Mael Seachlainn mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair was

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. He died in 1219. Mael Seachlainn was a son of

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Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, son of High King of Ireland Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, was King of Connacht from 1183 to 1189. He was a military commander and opponent of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Early life Conchobar Maenmaige took his n ...

of Connacht (assassinated 1189) and a grandson of King of Ireland,

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair ( Modern Irish: Ruairí Ó Conchúir; anglicized as Rory O'Conor) ( – 2 December 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1198. He was the last High King o ...

. The ''

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'', ''sub anno'' 1219, state that "Melaghlin, the son of Conor Moinmoy, was slain by Manus, the son of Turlough O'Conor, who had taken his house (by force) at Cloontuskert."

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Annals of Ulster
*O'Byrne, Emmet. ''War, Politics and the Irish of Lenister 1156-1606'', 2004. 1219 deaths Medieval Gaels from Ireland 13th-century Irish people People from Ballinasloe People from County Galway O'Conor dynasty Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub