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 I7855 footsteps | Ancestors Last Modified 21 Apr 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 F1663 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 F1499 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 26 Jun 1110 - County Wexford, Ireland 
Marriage - 1140 - County Dublin, Ireland Death - 8 May 1171 - County Wexford, Ireland = Link to Google Earth
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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].