Ruairí, King of Ireland

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Kiŋ of Hundlingen
1ſt Rede GÆ 1156-1183
Wreathing	GÆ 1156
Foregeng	Toirdhealbhach I (faðer)
Aftergeng	Conchobar III (ſon)
2th Rede GÆ 1186
Ƿreaðiŋ	GÆ 1186
Foregeng	Conchobar III (ſon)
Aftergeng	Conchobar III (ſon)
Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland
1ſt Rede Fri., 25 Mere GÆ 1166 - GÆ 1183
Wreathing	Iŋ., 26 Mere GÆ 1166 (as Kiŋ of Ireland) Grint Holihome Nighſetting, Blackled (forhaps)
Foregeng	Muirchertach V (moðerly 7th ſwoor 2x edmoved)
2þ Rede GÆ 1185 (Rede ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's rede in ꝧ Lordſhip of Ireland)
Wreathing	GÆ 1185
3rd Rede GÆ 1189 (Rede ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's rede in ꝧ Lordſhip of Ireland)
Wreathing	GÆ 1189
Aftergeng	Heading edquickened 69 years later by Brian Ua Neill as Hiȝ Kiŋ Brian II of Ireland (youngson þrouȝ his dauȝter Nuala)
Kiŋ of Ireland
1ſt Rede Fri., 25 Mere GÆ 1166 - GÆ 1183
Foregeng	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
2þ Rede GÆ 1185 (Rede ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's rede in ꝧ Lordſhip of Ireland)
Ƿreaðiŋ	GÆ 1185
3rd Rede GÆ 1189 (Rede ƿas ſametimely ƿiþ Lord Ichunend's rede in ꝧ Lordſhip of Ireland)
Ƿreaðiŋ	GÆ 1189
Aftergeng	1. Heading next foreheld flittedly 126 years later by Airefhearaidh Brús bewhile ðe Bruce bandwain (3rd great-youngson 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-ſwoor 13x edmoved)
Wightly inſight
Birþ	Monday, 4 Holimonth GÆ 1116 (N.K.: Monday, 14 Holimonþ GÆ 1116) Greatburȝ Stronghold, Greatburȝ, Kiŋdom of Hundliŋen, Hiȝ Kineric of Ireland
Deaþ	ƿednesday, 2 Yulemonth GÆ 1198 (N.K.: ƿednesday, 12 Yulemonþ GÆ 1198) Yeŋ Faðerſted, Yeŋ, Kiŋric of Hundliŋen
Begraving	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 1. Conchobar Ua Conchobair 2. Conchobar III, Kiŋ of Hundliŋen 3. Rose Ní Conchobair 4. Aed mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair By Tailtiu iŋen Ní Máelshechlainn 5. Toirdelbach II, Kiŋ of Hundliŋen 6. Nuala Ní Conchobair 7. Muirghis Cananach Ua Conchobhair 8. Domnall Mór Ua Conchobair By 9. Muirchertach Ua Conchobair 10. Aedh XI, Kiŋ of Hundliŋen By 11. Aedh Muimhnech Ua Conchobair 12. (Unnamed) Ní Conchobair By Dubhchobhlaiȝ Ní Ruairc 13. Raghnailt Ní Conchobair 14. Caillech De Ní Conchobair 16. Diarmait mac Ruaidrí Ó Conchobair By 15. (Misbearand)
Full name	Old Iriſh: Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair Middle Iriſh: Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair Nowtime Iriſh: Ruairí mac Toirdhealbhach Ó Conchúir Greater Aŋliſh: Redrich Þirlieson Hundlufeling Latish: Rubregis Tranqueluici Canicupius Greekiſh: Ερυθρακης Κῠναγάπιεύς
House	Ó Conchobhair
Faðer	Toirdhealbhach II, Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland
Moðer	Caillech De Ní hEidhin
Ewefastneſs	Romiſh Niȝholiſhneſs

Ruairí (4 Holimonþ GÆ 1116-2 Yulemonþ GÆ 1198), ƿas Kiŋ of Hundliŋen as Ruairí II from GÆ 1156 to 1183 and again 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 ꝧ laſt Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland before ꝧ Normaniſh raid (Brian Ua Néill and Edƿard Bruce, Ruairí's youngson and great-great-great-youngson both þrough his daughter Nuala, haviŋ each foreheld ꝧ heading ƿiþ gainſtanders years later but heir foreholds ƿere bethought as misbegotten).

Ruaidrí ƿas one of over tƿenty ſons of Kiŋ Toirrdhealbhach I of Hundliŋen (GÆ 1088-1156). He and his ſiſter Mór ƿere Tairrdelbach's only children from his þird ƿife, Cailech Dé Ní hEidin of Aidhne.

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Tánaiſte

High King Toirrdhealbhach II now chose anoðer ſon, Donnell Mor, as tánaiste, but Ruaidrí forbettered his richneſs with his raids againſt 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.

Hiȝ Kiŋ and full Kiŋ of Ireland

Upon ꝧ 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 ꝧ iland of Ireland noƿ beoned as a hƿole, but at ꝧ ſame time, he ƿas ſtill hiȝ kiŋ over ꝧ reſt of ꝧ kiŋs on ꝧ iland, all of ƿhom ƿere beloƿ him in rink. He ƿas mootly ꝧ erſt-ever unbickered full kiŋ of Ireland as ƿell as ꝧ only Gelish one, as ꝧ haps of ꝧ Normaniſh raid of GÆ 1169 þrouȝ 1171 brouȝt about ꝧ ſhattering of ꝧ hiȝ-kiŋſhip, and ꝧ ðorouȝ hƿelmiŋ of ꝧ Kiŋs of Eŋland in Iriſh gereck.

Folloƿiŋ his affixiŋ, one of Ruairí's erſt bedoings as kiŋ ƿas ꝧ undertowing of Liȝenſted, ƿhich edsprung in ꝧ wraxliðe of his faðerly 4^th half-ſwoor and scaðend, King Diarmait III of Liȝenſted. Ruairí ðen þedged friſts and yisles from all ꝧ loggable kiŋs and lords. And after ðat he frealsed Oneach Tailltann, a beknowledged ſunderyeave of ꝧ Hiȝ Kiŋs, in ƿhich he made a rime of chiſty outyivings and yifts. Hoƿever, his heafod belived in his home ledemark in middle Hundlingen (Reeveſhip Galƿay). Ireland's acknowledged headſtead, Dublin, ƿas reded by Ascall mac Ragnaill, ƿho had aftermeaded to Ruairí.

Only ƿiþ ꝧ coming of Mac Murchada's Aŋle-Normaniſh ifolk in Merrymonth GÆ 1169 did Ruairí's ſteadholding begin to ƿeaken. 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 killed many of ðe Irish soldiers 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 ꝧ 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 belived 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 gesiths. 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 Gelish kings and ðe Angle-Normaniſh gesiths which, little did hey reckoneth, would trewfully þrouwonen from time to time for yearshundred. A lay ord came in GÆ 1177 with a spowful raid into ðe heart of Hundlingen 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 rede 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 Hundlingen he had become mootiſhly markled. He lived sweily on his ethels, died at ðe faðerſted of Yeng in GÆ 1198 and was begraved at Neeson Meadow. With ðe acumend orhathing of ðe ſhort rede of his youngson, High King Brian II in GÆ 1258 þrouȝ 1260, no Gelish king was ever acknowledged as king or hiȝ king of Ireland ever again.

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 mays

Ꝧ laſt of Ruairí's mays to hold ꝧ kiŋſhip of Hundlingen, Aed mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, II, died in GÆ 1233. Ꝧ Aþsels of Hundliŋen yive ꝧ folloƿiŋ inþiŋ for ðis:

Aed mac Ruaidri had been five years Kiŋ of Hundlingen, as ꝧ ſhope ſaid: 'Aed mac Ruaidri of ꝧ ſƿift onſlauȝt, five years of his rede over ꝧ landſhip, till he fell-- a loſs of every mere-- by ꝧ hand of Fedlimid.' Here ends ꝧ rede of ꝧ children of Ruaidri O Conchobair, Kiŋ of Ireland. For ꝧ Holy Faðer offered him ꝧ heading to [ꝧ kiŋſhip of] Ireland for hisſelf and his ſeed for ever, and likeƿise ſix ƿives, if he ƿould bemiðe ꝧ ſin of lair henceforþ and ſince he ƿould not intake ðese friſts God took ꝧ rede and oroverredehood from his ſeed for ever, in wittening for his ſin.

1. Conchobar Ua Conchobair

2. Conchobar III of Hundliŋen
-Maþȝamhain mac Conchobair Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
-Caþal V, Kiŋ of Hundliŋen
*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, died 1159

5. Toirdhealbhach II of Hundliŋen
-Bean Mhídhe Ní Conchobair
-Conchobar Buide mac Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair
-Brian mac Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair

6. Nuala Ní Conchobair, died GÆ 1226 (m. Niall Ruadh)
-Dauȝter iŋen Ní Néill, ƿ. Cailean of Carrick
*Niall of Carrick, 2th Earl of Carrick
-Brian II, Hiȝ Kiŋ of Ireland
*Domhnall Ó Néill (died GÆ 1325)

7. Muirȝis Cananach Ua Conchobhair

8. Domnall Mór Ua Conchobair
-Niall mac Domnall Mór Ua Conchobair, killed in GÆ 1242

9. Muirchertach Ua Conchobair

10. Aedh XI, Kiŋ of Hundliŋen

11. Aedh Muimhnech Ua Conchobair
-Conchobar mac Aedh Muimhnech Ua Conchobair, alive in 1236

12. (Unnamed) Ní Conchobair, killed in GÆ 1176 by ꝧ 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, killed in GÆ 1237
-Cormac mac Diarmait Ua Conchobair

Amongſt his mays þrouȝ his daughter Nuala were his youngson Brian II, High King of Ireland, moſt of ðe earls of Carrick in Scotland (beginning with his great-youngson Niall of Carrick, 2th Earl of Carrick), alongſide ðe whole Bruce, Stuart, Harrow-Neſhey, Hiȝnover, Sax-Cowborough and Goodeas and Windsor erveriches of Briten. And þrouȝ his oldeſt daughter Rose, he was also an unþrouȝ forekind of ðe whole House of Tewden.

Outward links

Kiŋdom of Ireland

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
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