Dionysius Ó Mórdha

Dionysius Ó Mórdha, Bishop of Clonfert, died 1534.

A Petrus Ua Mórda was be Bishop of Clonfert on his death in 1171. The surname is nowadays rendered as Ó Mórdha and Moore.

Events which occurred during his lifetime included:

• 1504 - Battle of Knockdoe
• 1511. The greater part of the old works of the church of Armagh were burned.
• 1517. Thomas, the son of Ulicke, son of Ulick Burke, carried off a prey from Ormond, but was overtaken by a strong body of pursuers. The people and cavalry of Thomas were driven from the prey, and the prey was taken by the pursuers; and Thomas himself was slain, the most noble-deeded Englishman of his time, for it was by him that the Hy-Many had, some time before, been plundered and desolated.
• 1520. Mac William of Clanrickard (Ulick, the son of Ulick) died. Mac William Burke (Meyler, the son of Theobald) was slain by the son of Seoinin More, son of Mac Seoinin.
• 1526. Breasal O'Madden, Lord of Sil-Anmchadha, a kind, brave, mild, and justly-judging man, died.
• 1534. Manus Boy O'Duigennan was strangled in the night by his own wife.

References

• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G105007/index.html

• The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, 1978.
• A New History of Ireland: Volume IX - Maps, Genealogies, Lists, ed. T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne.

Preceded by David de Burgo

Bishops of Clonfert 1509-1534

Succeeded by Roland de Burgo

Persondata
Name	O Mórdha, Petrus
Alternative names	Ó Mórdha and Moore
Short description	Bishop of Clonfert
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1534
Place of death