Síol Anmchadha

Síol Anmchadha was a sub-kingdom or duchy of the Hy-Many in Ireland and was ruled by a sideline of the Ui Maine called Síol Anmchadha ('the seed of Anmchadh'), hence the name of the landscape.

In its greatest extension, the kings of Síol Anmchadha ruled the land west of Lough Derg up to the border with Thomond , the land between the Rivers Shannon and Suck and an area called Lushmagh on the other side of the Shannon towards Birr .

The ruling dynasty later adopted the name Ó Madadháin, which was then Maddan or Madden in English. In the later Middle Ages the rulers were vassals of the Earl of Ulster and their successors, the Clancardes.

The name Síol Anmchadha has survived to this day in the place name Baile Mór Síol Anmchadha, today's Lawrencetown in Galway.

Localities

• Tynagh
• Portumna
• Eyrecourt
• Woodford, County Galway

literature

• Gerard Madden: History of the O'Maddens of Hy-Many . East Clare Heritage, Tuamgraney 2004, ISBN 0-9529511-7-7 .
• Diarmuid Ó Cearbhaill: The Colahans - A Remarkable Galway Family . In: Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 54, 2002, ISSN  0332-415X , pp. 121-140.
• Paul MacCotter: Medieval Ireland. Territorial, political and economic divisions . Four Courts Press, Dublin 2008, ISBN 978-1-8468-2098-4 .
• John O'Donovan: The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, commonly called O'Kelly's country. Irish Archaeological Society, Dublin 1843. (online)