Ruaidhri Mac Aedha

Ruaidhri Mac Aedha, Lord of Clann Cosgraigh, died 1170.

Mac Aeda was a descendant of Aedh mac Ruaidri, via his son, Muireadhach mac Aedh, whose descendants took the surname Mac Aedha.

The Clann Mac Aedha were rulers of Clann Cosgraigh, a district on the east shore of Lough Corrib in what is now County Galway.

Ruaidhri Mac Aedha died on a pilgrimage to Tuam in 1170. A 13th-century member of the family would become Archbishop of Tuam.

The surname is now rendered McHugh or Hughes.

References

• Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions, Paul MacCotter, Four Courts Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84682-098-4
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#aid
• http://celt.ucc.ie/publishd.html