Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail (died 768) was a King of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
from the
Uí Briúin
The Uí Briúin were a royal dynasty of Connacht. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brión, 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 U ...
branch of the
Connachta. He was the son of
Cathal mac Muiredaig
Cathal mac Muiredaig Muillethan (died 735) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Muiredach Muillethan mac Fergusso (died 702), a previous king and brother of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan (di ...
Muillethan (died 735), a previous king. He was of the
Síl Cathail sept of the Ui Briun and ruled from 764 to 768.
In 766, Dub-Indrecht defeated the
Conmhaícne Cúile Tuireadh
The Conmhaícne Cúile or Conmaicne Cuile Tolad () were an early people of Ireland. Their tuath comprised, at minimum, most of the barony of Kilmaine, in County Mayo.
Origin
The Conmhaicne or Conmaicne were a people of early Ireland, perhaps r ...
at the
Battle of Sruthair. His grandson,
Fergus mac Fothaid (died 843), was a later king of Connacht.
[Byrne, pg.250]
See also
*
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being name ...
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Tigernach''
* ''Annals of Ulster''
* Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''
* ''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
768 deaths
Kings of Connacht
Nobility from County Roscommon
8th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
People of Conmaicne Cuile Toladh
{{Ireland-royal-stub