Cathal mac Murchadh
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Cathal mac Murchadh was 29th King of Uí Maine, died – 816
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Cathal mac Murchadh was killed at "The battle of Rath Fhearadh by the chieftains of Ui Briuin
, Diarmaid, son of Tomaltach, and Maelcothaigh, son of Fogartach in Dealbhna Nuadhat, between the Suca and the Sinnainn, where Cathal and many other nobles along with him were slain."
He is one of two kings of Ui Maine listed in the obits sub anno 816
. Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach
is listed as "chief of Ui Maine (?)" in the Annals of Ulster
, with apparently a question concerning his rule. Cathal is listed as king in the above extract from the Annals of the Four Masters
. The confusion may arise from one been a short-lived successor to the other.
816
Year 816 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Frankish king Louis the Pious is crowned emperor by Pope Stephen IV.- Religion :...
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Cathal mac Murchadh was killed at "The battle of Rath Fhearadh by the chieftains of Ui Briuin
Uí Briúin
The Uí Briúin were an Irish kin-group. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the Uí Fiachrach and Uí Ailello, putative descendants of Eochaid Mugmedon's...
, Diarmaid, son of Tomaltach, and Maelcothaigh, son of Fogartach in Dealbhna Nuadhat, between the Suca and the Sinnainn, where Cathal and many other nobles along with him were slain."
He is one of two kings of Ui Maine listed in the obits sub anno 816
816
Year 816 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Frankish king Louis the Pious is crowned emperor by Pope Stephen IV.- Religion :...
. Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach
Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach
Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach, 28th King of Uí Maine, died 816 .Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach is one of two kings of Ui Maine listed in the obits sub anno 816. Dub Dá Leithe is listed as "chief of Ui Maine " in the Annals of Ulster, with apparently a question concerning his rule.The Annals of the Four...
is listed as "chief of Ui Maine (?)" in the Annals of Ulster
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years between AD 431 to AD 1540. The entries up to AD 1489 were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on the island of Belle Isle on Lough Erne in the...
, with apparently a question concerning his rule. Cathal is listed as king in the above extract from the Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
. The confusion may arise from one been a short-lived successor to the other.