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Domhnall Óg was married at least twice and had at least one son by each wife. His successor, Aodh, was the son of the daughter of Eoin Mac
Suibhne, grandson of Maol Mhuire an Sparáin. Domhnall Óg's son, Toirdhealbhach (also known as Turough), who later contested the kingship with Aodh and served as
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Domhnall Óg's reign saw not only a halt to the expansion of Anglo-Norman rule in the north west, but also the emergence of Tír
Chonaill as a serious contender with the O'Neill dynasty for supremacy in Ulster, and an important player in politics across Ireland. He also claimed overlordship of
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Chonaill when his father-in-law, Eoin Mac Suibhne, usurped the Ó Breisléins as lords of Fanad around 1263. The connection between Tír Chonaill and western Scotland pre-dated Domhnall Óg. For example, a member of the Mac Somhairle dynasty, possibly
158:, after which Ruaidhrí Ó Canannáin was installed as ruler of Tír Chonaill. The lordship of Tír Chonaill changed hands twice before Gofraidh decisively recovered it in 1250. Gofraidh himself died in 1258, perhaps as the result of wounds inflicted at the
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