Tommaltach Ó Conchobair,
Archbishop of Tuam
The Archbishop of Tuam ( ; ga, Ard-Easpag Thuama) is an archbishop which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Catholic Church.
Histor ...
1258–1279.
Tommaltach Ó Conchobair was a descendant of
Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair
Toirdhealbhach Mór Ua Conchobhair (old spelling: Tairrdelbach Mór Ua Conchobair; 1088 – 1156) anglicised Turlough Mór O'Conor, was King of Connacht (1106–1156) and High King of Ireland (ca. 1120–1156).
Family background and early life
...
, who reigned as
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
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 Delbhn ...
from 1106 till his death at
Dunmore, County Galway
Dunmore () is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the N83 national secondary road at its junction with the R328 and R360 regional roads.
The town belongs to an ancient tuath called Conmhaícne Dúna-Móir and Cenél Dubáin, ...
in 1156.
O Conchobair was elected archbishop of Tuam after 17 July 1258, but not translated from Elphin until 23 March 1259. Hereceived possession of the temporalities 20 July 1259. He died in office on 16 June 1279.
References
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
* https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaehi04cottuoft#page/n17/mode/2up
Archbishops of Tuam
Christian clergy from County Galway
People from County Roscommon
13th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland
1279 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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