• General Notes

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  TITL University of Hull Royal Database (England)
  AUTH Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science
  PUBL copyright 1994, 1995, 1996
  usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc
  REPO
  WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX  bct@@tardis.ed.ac.uk
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  MEDI Electronic
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  PLAC Subject of the colouful tale of Irish history known as the Rape of Dervorgilla.
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  PLAC The beautiful Dervorgilla was the lover of Dermot MacMurrough King of Leinster.
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  PLAC She married Tiernan O'Rourke (one-eyed).
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  PLAC Dermot was at war with Tiernan (1152) so he attacked & carried off his wife.
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  PLAC She did not go unwillingly.
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  PLAC She was taken back a year later (1153) by the High King Turlough O'Connor.
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  PLAC Within a year (1154) she was confined to the convent of Clonmacniose.She was the subjec t of the colouful episode of Irish History known as the
  Rape of Dervorgila. The beautiful Dervorgilla was the lover of the passionate
  Dermot King of Leinster. She married Tiernan O'Rourke (one-eyed). In 1152
  Dermot was at war with Tiernan so he attackjed and carried off his wife (not
  unwillingly). She was taken back a year later by the High King Turlough
  O'connor. Within a year she was confined to the convent of Clonmacniose and
  nothing more was heard of her.

Details of Derbforgaill Dervorgilla's family with Diarmait MacMurrough