Gormflaeth ingen Murchada MacFinn ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

Famed for her six marriages.
Ben Senchus 189, 227.

Gormlaith ingen Murchada (of Uí Dúnlainge), d. 1030.
In addition to being the wife of Amlaib Cuaran, she was also married to Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, king of Mide (Meath) and king of Ireland (d. 1022), and to Brian Boruma.

"Then too came to see earl Sigurd that king from Ireland whose name was Sigtrygg. He was a son of Olaf rattle, but his mother's name was Kormlada. She was the fairest of all women, and best gifted in everything that was not in her own power, but it was the talk of men that she did all things ill over which she had any power. (2) Brian was the name of the king who first had her to wife, but they were then parted. He was the best natured of all kings. He had his seat in Ireland at Kincora. His brother's name was Wolf the quarrelsome, the greatest champion and warrior; Brian's foster-child's name was Kerthialfad. He was the son of king Kylfi, who had many wars with king Brian, and fled away out of the land before him, and became a hermit. But when king Brian went south on a pilgrimage, then he met king Kylfi, and they were atoned. Then king Brian took his son Kerthialfad to him, and loved him more than his own sons. He was then full grown when these things happened, and was the boldest of men. Duncan was the name of the first of king Brian's sons; the second was Margad; the third, Takt, whom we call Tann, he was the youngest of them; but the elder sons of king Brian were full grown, and the briskest of men. Kormlada was not the mother of king Brian's children, and so grim had she got againt king Brian after their parting, that she would gladly have him dead. King Brian thrice forgave all his outlaws the same fault but if they misbehaved themselves oftener, then he let them be judged by the law; and from this one may mark what a king he must have been. Kormlada egged on her son Sigtrygg very much to kill king Brian. She now sent him to earl Sigurd to beg for help. King Sigtrygg came before Yule to the Orkneys, and there, too, came earl Gilli, as was written before."

Gormflaeth married Olaf Cuarán Sitricsson, son of Sitric Caoch and Edith (St) of England. (Olaf Cuarán Sitricsson died in 981 in Isle of Iona, Scotland.)

Gormflaeth next married Brian Bóruma macCennétig, son of Cennétig of Thomond macLorcain and Be Bind ingen Urchada, in 982. (Brian Bóruma macCennétig was born circa 941, died on 23 Apr 1014 in Battle of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland and was buried in Armagh.) The cause of his death was murder.