Uilliam Ó Dubhda Explained

Uilliam Ó Dubhda, also known as William Ó Dúda and similar variants, was Bishop of Killala from 1346 to 1350.[1] According to the Annals of Clonmacnoise, he apparently died of the Black Death in 1350 with several companions, "within six days because of the pestilence [in [[Mayo, Ireland|Mayo]]]."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fryde. E.B.. Greenway. D.E.. Handbook of British chronology. 1996. Cambridge UP. 9780521563505. 359.
  2. Web site: Maxwell . Nick . 2013-02-11 . ‘Unheard-of Mortality’....The Black Death in Ireland . 2024-09-09 . History Ireland.

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