Fáelán ua Mórda

King of Laígis

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1069.

Place of Death: Achadh-bo.

The date is given by Baldwin, citing the Annals of the Four Masters. Jaski (p. 125) gives 1041, but this seems to be the date of Fáelán’s blinding.

Relationships

Father: Aimergin ua Mórda.

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

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Maelind ingen Meic Dairgin.

This relationship is given by Baldwin.

Children (by Maelind):

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

Cináed (died 1090).

Aimergin (died 1097) married Gormlaith ingen Mac Carrach Calma (?).

Evidence

from the Ban Senchus (Dobbs ed, Revue Celtique XLVIII (1931) p. 195:

Maelind ingen Meic Dairgin hUi Thairmeascain do muintir Gailine a Dealbna Eathra, mathair Chinaetha (ob. 1091) 7 Aimirgin, (ob. 1097) da mac Fhaelain hUi Morda (ob. 1069).

from the Annals of the Four Masters:

(s.a. 1041):

Faelan Ua Mordha, lord of Laeighis, was blinded by Murchadh, son of Dunlaing, after having been delivered to him by Donnchadh, son of Aedh, for it was Donnchadh that took him first, and then delivered him up to Murchadh, son of Dunlaing.

(s.a. 1069):

Faelan, i.e. the Blind, Ua Mordha, died at Achadh-bo.

References

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

The Annals of the Four Masters (Myriam Priour, Stephen Beechinor comp.). CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts (University College, Cork, 2008).

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