Mór Ní Thuathail
Queen consort of Leinster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mór Ní Thuathail (anglicised as Mor O'Toole) (c. 1114–1191) was a Queen-consort of Leinster as the principal first wife of King Diarmait Mac Murchada.[1][2] Under Brehon Law, Irish men were allowed more than one wife. King Dermot's second wife was Sadhbh Ní Fhaolain.
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Mór Ní Thuathail | |
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Queen consort of Leinster | |
Tenure | c. 1140 – 1 May 1171 |
Born | c. 1114 Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
Died | 1191 Ireland |
Spouse | Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster |
Issue | Conchobhar MacMurrough Aoife of Leinster Orlachan of Leinster |
House | O'Toole Mac Murchada |
Father | Muitchertach Ua Tuathail |
Mother | Cacht Ní Morda |
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Mór was the mother of Aoife of Leinster, the wife of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, known to history as Strongbow.[2][3]