Hugh McOwen O'Conor ( Irish: ''Aedh mac Eoghan Ó 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 late medieval Ireland. He is the person addressed in the poem '' Cóir Connacht ar chath Laighean'' and in the poem ''An tu aris a raith Theamhrach'' by

Aonghus Ruadh Ó Dálaigh Aonghus Ruadh Ó Dálaigh (born c.1280 - died 1350) was an Irish poet. Genealogy His pedigree was: Aonghus Ruadh, son of Donnchadh Ruadh Ó Dálaigh, son of Aengus, son of Donnchadh Mor, son of Aenghusa, son of Tiadgh doichligh, son of Con Co ...

. Aedh Ó Conchobair was the son of Eoghan mac Ruaidri Ó Conchobair. In 1288 Magnus O'Conor, son of Conchobair Ruadh mac Muirchertaig Ó Conchobair, deposed his brother, Cathal O'Conor as king of Connacht. Upon the death of Magnus in 1293, Cathal briefly reclaimed the kingship, but some months later was killed. Aedh then became king. In 1293 John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 4th Lord of Offaly built a castle at

Sligo Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...

. The next year, it was levelled by O'Conchobair. In 1309 O' Conchobair was killed by Aedh Breifnech, of the

Clan Murtagh O'Conor 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 ...

, who held the kingship for one year.''Annals of Loch Cé'', (William Maunsell Hennessy, ed.), Kraus Reprint, 1871, p. 545
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* 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 births 14th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 13th-century Irish monarchs 14th-century Irish monarchs Nobility from County Roscommon Hugh McOwen {{Ireland-royal-stub