Born about in County Laois, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Gormlaith ingen Finn O'Kelly Caellaide
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Cacht ingen Loigsig O'Morda and Concoiccriche O'More
Died about
at about age 72
in County Laois, Ireland
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Biography
Also known as "Loisig O'Morda"
"Lisagh O'More (mac Aimergin mac Faelan), lord of Leix, died after penance in 1149. The daughter of O'Kelly, wife of Lisagh O'More, died in 1152. His father AImergin died in 1097." [1]
Pedigree of the O'Mores
There are at least four versions of the pedigree of the O'Mores back to the legendary three sons of Miletius, mythical founders of Ireland. The pedigree of the O’Mores from “Book Of Leinster”, reported by Rev William Carrigan,[2] records it thus from Lisagh:
- “Laidhsigh m Neil m Laoidhsigh m Concocrice m Domnaill m Laidsigh m Aimergin m Faolin m Aimergin m Cinotha m Cernaigh m Cinneidigh m Gaoitinm Cinaotha m Caithail m Beraig m Mescill m Maoilaithain m Beraig m Bacain m Aongusa m Nadsia m Bairr m Gaoirbile m corbmic m Lugna m Eogain m Guare m Eirc m Bacain m Lugdach L m Lugdach L m Laoidhsig m Conuill Cernac.” There are 22 further generations back to Ire, one of the three sons of Miletius.
Research notes
Lots of internet trees but no good sources
- Loigsech O'Morda of Leix King of Loigsi born Leix died 1149
- father: Amargen O'Morda King of Loigsi died 1097
- mother: Gormflaith O'Néill
- siblings: unknown
- spouse: Gormflaith ingen Finn O'Caellaide of Osraige died 1152
- children: Cacht ingen Loigsig O'Morda of Leix born 1082 died about 1149
- biographical and/or anecdotal: notes or source: LDS ancestry.com
Sources
- ↑ Lord Walter Fitzgerald “Historical Notes on the O’Mores and their Territory of Leix” in “Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society” (1909) Vol 6 pp:1-88
- ↑ “Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland” 1903 vol v p. 413
- Wikitree page summarising the Kings of Leix from 1000s to 1600s.
See also:
- http://www.mathematical.com/loigsiloigsech.html
- https://gw.geneanet.org/belfast8?lang=en&p=loigsech&n=o+morda
- Pedigree of the O'Moores Lords of Leix in John O'Harts's Irish Pedigrees 1915 vol 1 p 323-5
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