Murchad mac Diarmata, king of Leinster

King of Dublin

King of Leinster (Uí Chennselaig)

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1070.

The date is given by Mac Shamhráin.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Diarmait, son of Máel na mBó.

This relationship is given by Mac Shamhráin, by Byrne (p. 290), by Ó Corráin (p. 136), by Jaski (p. 122), and by A New History of Ireland (9:134).

Mother: Derbfhorgaill, daughter of Donnchad.

This relationship is given by Mac Shamhráin.

Spouse: Sabd, daughter of a Mac-Bricc.

This relationship is given by Mac Shamhráin.

Children (by Sabd):

Donnchad married Órlaith.

Children (mother uncertain):

Domnall.

Énna.

Gormlaith.

References

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

Byrne, Francis J. Irish Kings and High-Kings 2nd ed. (Dublin: Four Courts, 2001).

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. “Murchad” 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).

Ó Corráin, Conncha. Ireland Before the Normans (Volume 2 of the Gill History of Ireland) (Dublin: Gill and MacMillan, 1972).