Brief Life History of Aoife
When Aoife MacMurchada Princess of Leinster was born on 26 April 1145, in Leinster, Ireland, her father, Dermot King Leinster MacMurrough, was 35 and her mother, Mór Ní Tuathail, was 31. She married Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke on 26 August 1170, in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 26 August 1188, in County Waterford, Ireland, at the age of 43, and was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Sources (23)
- Aoife MacMurrough, "Find A Grave Index"
- Parents of Isabel de Clare
- Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130-1176), Wikipedia
Spouse and Children
World Events (1)
1167
Arrival of Normans at Baginbun in Co. Wexford thus started 800 year struggle between English and Irish.
Name Meaning
Probably a derivative of aoibh ‘beauty’ ( compare Aoibheann ), but it has also been associated with Esuvia, a Gaulish goddess. It was borne by several different heroines in ancient Irish legend, and in historical times by a daughter of King Dermot of Leinster, who married Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, leader of the Anglo-Norman incursion into Ireland of 1169 . It has sometimes been Anglicized as Eva.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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