Máel Ísu Mac in Baird
Máel Ísu Mac in Baird, Bishop of Clonfert, died 1173.
Máel Ísu Mac in Baird was a native of Soghain, a territory in western Ui Maine (now part of County Galway). From about his lifetime or earlier, members of the Mac an Bhaird would become professional poets and historians. The surname is now generally rendered as Ward.
References
- The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, 1978.
- A New History of Ireland: Volume IX - Maps, Genealogies, Lists, ed. T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin, F.J. Byrne.
| Preceded by Petrus Ua Mórda |
Bishops of Clonfert 1172-1173 |
Succeeded by Celechair Ua hAirmedaig |
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