Cathal mac Muiredaig

Cathal mac Muiredaig

Cathal mac Muiredaig Muillethan(d.735) [all dates per "The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy] was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Muiredach Muillethan mac Fergusso(d.702), a previous king and brother of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan(d.723). [Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings", Table 20] He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Briúin. He ruled from 728-735.

According to a poem on "The Kings of Connaught", Cathal seized the kingdom without being the heir. The annals record a battle of the Connachta in 732 where Muiredach mac Indrechtaig, son of his brother was slain.

Cathal was ancestor of the Síl Cathail sept which carved out lands in the Co.Roscommon area from the Ui Maine. [Byrne, pg.250] . His sons included two kings of Connacht: Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail(d.768) and Artgal mac Cathail(d.792); as well as Dub-Díbeirg(d.787) and Fogartach(flor.789).

Notes

ee also

*Kings of Connacht

References

* "Annals of Tigernach"
* "Annals of Ulster"
* Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings"
* "The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]


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