province in the north of the island of Ireland.

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William Ua Cellaig

William Ua Cellaig (modern Uilliam Buidhe Ó Cellaigh), also known as William Boy O'Kelly, King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name, died c.1381.

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Hy Many, Hy-Many, Maine Mor mac Echach, Maine Mór mac Echach, Ui Maine.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uí_Maine

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