Fedelm, Gaelic-Irish female given name. It has been Latinized as Fidelma .
Fedelm was a name that, like Flann, could be used by both sexes. It has been rendered Fedelm, Fedlimid, Fedlim.
Imbas forosnai, is a gift of clairvoyance or visionary ability practised by the gifted poets of ancient Ireland.
Lóegaire (died c. 462), also Lóeguire, is said to have been a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. The Irish annals and king lists include him as a King of Tara or High King of Ireland. He appears as an adversary of Saint Patrick in several hagiographies. His dealings with the saint were believed to account for his descendants' lack of importance in later times. There are several accounts of his death, all of which contain supernatural elements, some of which concern his wars against Leinster.
Fedelm Noíchrothach, also known as Fedelm Noíchride, is a daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Aoife is an Irish feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Irish Gaelic aoibh, which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name Esvios, which may be related to the tribal name Esuvii and the theonym Esus.
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge", and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.
Caoimhe, pronounced Kweeva, sometimes anglicised as Kiva and pronounced as Keeva in Ulster, is an Irish feminine given name derived from Irish caomh "dear; noble". It means beautiful. It has been well-used in English-speaking countries and particularly in Ireland. from the same root as the masculine name Caoimhín (Kevin).
Events from the year 1316 in Ireland.
Fedelm is a female prophet and fili, or learned poet, in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She appears in the great epic Táin Bó Cuailnge, in which she foretells the armies of Medb and Ailill mac Máta will face against the Ulaid and their greatest champion, Cú Chulainn. A prophetess of the same name appears in another tale, which associates her with Cú Chulainn.
Erc mac Cairpri is a character from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. His is the son of Cairbre Nia Fer, king of Tara, and his wife Fedelm Noíchrothach, daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster. After Cairbre is killed by the Ulster hero Cúchulainn in the battle of Ros na Ríg, Erc is installed as the new king of Tara, is given Cúchulainn's daughter Fínscoth in marriage, and swears allegiance to his grandfather Conchobar. However he later conspires with Lugaid mac Con Roí and others to kill Cúchulainn. He is then killed by Conall Cernach, Cúchulainn's foster-brother, in vengeance. When Conall takes his head back to Tara, his sister Achall dies of grief.
Rickard de Bermingham, otherwise Rickard Mac Fheorais, was Anglo-Irish lord of Athenry.
The surname McDonagh, also spelled MacDonagh is from the Irish language Mac Dhonnchadha, and is now one of the rarer surnames of Ireland.
Tadhg Ó Cellaigh, also known as Tadhg mac Domnall O Cellaigh was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.
Muirgheas is a masculine given name in the Irish language. The name is composed of two elements: the first, muir, means "sea"; the second element, gus, means "choice". The name has been Anglicised to the etymologically unrelated Maurice. A contracted form of the name is Muiris.
Cainnech is a Gaelic-Irish given name.
Fidelma is an Irish female given name, a Latinization of Fedelm.
Events from the year 1507 in Ireland.
Sligo Castle was a Norman era castle built in 1245 in Sligo Town in Connacht in the west of Ireland. The castle is no longer extant but it was of great importance in the history of the West of Ireland It is mentioned in the annals numerous times.
Roscommon Abbey is a former Augustinian/Dominican Priory and National Monument located in Roscommon, Ireland.
Féilim is an Irish language name for men, which means "beauty, ever good, constant." The name is derived from the older version Feidlimid. The 'í/idh' at the end of the name is a diminutive suffix common in Irish language names/nicknames. Féilim has been anglicised as Phelim, Feilmy or even Felix.
Fedlim Geancach Ó Conchobair was an Irish monarch of the fifteenth century. He was one of the sons of Toirdhealbhach Óg Donn Ó Conchobair and King of Connacht from 1461–1475. Fedlim Geancach Ó Conchobair succeeded to the throne of the Connachta in 1461 after the death of Aedh mac Tairdelbach Óg Ó Conchobair. Fedlim was the last fully recognized monarch of The Kingdom of Connacht.