Conmhaícne Angaile
The Conmhaícne Angaile (the 'Conmhaícne descended from Angaile') were an early people of Ireland. Their tuath comprised the territory of Annaly, now County Longford.
Origin
[edit | edit source]The Conmhaícne or Conmaícne were a people of early Ireland, perhaps related to the Laigin, who dispersed to various parts of Ireland. They settled in Connacht and Longford, giving their name to several Conmaícne territories. [1][2] Other branches of the Conmhaícne were located in County Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, and Leitrim.
Territory
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Their territory was bounded by native Irish forests in places, by the River Shannon and Conmaícne of Maigh Rein to the east, Breifne O'Reilly to the north, and Leinster to the east.
Taoiseach
[edit | edit source]The chief Conmaícne family were the Ó Fearghail, who descended from the great-grandson of Angaile.
Diocese
[edit | edit source]The Diocese of the Conmaícne (or Ardagh) was established in 1111 as the see for east Connacht. Fourteen years later, at the Synod of Kells-Mellifont, its area was reduced to the territory of the Conmaícne in County Longford and south County Leitrim.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ MacKillop 2004.
- ^ O'Donovan 1856, p. 417.
- ^ P Galloway, The Cathedrals of Ireland, Belfast, 1992
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). CELT editions. Full scans at Internet Archive: Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4; Vol. 5; Vol. 6; Indices.
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- A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught written A.D. 1684 by Roderic O'Flaherty ESQ with notes and Illustrations by, James Hardiman M.R.I.A., Irish Archaeological Society, 1846.
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