Brian Breifneach Ua Conchobair,
Prince of
Connacht, fl. 1156.
Brian Breifneach was one of some twenty-two sons of King
Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of
Connacht (1088-1156. His nickname, ''Breifneach'', indicates that he was fostered in
Breifne, probably by King
Tigernan Ua Ruairc.
Upon the death of Tairrdelbach at
Dunmore, County Galway in spring 1156, Brian was apparently considered a very creditable successor to the kingship. Other candidates were his brothers
Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, Brian Luighneach and Muirchertach Muimneach.
To prevent this, Ruaidri arrested Brian Breifneach, Brian Luighneach and Muircheartach Muimneach. As an extra precaution, he had Brian blinded, preventing him from becoming an active contender. Ruaidhri went on to serve as king of Connacht from 1156, and
King of Ireland
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
from 1166, till he was deposed in 1183.
References
* ''Ua Conchobair, Ruaidhri'', Ailbhe Mac Shamrhain, in ''Dictionary of Irish Biography ... to the Year 2002'', p. 572.
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People from County Galway
People from County Leitrim
Medieval Gaels from Ireland
12th-century Irish people