Amargen ua Mórda

King of Laígis

Also spelled Aimergin and Amairgein.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1097.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin, citing the Annals of Tigernach, and by Jaski (p. 125).

Relationships

Father: Faelan ua Mórda.

This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Jaski (p. 125).

Mother: Maelind ingen Meic Dairgin.

This relationship is given by Baldwin.

Spouse: Gormlaith ingen Mac Carrach Calma (?).

This relationship is given by Baldwin, who explains that the name of Gormlaith’s father has been lost, but that she was a descendant of Donnchad “Carrach Calma” (died 969).

Children (by Gormlaith):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Laigsech married Gormlaith ingen Finn Ua Caellaide.

Evidence

from the Ban Senchus (Dobbs ed, Revue Celtique XLVIII (1931)

p. 198:

Gormlaid ingen mic (ob. 1017) Carraich Calma di cloind Cholmain Moir, mathair Laigsich (ob. 1149?) m. Aimirgín rig Laigsi.

p. 233:

Gormlaíth ingen Carrai Calma, mathair Laisig (ob. 1149) m. Amargéín hUi Morda ríg Laígen.

from the Annals of Tigernach (s.a. 1097):

Amairgein Ó Mórdha, king of Leix, rested.

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Eve of Leinster and Radnaillt of Dublin”, a posting (26 February 1998) to soc.genealogy.medieval.

The Annals of Tigernach (Gearóid Mac Niocaill trans.). CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts (University College, Cork, 2010).

Dobbs, Margaret. “The Ban-Shenchus” in Revue Celtique (1930, pp. 283-339; 1931, pp. 163-234; 1932, pp. 437-489).

Jaski, Bart. “The traditional rule of succession in early Ireland” (Ph.D. thesis, Trinity College Dublin, 1994). Appendix 2, Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties. Online PDF:

https://www.academia.edu/4144299/Genealogical_tables_of_medieval_Irish_royal_dynasties