He is the first of the family listed as the Ollamh Síol Muireadaigh, his genealogy listing him as the son of Nede son of Conaing Buide Ó Maolconaire.
He is the first individual in the family known as the Ollamh Síol Muireadaigh, according to their genealogy, which identifies him as the son of Nede, who was the son of Conaing Buide Ó Maolconaire.