Mac Creiche (or Maccreehy, MacCrecius) of Liscannor is described by various old texts as an early Irish saint, a hermit who slew monsters and persuaded...
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feuding between Clan MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, that ended with a MacDonald victory in Coire na Creiche on the northern slopes...
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Mainchín of Limerick (redirect from Mainchín mac Setnai)
ancestors of the O'Brien dynasty. His tutor was the Corco Mruad saint Mac Creiche according to the Life of that saint. Mainchín is said to have founded...
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of Inagh. The first church of Eidnach was said to have been built by Mac Creiche in his old age, around 580. Fragments of the "Teampul na glas aighne"...
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by Nizam al-Mulk (Persian) 11th or 12th century – Betha Meic Creiche (Life of Mac Creiche, in Middle Irish) c. 11th century – The Records of Origin on...
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'Miscellanea hagiographica Hibernica: vitae adhuc ineditae sanctorum Mac Creiche, Naile, Cranat'. Natalis' feast day is 27 January. Kinawley "St Natalis"...
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Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014. Conglinne, Mac (1939). "How Mac Creiche Slew the Yellow Pest". Mediaeval Pageant. Ardent Media. GGKEY:TJEEPR7TL6D...
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Chattan, and his heirs." The Battle of Coire Na Creiche in 1601 on Skye saw the MacLeods defeated by Clan MacDonald of Sleat on the northern slopes of the...
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Saint Conleth of Kildare Saint Aidan of Ferns Saint Aengus MacNissi of Connor Saint Aedh Mac Cairtinn of Clogher Saint Fachanan of Kilfenora Blessed John...
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Nicholas to a monk of Evesham 11th or 12th century Betha Meic Creiche (Life of Mac Creiche) Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib (The War of the Irish with the Foreigners...
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Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, 28th chief, daughter of Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, 27th chief. Sir Reginald was the first president of the Clan MacLeod...
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MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD) are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid...
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Luchtigern (redirect from Luchtighern mac-ui-Trato)
life of Saint Mac Creiche, who died in 541. At this time Luchtigern was connected with Ennistymon and Corcomroe. He accompanied MacCreiche to Carn Mic Táil...
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Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (born 1973) is the 30th Chief of Clan MacLeod and is currently representing the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies in the...
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forms of MacLeòid, in use today, include MacLeod, McCloud, McLeod, McLoud. Anglicised forms of Mac Leóid include MacLeod, MacCleod, and MacCloud. According...
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Protection Area for Birds (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive in 1989. Cill MacCreiche (Kilmacreehy Church) is first documented in the 14th century, but some...
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Leod (category Clan MacLeod Chiefs)
(c. 1200 – 1280) was the eponymous ancestor and founder of Clan MacLeod and Clan MacLeod of Lewis. Almost nothing is known about him and he does not appear...
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Kilmacrehy, sometimes also Kilmacreehy, (Irish: Cill Mhic Creiche) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The ruins of the old parish church lie...
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off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Probably a fortified site from the earliest times...
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of feuding, the two clans finally met in the Battle of Coire Na Creiche and the MacLeods were defeated. This was the last clan battle on the Isle of...
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Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod KCB (1 February 1847 – 20 August 1935) was the 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod was born on...
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belonged to the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, a branch of the Clan Donald or MacDonald. In the 14th century it was taken from them by the Clan MacLeod and held briefly...
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Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (27 July 1839 – 5 November 1929) was the 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 27 July...
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North Uist (section Mary MacLeod)
Scotland that involved bows and arrows. It led to the Battle of Coire Na Creiche, where Donald Gorm Mor won a more decisive victory, at which point the...
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Clan Macdonald of Sleat (redirect from MacDonald of Sleat)
Macdonalds took much spoil in the form of cattle and drove them to Coire na Creiche, overlooking the Cuillin hills. Here the Macleods mustered themselves,...
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Ennistymon. The original church of Eidnach was said to have been built by Mac Creiche in his old age, around 580. The chapel at Inagh, called in Irish...
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Tormod MacLeod, sometimes referred to as Norman MacLeod, (Scottish Gaelic: Tormod MacLeòid, and Tormod mac Leòd) (fl. late 13th century) was a west Highland...
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most disastrous war fought between the MacLeods and MacDonalds of Skye culminated in the Battle of Coire Na Creiche when Donald Gorm Mor, who handfasted...
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Creiche, the last Scottish clan battle fought on Skye, was fought on the slopes below Bruach na Frìthe, near the head of Glenbrittle in 1601. The MacDonalds...
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Torquil MacLeod (Scottish Gaelic: Torcall mac Murchaidh, and Torcall MacLeòid) (fl. 14th century) was a Hebridean lord and is today considered to be the...
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