Tuathchar mac Cobhthach
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Tuathchar mac Cobhthach, King
King
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 of Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht
Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the boarders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo.-Origin:The Luighne were a people, originally found in Brega, south of Kells in what is now County Meath. The baronys of Lune in Meath, and Leyney in Sligo, were called...

, died 846.

The kingdom of Luighne consisted of what would later become the baronys of Coolavin (County Sligo) and Barony of Gallen
Barony of Gallen
The Barony of Gallen is one of the nine baronies in County Mayo, Ireland. It is situated in the eastern part of the county south of the town of Ballina, bordering County Sligo...

 (County Sligo). Later, they would be divided into two separate kingdoms, ruled by the O hEaghra and O Gadhra families respectively.

External links

  • http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/index.html
  • http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#lui
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