Gilla Ceallaigh Ua Cleirigh
Irish king
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| Intro | Irish king | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Death | 1 January 1003 |
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Gilla Ceallaigh Ua Cleirigh (died 1003) was King of Ui Fiachrach Aidhne.
Gilla Ceallaigh was the next-to-last of the Ua Cleirigh kings of Aidhne. From this time on, the family lost power and eventually became an eccleiastical family. Members included:
Conchobhar Ua Cleirigh, lector of Kildare, died 1126
Gilla Isa Ó Cléirigh, Bishop of Leyny (Achonry), died 1230
His descendants would eventually become the Ó Cléirigh Bardic family.