What is recorded here
Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó was born in Ferns, County Wexford, the ancestral heart of the Uí Cheinnselaig. That small southeast kingdom produced the man who would become King of Leinster and High King of Ireland, extending his shadow as far as Wales and England. Ferns did not merely witness his birth; it supplied the bloodline, pride and political memory that carried him across the island.
Why this person is known: king of Leinster, King of Ireland with opposition
- Birthplace
- Ferns
Places near here
graveyard/cemeterygraveyard/cemetery · 197 yd
Father John Murphy Monumentmonument · 313 yd
Ferns Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 314 yd
CrossCross, High cross (present location) · 346 yd
Hut site in Ferns UpperHut site · 576 yd
CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.0 mi
Coolroe WoodForest · 1.0 mi
Coolpuck WoodForest · 1.1 mi
Milshoge RockMountain / peak · 4.0 mi
Giants BedNamed rock · 4.2 mi
SlieveboyMountain / peak · 4.4 mi
Father Murphy CentreHeritage attraction · 4.8 mi