Derbforgaill Irish Royalty
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| First Name |
Derbforgaill
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| Middle Name |
Ingen
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| Last Name |
Maeleachlainn
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| Full Name at Birth |
Derbforgaill ingen Maeleachlainn
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| Alternative Name |
Derbforgaill ingen Maeleachlainn, Dearbhfhorghaill, Derbforgaill, Dearbhfhorghaill ingen Maeleachlainn, Derval, Helen of Ireland
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1107
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| Died |
1193
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| Occupation |
Royalty
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Dearbhfhorghaill (older spelling: Derbforgaill) (1108–1193), anglicized as Derval, was a daughter of Murchad Ua Maeleachlainn, king of Meath, and of his wife Mor (died 1137), daughter of Muirchertach Ua Briain. She is famously known as the "Helen of Ireland" as her abduction from her husband Tigernán Ua Ruairc by Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Leinster, in 1152 played some part in bringing the Anglo-Normans to Irish shores, although this is a role that has often been greatly exaggerated and often misinterpreted.
