1110 - 1171 (61 years)| Name | Diarmait MacMurchada [1] | |
| Title | King of Leinster in Ireland | |
| Birth | 1110 | Dublin, Ireland  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | After deprived of his kingdom by the High King of Ireland, MacMurrough solicited help from King Henry II of England. In return, MacMurrough pledged an oath of allegiance to Henry, who sent troops in support. As a further thanks for his reinstateme | |
| Notable Quote | Now Dermot was a man tall of stature and stout of frame; a soldier whose heart was in the fray, and held valiant among his own nation. From often shouting his battle-cry his voice had become hoarse. A man who liked better to be feared by all than loved by | |
| Religion | He sponsored the successful career of churchman St Lawrence O'Toole (Lorcan Ua Tuathail). He married O'Toole's half-sister Mor in 1153 and presided at the synod of Clane in 1161 when O'Toole was installed as archbishop of Dublin | |
| Death | 1 May 1171 | Lough, Wexford, Ireland [1] |
| Burial | Wexford County, Ireland |
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| Person ID | I9995 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Donnchad MacMurcada, b. 1065, Leinster Province, Ireland d. 1115, Dublin, Ireland (Age 50 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F14301 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mór Ní Tuathail, b. Abt 1114, Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland d. 1191, Ireland (Age 77 years) | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1140 | Wexford County, Ireland |
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| Family ID | F3566 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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