Nick Maxwell The rulers of Anghaile were all Uí Fhearghail but their title changed over the years. In 1172 Domnall Ó Fearghail was toisech Conmaicne (a larger area/people than Anghaile). Amhlaibh Ó Fearghail was rí thuisseach muinntire hAnghaile (king/leader of the people of Anghaile) in 1207. Gilla na naom Ó Fearghail was aon rogha thaoisech Erenn (choicest … Read more
The Annals of Connacht state that in 1271 Sefraig h. Fergail, along with the Muintir Angaile (the people of Anghaile), killed Nicol mac Seoan Berdun, tigerna Oirgiall (Nicholas fitz John de Verdun, the lord of Oirghialla/Louth). The phrasing is the same used for a death in battle, not a secret murder. The Annals of Multifarnham … Read more
By Stephen Hewer By 1270 the English had been colonising parts of Ireland for over 100 years. Many Gaelic realms or tuatha were destroyed, but others, through geographic fortune (mountainous realm or remote location) and military capability, were able to survive and adjust to the changes. A few were able to thrive. One of these … Read more
By John Gibney The Decade of Centenaries—was it a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? It is worth pondering the question as we head towards its end. The concept was deemed to suit the commemoration of the Irish revolution, though historians are often acutely aware of the tensions between commemoration, with its present-centred implications, and … Read more
BY DONAL FALLON REBEL IRISHWOMEN Last year, 2022, was an interesting one for Claddagh Records, the iconic label founded by Garech Browne in 1959. Revived in recent times, the label is dipping into its rich archival collections, the late Browne insisting that he ‘would like the recordings to be available to anyone interested in Irish … Read more