Ragnall mac Gofraid

Ancestors

Died 1005 in Isle of Man

Biography

Ragnall mac Gofraid was a son of Gofraid mac Arailt, and grandson of Harald Sigtryggrsson of Limerick. His parentage is confirmed in an entry dated 1005 in the Chronicon Scotorum recording his death as 'Ragnall son of Gotfrith son of Aralt, king of Inse Gall dies' . The territories of Inse Gall at this time would have included the islands of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Ragnall was born into the Dynasty of the Uí Ímair, a Norse-Irish dynasty based in Dublin, Ireland, who dominated the coasts and islands of the Irish Sea, including the western coast of Scotland for several hundred years, from the mid 9th century.

The death of 'Ragnall son of Gofraid, king of the Isles 'is recorded for the year 1005 by the Annals of Ulster. ^[4] He is said incorrectly by some commentators to have died in Munster. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Celt: Chronicon Scotorum (English) : Annal CS1005 and Celt: Chronicon Scotorum (Irish)  : Annal CS1005 Raghnall mac Gotfrit meic Arailt ri na Indsi moritur.
2. ↑ father is Godred I Haraldsson however that profiles needs to be merged with Godfred Haraldsson, the parent listed here.
3. ↑ note: this profile first listed as Ranald King of Man and The Isles - 980 - Isle of Man - 1005 - Isle of Man : parents - Godfred I Haroldsson of (Iceland) Islay & Phingola Fionghuala MacLochlan allinthepast.net
4. ↑ Celt (Irish) : Annals of Ulster : U1005.1 Ragnall m. Gothraidh rí na n-Innsi and Celt (English) : Annals of Ulster: U1005.1 'Ragnall son of Gofraid, king of the Isles' is noted in a list of those known to have died recently.
5. ↑ these entries quoted by historians are referenced in Wikipedia - Ragnall mac Gofraid though they record a death in Munster & name Muiredach, grandson of Arailt, as the person who has died Celt: (Irish) Annals of Inisfallen - I1004.5 Bás Muirethaich mc. Diarmata, ríg Ciarraige Luachra; & h-ua Arailt do éc h-i Mumain - Celt: (English) Annals of Inisfallen : AI1004.5 Death of Muiredach son of Diarmait, king of Ciarraige Luachra; and the grandson of Aralt died in Mumu. (Munster)

• Wikipedia - Ragnall mac Gofraid died 1004/5 - here, lack of real evidence has resulted in an interesting reconstruction of the circumstances in which Ragnall would have been living at the time.
• A genealogy - Ragnald Godredson, died 1005 son of Godred Haraldson, King of Man and the Isles son of Harald or Aralt Sigtryson, King of Limerick is noted on page 34 in History_of_the_Kings_of_Man_the_last_Draft_2012.pdf in The Family History of the Kings, Prince’s and Noblemen, descendant from the Early Viking Rulers and Kings around the Irish Sea by George Vaughan Chichester (Barney) Young O.B.E. and Johanna Wilhelmina (Hanneke) Young-Tammel pub: 2013. (Includes 'The Isle of Man under the Norse' by George Vaughan Chichester (Barney) Young O.B.E.

Acknowledgments

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