About Gilla Asalta
Gilla Asalta was a historian.
Gilla Asalta (died 1172) was an Irish historian.
Gilla Asalta appears to be solely known via an obituary in the Annals of Tigernach under the year 1172, which states:
Gilla Asalta, senchaidh Ruaidhrà Uà Concobair rÃg Erenn, ard-shái na n-Gaidhel ina aimsir, mortuus est/Gilla Asalta, chief historian of Ruaidrà Ua Conchobair king of Ireland, the chief sage of the Gaels in his time, died.
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Who was Gilla Asalta?
Irish historian
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Gilla Asalta died in 1172.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gilla Asalta. https://biography.guide/gilla-asalta/
MLA: "Gilla Asalta." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gilla-asalta/.
Chicago: "Gilla Asalta." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gilla-asalta/.
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