Cathassach mac Lurgain (died 668) was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne

Cruthin

The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....

 in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the son of Fiachnae mac Báetáin

Fiachnae mac Báetáin

Fiachnae mac Báetáin , also called Fiachnae Lurgan or Fiachnae Find, was king of the Dál nAraidi and high-king of the Ulaid in the early 7th century. He was a son of Báetán mac Echdach and brother of Fiachra Cáech Fiachnae mac Báetáin (died 626), also called Fiachnae Lurgan or Fiachnae Find, was...

 (died 626) a king of all Ulaid and possible high king and brother of Eochaid Iarlaithe

Eochaid Iarlaithe

Eochaid Iarlaithe mac Lurgain was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He was the son of Fiachnae mac Báetáin a king of all Ulaid and possible high king...

 mac Lurgain (died 666), a King of the Dal nAraide. He ruled from 666 to 668.

He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim. In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid (Ulster) and were the dominant members.

In 668 he clashed with the Ulaid (Dal Fiatach) at that time ruled by Blathmac mac Máele Cobo

Blathmac mac Máele Cobo

Blathmac mac Máele Cobo was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid. He was the son of Máel Cobo mac Fiachnai . He ruled from 647 to 670....

(died 670) and was slain at the battle of Fertas (near Belfast).

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• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork