Ruaidhrí mac Coscraigh was King of South Connacht and of

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 ...

and a third great-grandson of the eponym of

Clann Cosgraigh Clann Cosgraigh or Clann Coscraig was a branch of the Uí Briúin Seóla dynasty and also the name of the district on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, County Galway which they inhabited and ruled prior to the Norman invasion. Its chiefs wer ...

. Ruaidhri is mentioned in the ''Annals of Inisfallen'' and Tigernach as well as the ''Leabhar na nGenealach''. Ruaidhrí was slain fighting Conchobar mac Mael Sechnaill, King of Corcu Modruad and

Mac Comhaltan Ua Cleirigh Mac Comhaltan Ua Cleirigh was King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, . According to the ''Annals of the Four Masters'', ''sub anno'' 998: ''Diarmaid, son of Dunadhach, lord of Sil-Anmchadha, was slain by Mac Comhaltan Ua Cleirigh, lord of Aidhne.'' In ...

of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne in 993.

References

* ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press,
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