Mugron mac Máel Cothaid (died 872), was the
Máel Cothaid mac Fogartaig
Máel Cothaid mac Fogartaig(flour.818) was a possible King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the grandson of Cathal mac Muiredaig Muillethan(d.735), a previous king and nephew of Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail(d.768) and Ar ...
and
King of Connacht from 848–872. Mugron mac Máel Cothaid succeeded to the throne of the
Connachta
The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles). The modern western province of Connacht (Irish ''Cúige Chonnacht'', province, literally "f ...
in 848 after the death of
Finsnechta mac Tommaltaig and was succeeded by
Conchobar mac Taidg Mór.
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Annals of the Four Masters'' a
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University College Cork* ''Chronicum Scotorum'' a
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University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Gaelic and Gaelised Ireland'', Kenneth Nicols, 1972.
872 deaths
Nobility from County Roscommon
15th-century Irish monarchs
O'Conor dynasty
Year of birth unknown
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