Mael Morda ua Domnaill
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 1090.
Place of Death: unknown.
The date is given by Baldiwn and by Jaski (p. 122).
Relationships
Father: Donnchad mac Domnaill, king of Ui Cheinnselaig.
This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Jaski (p. 122).
Mother: Cailleach ingen Mac Faelain.
This relationship is given by Baldwin.
Spouse: Luanmaisi ingen Ceile Ua Nuallain.
This relationship is given by Baldwin. Baldwin gives Luanmaisi’s pedigree as: Luanmaisi daughter of Cele, son of Mael Maud, son of Dunlaing, son of Murchad, son of Nuallain.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Máel Mórda (died 1122), king of Ui Cheinnselaig.
two sons (died 1103)
Gilla Padraig
Gilla Chaemgin
Domnaill
Diarmat
Sabd married Donncuan ua Tuathail.
Aillind
Evidence
from the Ban Senchus (Dobbs ed, Revue Celtique XLVIII (1931):
(p. 196):
Luanmaisi ingen Cheili hUi Nuallain, mathair cloindi Mail Morda (ob. 1090) hUi Domnaill, 7 Gilli Padraig 7 Gilli Chaemgin 7 Domnaill 7 Diarmada, 7
Saidbi
Aillindi ingene Mail Morda.
from the Annals of the Four Masters (s.a. 1090):
The Munstermen were defeated and slaughtered, with Maelseachlainn Ua Dunghalaigh, Mac-Conin Ua Duibhgin, and Maelmordha Ua Domhnaill, son of the King of Ui-Ceinnsealaigh.
References
The Annals of the Four Masters (Myriam Priour, Stephen Beechinor comp.). CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts (University College, Cork, 2008).
Baldwin, Stewart. “Eve of Leinster and Radnaillt of Dublin”, a posting (26 February 1998) to soc.genealogy.medieval.
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