Gilla-Comgaill Ua Tuathail

Lay-abbot of Glendalough

(Possibly) king of Uí Muiredaig

Baldwin states that the second title is wrong. Mac Shamhráin states that Gilla-Comgaill may have held it.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1127.

Place of Death: unknown.

Mac Shamhráin states that Gilla-Comgaill was killed during disturbances when Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair was asserting his lordship over Leinster. The death is recorded in the Annals of Four Masters s.a. 1127.

Relationships

Father: Donncuan Ua Thuathail.

This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Jaski (p. 120).

Mother: Sabd ingen Mael Morda Ua Domnaill.

This relationship is given by Baldwin.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

Muirchertach married (1) unknown; married (2) a daughter of Cerball, grandson of Bricc; married (3) Cacht, daughter of Ua Mórda of Loigis.

References

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

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

Mac Shamhráin, Ailbhe. “Ua Tuathail, Muirchertach” in the Dictionary of Irish Biography (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

A New History of Ireland. Moody, T.W., F.X.Martin, and F.J. Byrne (eds.). Volume 9 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984).

The Annals of the Four Masters (Myriam Priour, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2002).