Cathal mac Ruaidri Ó Conchobair was a king of the
Connachta
The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles). The modern western province of Connacht ( Irish ''Cúige Chonnacht'', province, literall ...
of western
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
The ascension date of Cathal as king of all the Connachta is uncertain, though
F.X. Martin
Francis Xavier Martin, OSA (Irish: ''Proinsias Xavier Ó Máirtín''; 2 October 1922 – 13 February 2000) was an Irish cleric, historian and activist.
Life
Francis Xavier Martin was born 2 October 1922 in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland. F ...
assigns it to 1426. He was one of the last of the kings, who were by now reduced to their ancestral lands in
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart"
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. He died on 19 March 1439.
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Annals of the Four Masters'' a
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University College Cork* ''Chronicum Scotorum'' a
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University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Gaelic and Gaelised Ireland'', Kenneth Nicols, 1972.
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1439 deaths
People from County Roscommon
15th-century Irish monarchs
Infectious disease deaths in Ireland
Year of birth unknown