Tighearnach Ua Cleirigh

Tighearnach Ua Cleirigh (died 916) was King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne.

Sub anno 916, the Annals of the Four Masters states Tighearnach Ua Cleirigh, lord of Aidhne, died. He appears to have been a son of the previous king, Maelfabhaill mac Cleireach.

Tighearnach was one of the very first people in Ireland to use a surname, Ó Cléirigh. All subsequent bearers of the name are believed to descend from him. Notables include:

• Mac Comhaltan Ua Cleirigh, King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, fl. 964.
• Lughaidh Ó Cléirigh (fl. 1595–1630)
• Mícheál Ó Cléirigh (ca. 1590–1643), considered the chief author of the chronicle of medieval Irish history known as the Annals of the Four Masters.
• Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh (died 1664)

Preceded by Maelfabhaill mac Cleireach

King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne 887?-916

Succeeded by Domhnall mac Lorcan

References

• Irish Kings and High-Kings, Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

External links

• Ó Cléirigh ancestor search at Irish Times

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Name	Tigearnach Ua Cleirigh
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Short description	King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
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Date of death	916
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