Cathal mac Domhnall Ó Conchobair (died 1324) was

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from 1318 to 1324. The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of

, which lies west of the

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. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after

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Family

Cathal's wife was Ailbhe and his daughter was Sadhbh (d.1373). Sadhbh married firstly Flaithbheartach mac Domnall Carrach O’Rourke, King of Breifne O’Rourke from 1346 to 1349 (d.1352) and secondly

Niall Mág Samhradháin Niall Mag Samhradháin, (anglicised Niall McGovern) was chief of the McGovern Clan and either the Baron or the Lord of Tullyhaw barony, County Cavan in modern day Ireland from 1340 until his death in 1359. Ancestry His ancestry was Niall son of ...

, chief of the McGovern Clan of Tullyhaw, County Cavan from 1340 until his death in 1359. Sadhbh's sons with Niall were Tighearnán Mór, Ruadhrí, Eóghan and CúChonnacht.

References

* ''Annals of Ulster'' a

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* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press, * ''Gaelic and Gaelised Ireland'', Kenneth Nicols, 1972. * ''The Second Battle of Athenry'', Adrian James Martyn, East Galway News & Views, 2008–2009 1324 deaths Kings of Connacht 14th-century Irish monarchs Nobility from County Roscommon Cathal Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub