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Murchad mac Diarmata
d. 1070
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Died
1070
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About
Murchad mac Diarmata (died 1070) was King of Dublin and the Isles in his mighty father's lifetime; the first Leinsterman to rule the Norse city directly; and died on a raid into Meath, predeceasing his father by two years. The MacMurroughs (Mac Murchada) take their very surname from him.
Research notes
✓ ANNAL-ATTESTED (obit 1070, died raiding Meath; King of Dublin and the Isles under his father). Son of Diarmait mac Mael na mBo; father of Donnchad (our line). Eponym of the Mac Murchada surname. Wired 8 Oct 2026.