Cathal McConnor Roe O'Connor (Irish: ''Cathal mac Conchobair Ruadh Ua Conchobair'') was king of
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...
in Ireland. He was son of Connor Roe O'Connor and a member of the
Clan Muircheartaigh Uí Conchobhair
The Clan Murtagh O'Conor ( Irish: ''Clan Muircheartaigh Uí Conchobhair'') were descendants of Irish High-King Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair, through his son, Murtogh Moynagh O'Conor (d.1210), tánaiste of Connacht. They have been defined by Katherine ...
.
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.
* ''The Second Battle of Athenry'', Adrian James Martyn, East Galway News & Views, 2008–2009
Kings of Connacht
13th-century Irish monarchs
Nobility from County Roscommon
Cathal
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