Mathghamhain mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, Prince

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 of Connacht

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Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

, died 1196

Mathghamhain one of the seven sons of King

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 Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair of Connacht

Connacht

Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

 (assassinated 1189). He was a grandson of King of Ireland

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, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair , often anglicised Rory O'Connor, reigned as King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and from 1166 to 1198 was the last High King before the Norman invasion of Ireland .Ruaidrí was one of over twenty sons of King...

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The Annals of the Four Masters

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, sub anno 1196, state that "Mahon, the son of Conor Moinmoy, Roydamna of Connaught, was slain by O'More (Donnell) and the men of Leix, who attempted to prevent him from bearing off the spoil which he had taken from the English; but O'More was killed by Cathal Carrach

Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair

Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair was King of Connacht from 1189 to 1202.One of the seven sons of King Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, his nickname carragh indicates that he suffered from some form of skin complaint. The identities of his mother and wife are unknown...

, in revenge of him."

Sources

• Annals of Ulster
• Annals of the Four Masters
• Annals of Connacht
• O'Byrne, Emmet. War, Politics and the Irish of Lenister 1156-1606, 2004.