Tipraiti mac Taidg

Tipraiti mac Taidg or Tipraite mac Taidg (d.786) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the grandson of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan(d.723), a previous king and nephew of Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig(d.742). [Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings", Table 20] He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Briúin. He ruled from 782-786.

In 783 in the year of his accession occurred the promulgation of the law of Saint Patrick of Armagh in Cruachu by Tipraite and the abbot of Armagh, Dub-dá-Leithe. ["Annals of Ulster" AU 783.9] This marked the mutual recognition of the claims of Armagh and of the Ui Briun in Connacht. [Byrne, pg.250] Tipraite's choice of Armagh over Iona shows a desire to pursue an independent ecclesiatical policy from that of Donnchad Midi mac Domnaill, the high king. [T.M.Charles-Edwards, "Early Christian Ireland", pg.563]

In 784 Tipraite defeated the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne at the Battle of Carn Conaill (near Gort). ["Annals of Ulster" AU 784.7] Also, in 785 he defeated the northern Ui Fiachrach at the Battle of Muad (Moy River). ["Annals of Ulster" AU 785.3] These victories established the dominance of the Ui Briun in Connacht.

Notes

ee also

*Kings of Connacht

References

* "Annals of Ulster" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), "Early Christian Ireland", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0

External links

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