Máel Sechnaill Mac Domnaill King of Tara, High King of Ireland

  General Notes:

MAELSECHNAILL , son of DOMNALL & his wife --- ([949/50]-Cró Inis of Lough Ennell 2 Sep 1022). His date of birth is estimated from the Annals of the Four Masters which record the birth in 925 of "Brian son of Ceinnedigh" (extremely unlikely date) adding that this was "24 years before Maelseachlainn son of Domnhall". The Annals of Tigernach record "the first expedition of MaelSechnaill the Great ("Moir") from Dublin, when he broke and cut down the wood" in [973/74]. The Annals of Tigernach record the death of "Domnall mac Muirchertaigh King of Tara" in [978/79] and the accession of "Mael Sechnaill Mor". King of Tara. High King of Ireland. The Annals of the Four Masters record 979 as "the first year of Maelseachlainn Mor son of Domhnall son of Donnchadh son of Flann in sovereignty of Ireland". The Annals of Inisfallen record that "Brian son of Cennétig…and Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall king of Temuir" divided Ireland between them in 997 "Leth Cuinn to Mael Sechnaill and Leth Moga to Brian". The Annals of Tigernach record that "Ragnall, son of Olaf, crownprince of the Foreigners" was killed in battle by "Mael Sechnaill the Great, son of Domnall, son of Donnchad, son of Fland…King of Ireland" at "Tara" in [978/79]. The Annals of Tigernach record that "Tomar´s ring and Carlus´s sword were forcibly taken by MaelSechnaill son of Domnall from the Foreigners of Dublin" in [993/94], presumably referring to powerful symbols of power. The Annals of Tigernach record the death in [1018/22] of "Mael-Sechlainn the Great son of Donnchad overking of all Ireland" at "Cró Inis of Lough Ennell in the 43rd year of his reign". The Annals of Ulster record that "Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall son of Donnchad overking of Ireland" died in 1022 "in the 43rd year of his reign and the 73rd of his age…2 Sep".

m firstly MOR , daughter of DONNCHAD mac Cellach King of Ossory & his wife --- (-[984/85]). The Annals of Tigernach record the death in [984/85] of "Mor, daughter of Dondchad son of Cellach, and queen of Ireland". This passage does not name Mor´s husband. However, Maelsechnaill is the only person described in other passages in the Annals as king of Ireland at that time.

m secondly MOR , daughter of TAIDG maic Cathail maic Concobair & his wife --- (-[990/91]). The Annals of Tigernach record the death in [990/91] of "Mor, daughter of Tadg, son of Cathal, son of Conchobar, queen of Ireland". This passage does not name Mor´s husband. However, Maelsechnaill is the only person described in other passages in the Annals of Tigernach as king of Ireland at that time.

m [thirdly] as her third husband, GORMLAITH , widow of OLAF Sihtricsson King of Dublin and separated wife, secondly, of BRIAN Boroma King of Ireland , daughter of (-1030). Her third marriage is confirmed by the Annals of the Four Masters which record the death in 1030 of "Gormlaith daughter of Murchadh son of Finn, mother of the king of the foreigners Sitric, Donnchadh son of Brian king of Munster, and Conchobhar son of Maeleachlainn king of Teamhair". It is assumed that Maelsechnaill separated from Gormlaith as he is recorded with another wife before Gormlaith died.

m [fourthly] MAELMAIRE , daughter of OLAF Sihtricson King of Dublin & his wife --- (-1021). The Annals of the Four Masters record the death in 1021 of "Maelmaire daughter of Amhlaeibh, wife of Maelseachlainn son of Domhnall".

Mailschnaill & his [first/second] wife had four children.

Mailsechnaill & his [third] wife had [two] children: Conchobar and a son. ¹

Máel married Gormlaith Ní Murchada.¹ (Gormlaith Ní Murchada died in 1030 ¹.)