( is an old and famous
Irish male name meaning "lover of canines". It is the source of the Irish names
Conor
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". '' Conchobhar/Conchubhar'' or from the name ''Conaire'', found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other hero ...
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Connor,
Connors,
Conner
Conner or Conners may refer to:
Fictional characters
* Ratonhnaké꞉ton, Conner, the protagonist of ''Assassin's Creed III''
* Conner (Titans character), Conner (''Titans'' character)
Media
* ''The Conners'', an American TV series, spin-off ...
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O'Connor, etc. It is a name borne by several figures from Irish history and legend, including:
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Conchobar mac Nessa, legendary king of Ulster
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Conchobar Abradruad, legendary High King of Ireland of the 1st century BC
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Conchobar mac Donnchada
Conchobar mac Donnchada (or Conchobar mac Donnchado) was High-King of Ireland with opposition (''rà Érenn co fressabra'') between 819 and 833. Conchobar was the son of Donnchad Midi, high-king of Ireland (733– 797); his mother was Fuirseach, ...
, High King of Ireland 819–833
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Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair
Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, son of High King of Ireland Ruaidrà Ua Conchobair, was King of Connacht from 1183 to 1189. He was a military commander and opponent of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
Early life
Conchobar Maenmaige took his ni ...
, 12th-century king of Connacht
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Conchobar MacDermot
Conchobar mac Diarmata, was the ninth king of Moylurg, reigning 1187 to 1196.
Overview
Conchobhair is recorded the year before he became king due to a family tragedy:
''"The rock of Lough Key was burned by lightning. Duvesa, daughter of O'Heyn ...
, king of Moylurg 1187–1196
* Conchobur
Mac Cathmhail (died 1252) royal chief of Cenel Feradhaigh and of many territories besides
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Conchobar mac Tadg, king of Connacht 967–973 and eponym of the
O'Conor family
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Conchobar 'Buidhe' Mág Tighearnán
( is an old and famous Irish male name meaning "lover of canines". It is the source of the Irish names Conor, Connor, Connors, Conner, O'Connor, etc. It is a name borne by several figures from Irish history and legend, including:
* Conchobar ...
(anglicised Conor 'The Tawny' McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan from 1312 until 1314
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
References
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Irish-language masculine given names