A great grandson of
Gadhra Mór mac Dundach, grandson of
Madudan mac Gadhra Mór, and son of
Diarmaid mac Madudan, Madudan Reamhar was the first bearer of the surname Madden, a family originally from east
County Galway. He died of a
pestilence which caused
a great mortality of the men of Ireland in 1095. Following his death,
Gillafin Mac Coulahan became ruler but was killed in 1101 by Madudan's son,
Diarmaid Ua Madadhan. His
nickname reamhar meant large or fat. ==References==