Diarmaid mac Madudan

Diarmaid mac Madudan

Diarmaid mac Madudan, Chief of Síol Anmchadha 1032-1069.

Biography

Described as a rod who ruled each road, Diarmaid was the son of Madudan mac Gadhra Mór. He led the Madden clan in a plundering raid on Clonmacnoise in 1050. However, he became blind in old age and was killed by his nephew, Madudan, and succeeded by his son, Madudan Reamhar Ua Madadhan.

Preceded by
Dunadach mac Cú Connacht		 King of Síol Anmchadha
1032-1069		 Succeeded by
Madudan Reamhar Ua Madadhan

References

  • O'Madáin: History of the O'Maddens of Hy-Many, Gerard Madden, p. 5, 8, 2004. ISBN o 9529511 77.

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