Diarmuid MacMurrough, King Of Leinster Dermot

Abt 1110 - 1171  (60 years)

• Name	Diarmuid MacMurrough
  Title	King Of Leinster Dermot
  Birth	Abt 26 Jun 1110	County Wexford, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 May 1171	County Wexford, Ireland
  Person ID	I7706	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Donnchad Leinster, King Of Leinster ,   b. Abt 1060, County Dublin, Ireland d. 8 Dec 1115, County Dublin, Ireland (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Orlaith Ingen O'Braenain,   b. Abt 1090, County Dublin, Ireland d. 1140, County Dublin, Ireland (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mor Ui Thuathail, Queen Consort Of Leinster ,   b. 1114, County Dublin, Ireland d. 10 May 1191, County Wexford, Ireland (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1140	County Dublin, Ireland
  Children	+ 1. Urlachan MacMurrough,   b. 1142, Ireland d. 1200, Ireland (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Aoife MacMurrough, Countess of Ireland, Countess of Pembroke ,   b. Abt 1145, Ireland d. Aft 1187, Clare, Munster, Ireland (Age > 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Diarmaid mac Murchada was an Irish king of Leinster. He became involve d i n a c o m p licated feud, partly because he abducted a neighbor's wife, a n d in 1 1 6 6 w as defeated and banished by the High King of Ireland. He w a s al l o w ed him to enlist a force led by the 2nd Earl of Pembroke, bette r k n o w n a s "Strongbow"and other Norman barons in Wales. In 1169, Strong bo w i n v a ded and won much of Ireland including Dublin. Strongbow married D e r m o t 's daughter, . It is thought that Diarmaid Mac Murchada may have commissioned the valu a b l e I r ish manuscript, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Leinster t h e B o o k o f Leinster].