Lorcáin mac Lachtna also known as Lorcán Locha Deirgdheirc (Lorcán of Lough Derg) or as Lorcán na long (Lorcán of the ships) (died 942) was King of the

Dál gCais The Dalcassians ( ) are a Gaels, Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent from Tál ...

Life

Reabachán mac Mothla died in 934 and according to the Dál gCais king list in An Leabhar Muimhneach he was succeeded by Lorcáin. The same year of Reabachán's death his son, Duibhghiolla, was murdered treacherously by Lorcáin's son Conghalach. This action presumably allowed Lorcáin and the Uí Toirdhealbhach to seize the kingship from their rivals.

Death

According to O'Hart's pedigrees, he died in 942 and was succeeded by his son Cinnéidigh who made large political strides for the Dál gCais.

Issue

Lorcáin had four sons, who all went on to found their own lineages:

An Leabhar Muimhneach ''An Leabhar Muimhneach'', also known as ''The Book of Munster'', is an Irish genealogical manuscript. ''An Leabhar Muimhneach'' is preserved in a number of 18th century manuscripts, the most complete being the work of the scribe Richard Tippe ...

Tadhg Ó Donnchadha Tadhg Ó Donnchadha (1874 – 1949) was an Irish writer, poet, editor, translator and a prominent member of the Gaelic League (''Conradh na Gaeilge'') and the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was editor of ''Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge'' (The ...

, page 298, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01odon/page/298/mode/2up * Cinnéidigh * Cosgarach * Longargán * Conghalach

References

{{Reflist 942 deaths 10th-century Irish monarchs People from County Clare O'Brien dynasty Year of birth unknown