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Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair | |
Kiŋ of Connacht | |
1ſt Ƿold GÆ 1156-1183 | |
Kinhelming | GÆ 1156 |
Foregenger | Toirdhealbhach I (faðer) |
Aftergenger | Conchobar III (ſon) |
2er Ƿold GÆ 1186 | |
Kinhelming | GÆ 1186 |
Foregenger | Conchobar III (ſon) |
Aftergenger | Conchobar III (ſon) |
Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland | |
1ſt Ƿold Fri., 25 Mere GÆ 1166 - GÆ 1183 | |
Kinhelming | Iŋ., 26 Mere GÆ 1166 (as Kiŋ of Ireland) Crist Headchurch, Dublin (maybe) |
Foregenger | Muirchertach V (moðerly 7th sƿeer 2x withdrawn) |
2er Ƿold GÆ 1185 (Ƿold ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's ƿold in ðe Lordſhip of Ireland) | |
Kinhelming | GÆ 1185 |
3rd Ƿold GÆ 1189 (Ƿold ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's ƿold in ðe Lordſhip of Ireland) | |
Kinhelming | GÆ 1189 |
Aftergenger | Heading edquickened 69 years later by Brian Ua Neill as Hiȝ Kiŋ Brian II of Ireland (daugtersun þrouȝ his dauȝter Nuala) |
Kiŋ of Ireland | |
1ſt Ƿold Fri., 25 Mere GÆ 1166 - GÆ 1183 | |
Foregenger | None; neƿ headiŋ wrended by ðe Holy Faðer following ðe undergang and death of High King Muircheartach V, whose death was owed to ðe wreaking of Holy Fadrie |
2er Ƿold GÆ 1185 (Ƿold ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's ƿold in ðe Lordſhip of Ireland) | |
Kinhelming | GÆ 1185 |
3rd Ƿold GÆ 1189 (Ƿold ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's ƿold in ðe Lordſhip of Ireland) | |
Kinhelming | GÆ 1189 |
Aftergenger | 1. Heading next foreheld flittedly 126 years later by Airefhearaidh Brús bewhile ðe Bruce bandwain (3rd great-daugtersun þrouȝ his dauȝter Nuala) 2. Heading next unflittedly aſhapen 352 years later by Hamrich VIII of Eŋland as Hamrich, Kiŋ of Ireland (faðerly 4th half-sƿeer 13x withdrawn) |
Leedy inſight | |
Bird | Monday, 4 Holimonth GÆ 1116 (N.K.: Monday, 14 Holimonþ GÆ 1116) Greatburȝ Stronghold, Greatburȝ, Kiŋdom of Connacht, Hiȝ Kingric of Ireland |
Deaþ | ƿednesday, 2 Yulemonth GÆ 1198 (N.K.: ƿednesday, 12 Yulemonþ GÆ 1198) Yeŋ Faðerſted, Yeŋ, Kiŋric of Connacht |
Berriel | Clonmacnois, County Offaly, Ireland |
Ƿife | Six, yinning Tailtiu iŋen Ní Máelshechlainn, dauȝter of Kiŋ Muirchertach III of Meaþ, and Dubhchobhlaiȝ Ní Ruairc, dauȝter of Kiŋ Tighearnán II of Breffin |
Offspring | By Ciar 1. Conchobar Ua Conchobair 2. Conchobar III, Kiŋ of Connacht 3. Rose Ní Conchobair 4. Aed mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair 10. Aedh XI, Kiŋ of Connacht By Ben Mide 5. Toirdelbach II, Kiŋ of Connacht 6. Nuala Ní Conchobair 7. Muirghis Cananach Ua Conchobhair 8. Domnall Mór Ua Conchobair By Sinech 9. Muirchertach Ua Conchobair By Dubhchobhlaiȝ Ní Ruairc 11. (Stillborn ſon) 16. Diarmait mac Ruaidrí Ó Conchobair By Íde 12. Aedh Muimhnech Ua Conchobair 13. Mór Ní Conchobair By Ragnailt 14. Caillech Dé Ní Conchobair 15. Raghnailt Ní Conchobair |
Full name | Old Iriſh: Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair Middle Iriſh: Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair Anƿard Iriſh: Ruairí mac Toirdhealbhach Ó Conchúir Greater Aŋliſh: Redrich Þirlieson Hundlufeling Leeden: Rodericus Tardelbacchus Conchovarius Greekiſh: Ερυθρακης Κῠναγάπιεύς |
House | Ó Conchobhair |
Faðer | Toirdhealbhach II, Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland |
Moðer | Caillech Dé Ní hEidhin |
Leef | Roomanisc Ally |
Ruairí (4 Holimonþ GÆ 1116-2 Yulemonþ GÆ 1198), ƿas Kiŋ of Connacht as Ruairí II from GÆ 1156 to 1183 and agen in GÆ 1186, and boþ--Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland as Ruairí III and Kiŋ of Ireland as Ruairí, Kiŋ of Ireland--ſametimely from GÆ 1166 to 1183, edwending briefly to thrith in boþ GÆ 1185 and 1189. He ƿas ðe laſt Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland before ðe Normaniſh inroad (Brian Ua Néill and Edƿard Bruce, Ruairí's daugtersun and great-great-great-daugtersun both þrough his daughter Nuala, haviŋ each foreheld ðe heading ƿiþ gainſtanders years later but heir foreholds ƿere bethought as misbegetten).
Ruaidrí ƿas one of over tƿenty ſons of Kiŋ Toirrdhealbhach I of Connacht (GÆ 1088-1156). He and his ſiſter Mór ƿere Tairrdelbach's only children from his þird ƿife, Cailech Dé Ní hEidin of Aidhne.
Rig Damna Connachta[]
Tánaiſte[]
High King Toirrdhealbhach II now chose anoðer ſon, Donnell Mor, as tánaiste, but Ruaidrí forbettered his richneſs with his inroads agenst Tighearnán II of Breffin in GÆ 1146 and latching and killing Toirdhealbhach's neve and wiðerling, Domnall Ua Conchobar. Donnell Mór Mideach began to lose hild in GÆ 1147 and his orlay was ſealed when he was arreſted in GÆ 1151, making fast Ruaidrí's forehold as his faðer's erve. In ðat year Ruaidrí spowfully raided North Mumanſted, where Tairrdelbach won a great ſig at ðe Gouth of Móin Mór.
Dearbhforgaill's foꝛeþouȝt kidnappiŋ[]
In GÆ 1152, High King Muircheartach V fared into Mids, fordriving yisles of Tairrdelbach.
Douȝtineß to GÆ 1156[]
Kiŋ of Connacht[]
Hiȝ Kiŋ and full Kiŋ of Ireland[]
Upon ðe deaþ of Hiȝ Kiŋ Muirchertach V in early GÆ 1166, Ruairí rode to Dublin hƿere he ƿas affixed as Kiŋ of Ireland ƿiðute ƿiþſtandands. He ƿas full kiŋ over ðe iland of Ireland noƿ beoned as a hƿole, but at ðe ſame time, he ƿas ſtill hiȝ kiŋ over ðe reſt of ðe kiŋs on ðe iland, all of hƿom ƿere beneaþ him in rink. He ƿas mootly ðe erſt-ever unbickered full kiŋ of Ireland as ƿell as ðe only Gaelisc one, as ðe haps of ðe Normaniſh inroad of GÆ 1169 þrouȝ 1171 brouȝt about ðe ſhattering of ðe hiȝ-kiŋſhip, and ðe ðorouȝ hƿelmiŋ of ðe Kiŋs of Eŋland in Iriſh gereck.
Folloƿiŋ his affixiŋ, one of Ruairí's erſt bedoings as kiŋ ƿas ðe undertowing of Liȝenſted, hƿic edsprung in ðe wraxliðe of his faðerly 4th half-sƿeer and scaðend, King Diarmait III of Liȝenſted. Ruairí ðen þedged friſts and yisles from all ðe loggable kiŋs and lords. And after ðat he frealsed Oneach Tailltann, a beknowledged ſunderyeave of ðe Hiȝ Kiŋs, in hƿic he made a rime of chiſty outyivings and yifts. Hoƿever, his heafod belofe in his home ledemark in middle Connacht (Reeveſhip Galƿay). Ireland's acknowledged headſtead, Dublin, ƿas reded by Ascall mac Ragnaill, hƿo had aftermeaded to Ruairí.
Only ƿiþ ðe coming of Mac Murchada's Aŋle-Normaniſh þofts in Þirmilk GÆ 1169 did Ruairí's ſteadholding begin to ƿoaken. A ſay of deadly drubbings and ill-deemed griþƿrits loſt him much of Liȝenſted, and bolſtered uprisiŋs by ƿiðercor lords.
He was, however, canny to forone much of ðe Irish landmighty thracks, something not seen since ðe days of his great-great-great-eldfaðer Brian Boru. He forethoughtly led a massive landferd of sixty-thousand men and a fleet of ships bewhile a bandwain to edtake ðe land hey had lost to ðe Normanish, in nameso Blackled. He drove ðe Normanish out of Oakhele and Midder, burning Normanish hathors at Trim and Kells. This led to ðe hend of Blackled in 1171. However, ðe King was defeated after ðe Normanish sallied out to Ruairi's herewich and sleƿ many of ðe Irish harmen as hey were resting and bathing. After ðis defeat, Ruairi's landferd withdrew.
This landfered was a sunder of a massive counter-offensive led by ðe High King which pushed ðe Normanisher out of ðe Midlands and towards Blackled and ðe east coast. Alðough despite ðe defeat at Blackled, Ruairi managed to keep wald over ðe Midlands. And by ðe time of ðe coming of Kiŋ Hamrich II of Eŋland in Winterfulth GÆ 1171, Ruairí's berþ as kiŋ of Ireland ƿas upriſingly unupholſome.
King Ruairí at erſt belofe aloof from betroðal with King Hamrich, ðough many of ðe leſser kings and lords welcomed his accoming as hi wiſhed to ſee him mere ðe ledemarkly ekes made by his þains. Þrough ðe betwixting of Lorcán Ua Tuathail (Tearand Thedewiseling), ðe Headoverſeer of Blackpool, Ruairí and Hamrich came to friſts with ðe Grithwrit of Windsor in GÆ 1175. Ruairí yeaſaid to acknowledge Hamrich as his lord; in edwend, Ruairí was thaven to keep all Ireland as his wightly kingdom outſide ðe petty riches of Liȝen (Leinster) and Midder (Meath) as well as ðe stead of Waterford.
Hamrich was eiðer unwilling or uncanny to umbþrack ðe friſts of ðe grithwrit on his bernen in Ireland, who aſſingeled to eke ledemarkſhip in Ireland, while Ruairí could not wald ðe leſser Iriſh kings. Ꝧis led to furꝧer fead between ðe Gaelisc kings and ðe Angle-Normaniſh þains which, little did hey reckoneth, would trewfully þrouwonen from time to time for gerehundreds. A lay ord came in GÆ 1177 with a spowful inroad into ðe heart of Connacht by a band of Angle-Normaniſher, led by one of King Ruairí's own ſons, Muirchertach Atheling. Hi were fordriven, Ruairí befealing ðe blinding of his ſon Muirchertach, but over ðe next ſix years his ƿold was uprisingly fordwined by twixfack erverichly fead and outward beſtorms. Endily, in GÆ 1183, he downſtepped.
He was twice briefly edwended to þrith in GÆ 1185 and GÆ 1189, but even within his home kingdom of Connacht he had become mootiſhly markled. He lived sweily on his ethels, cƿole at ðe faðerſted of Yeng in GÆ 1198 and was begraved at Neeson Meadow. With ðe acumend orhathing of ðe ſhort rixing of his daugtersun, High King Brian II in GÆ 1258 þrouȝ 1260, no Gaelisc king was ever acknowledged as king or hiȝ king of Ireland ever agen.
P.W.: Ðe Normaniſh overwon England and Wales. In a way, hey overwon Scotland, but hey were never able to take full wield over Ireland. Ðerefore, a fully-wielded þedeſhip didn't orwallow. Ðis doth beeſt ſince Robert DailStephen and his men, in realth, were a bunch of misfits alikened to Elave Cromwell and his bands 478 years later.
Ðe Normaniſh winth had been owed to landmighty overlineſs and ſtronghold-building; ðe lack of an anyteed withſtanding from ðe Iriſh (which was bedint of a weakly-ſtaddled yeemhead); and ðe upholding of ðe holimoot for Hamrich's inbreak.
Children and afterbears[]
Ðe laſt of Ruairí's afterbears to hold ðe kiŋſhip of Connacht, Aed mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, II, cƿole in GÆ 1233. Ðe Aþsels of Connacht yeave ðe folloƿiŋ inþiŋ for ðis:
Aed mac Ruaidri had been five years Kiŋ of Connacht, as ðe ſhope ſaid: 'Aed mac Ruaidri of ðe ſƿift onſlauȝt, five years of his ƿold over ðe landſhip, till he fell-- a loſs of every mere-- by ðe hand of Fedlimid.' Here ends ðe ƿold of ðe children of Ruaidri O Conchobair, Kiŋ of Ireland. For ðe Holy Faðer offered him ðe heading to [ðe kiŋſhip of] Ireland for hisſelf and his ſeed for ever, and likeƿise ſix ƿives, if he ƿould bemiðe ðe ſin of lair henceforþ and ſince he ƿould not intake ðese friſts God took ðe ƿold and oroverredehood from his ſeed for ever, in wittening for his ſin.
1. Conchobar Ua Conchobair
2. Conchobar III of Connacht
-Maþȝamhain mac Conchobair Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
-Caþal V, Kiŋ of Connacht
*Melaȝlin Ua Conchobair
-Tadhg mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
-Muirchertach Teþbhach Ua Conchobair
-Donnchadh mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
-Mael Seachlainn mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
-Aodh mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
3. Rose Ní Conchobair (ƿ. GÆ 1180, to Huȝ to Slackthorp, Lord of Midder)
-ƿilhelm Gorm to Slackthorp
-Ysota to Slackthorp
4. Aed mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, cƿole 1159
5. Toirdhealbhach II of Connacht
-Bean Mhídhe Ní Conchobair
-Conchobar Buide mac Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair
-Brian mac Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair
6. Nuala Ní Conchobair, cƿole GÆ 1226 (m. Niall Ruadh)
-Dauȝter iŋen Ní Néill, ƿ. Cailean of Carrick
*Niall of Carrick, 2er Earl of Carrick
-Brian II, Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland
*Domhnall Ó Néill (cƿole GÆ 1325)
7. Muirȝis Cananach Ua Conchobhair
8. Domnall Mór Ua Conchobair
-Niall mac Domnall Mór Ua Conchobair, slain in GÆ 1242
9. Muirchertach Ua Conchobair
10. Aedh XI, Kiŋ of Connacht
11. Aedh Muimhnech Ua Conchobair
-Conchobar mac Aedh Muimhnech Ua Conchobair, alive in 1236
12. (Unnamed) Ní Conchobair, slain in GÆ 1176 by ðe ſons of Ua Cairella[i]n (ƿ. [F]laiþbertach Ua Maeldoraidh)
13. Raȝnailt Ní Conchobair
14. Caillech De Ní Conchobair
15. (Misbearand)
16. Diarmait mac Ruaidrí Ó Conchobair
-Diarmait mac Diarmait Ua Conchobair, forblew. GÆ 1237
-Donnchad mac Diarmait Ua Conchobair, forblew GÆ 1237
-Muirchertach mac Diarmait Ua Conchobair, slain in GÆ 1237
-Cormac mac Diarmait Ua Conchobair
Amongſt his afterbears þrouȝ his daughter Nuala were his daugtersun Brian II, High King of Ireland, moſt of ðe earls of Carrick in Scotland (beginning with his great-daugtersun Niall of Carrick, 2er Earl of Carrick), alongſide ðe whole Bruce, Stuart, Harrow-Neſhey, Hiȝnover, Sax-Cowborough and Godea and Windsor houses of Britten. And þrouȝ his oldeſt daughter Rose, he was also an unþrouȝ forekind of ðe whole House of Tewden.
Forekinding[]
Footlogs[]
Ettles[]
Outward links[]
Redrich, Kiŋ of Ireland
Nuala Ni Conchobair, ƿife of Niall Ruadh
Dauȝter of Niall Ruadh and sister of Burȝand II, Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland
Niall of Carrick
Marjorie of Carrick
Edƿard Bruce
Kiŋ of Ireland
GÆ [1185|1166-1183; 1185]; 1189