Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach, 28th King of Uí Maine, died 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 :...

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Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach 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 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.

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...

, for the same year, mention Cathal mac Murchadh

Cathal mac Murchadh

Cathal mac Murchadh was 29th King of Uí Maine, died – 816.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...

. It may be that one was a short-lived successor to the other.

External links

• Commentary by Dan M. Wiley (The Cycles of the Kings Web Project)