Tipraiti Tireach

Tipraiti Tireach (136 — 187) spelled with numerous different variations such as "Tibraite", "Tipraite", "Tiobraide", "Thilbruidhe" and "Tiobradhe", was a legendary King of Ulster according to the "Annals of the Four Masters". [cite news|url=http://www.magoo.com/hugh/ulsterkings.html|publisher=Magoo.com|title=Kings of Ulster|date=16 May 2008] The Annals also describes Tipraiti Tireach as the founder of Dál nAraidi. [cite news|url=http://www.magoo.com/hugh/dalaraide.html|publisher=Magoo.com|title=Kings and Lords of Dal Araide|date=16 May 2008] He was the son of Mal, a High King of Ireland and a descendant of hero Conall Cernach. Part of the wide Milesian race with a lineage that traces back directly to Míl Espáine, who's son tradition holds, came to Ireland from Hispania in the Iberian Peninsula as part of the "Ulster Cycle". [cite news|url=http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tubridy/78/mb.ashx|publisher=Ancestry.com|title=Tubridy - Tiobraide -a little history lesson|date=16 May 2008]

The "Lebor Gabála" and the "Annals" say Tipraiti Tireach defeated and slayed Conn of the Hundred Battles, the High King of Ireland for thirty five years, at the Battle of Tuath Amrois. Keating says Tipraiti sent fifty warriors dressed as women from Emain Macha to kill him at Tara. [cite book | last = Keating| first = Geoffrey | title =The General History of Ireland| publisher =J. Duffy| url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OoMJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA255&dq=Tiobraidhe]

References

ee also

*Tubridy