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  • Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (Turlough O’Connor), who had reigned as King of Connacht
    Kings of Connacht
    The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after The Connachta.The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht . Ptolemy's map of c. 150 AD...

     since 1106
    1106 in Ireland
    -Events:*Turlough O’Connor becomes King of Connacht and claimant to the High Kingship of Ireland, reigning until 1156....

     and was a claimant to the High Kingship of Ireland
    High King of Ireland
    The High Kings of Ireland were sometimes historical and sometimes legendary figures who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over the whole of Ireland. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken sequence of High Kings, ruling from Tara over a hierarchy of...

    . He was buried in Clonmacnoise
    Clonmacnoise
    The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....

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