Murchadh Mac Suibhne
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.jpg) Murchadh's name as it appears on folio 122v of AM 45 fol (Codex Frisianus): "Myrgaðr".[1] |
Murchadh Mac Suibhne (died 1267) was a prominent 13th-century noble. Murchadh was a son of Maol Mhuire an Sparáin, son of Suibhne, eponymous ancestor of the Clann Suibhne. Murchadh led the dispossessed clan pressed into King Hakon IV of Norway's service during King Hakon's 1263 expedition.[2] Clann Suibhne were required to surrender hostages to King Hakon as guarantee for their support. Murchadh was granted Arran, however these lands were lost shortly after the Battle of Largs and he appears to have fled to Ireland. He was taken prisoner by Domnall Mac Maghnusa in 1265 and was imprisoned by Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster and died shortly afterwards.[3]
Citations
- ↑ Unger (1871) p. 575; AM 45 Fol (n.d.).
- ↑ Barrow, Kingship and Unity, pp.111-120.
- ↑ Annals of Ulster - 1265
References
- Barrow, G W S. Kingship and Unity, Scotland 1000-1306.. Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1981. ISBN 0-8020-6448-5.
- "AM 45 Fol". Handrit.is. n.d. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- Unger, CR, ed. (1871). Codex Frisianus: En Samling Af Norske Konge-Sagaer. Oslo: P.T. Mallings Forlagsboghandel – via HathiTrust.
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