Aed mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (died 1159) was Crown Prince of Connacht. Aed was one of at least two sons of King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair by different women. The Annals of Tigernach contain references to Aed's death, ''sub anno'' 1159: ''Sluaiged la Ruaidhrí h-Úa Concobair co Condachtaib & co cath Tuadhmuman lais co h-Ath Luain. Tucsad Fir Teftha debaid doib iman ath, cor' buailedh righdamna Connacht and .i. Aedh mac Ruaidhrí, co n-erbailt de./A hosting by Ruaidri Ua Conchobair with the Connachtmen and a battalion of Thomond to

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. The men of Teffa (

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) delivered battle to them at the ford, and the crown prince of Connacht, Aed, son of Ruaidri, received a blow there, of which he died.'' A more detailed account is given towards the end of the same year, which states that Aed ''was killed by a single shot of a stone, on the

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by a lad of the men of Teffa.'' There are two, possibly three, sons of Ruaidri, known to have been called Aed or Aedh: * Aed, Crown Prince, killed 1159. * King Aedh mac Ruaidri Ó Conchobair, died 1233. * Aedh Muimhnech, whose son, Conchobair, was alive in 1236. Aedh Muimhneach may be identical with Crown Prince Aed, or yet another son.

External links

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100002/index.html

References

* Whitley Stokes (ed. & trans.) ''The Annals of Tigernach'', Revue Celtique 16 (1895) 374–419 awlinson B 502 17 (1896) 6–33, 116–263, 337–420; 18 (1897) 9–59, 150–303 awlinson B 488 repr. 2 vols, Felinfach 1993. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ua Conchobair, Aed Mac Ruaidri Medieval Gaels from Ireland 12th-century Irish people Nobility from County Galway Nobility from County Roscommon 1159 deaths Year of birth unknown