Cathal mac Murchadh was 29th King of Uí Maine, died 816. Cathal mac Murchadh was killed at ''"The battle of Rath Fhearadh by the chieftains of Ui Briuin, Diarmaid, son of Tomaltach, and Maelcothaigh, son of Fogartach in Dealbhna Nuadhat, between the Suca and the Sinnainn, where Cathal and many other nobles along with him were slain."'' He is one of two kings of Ui Maine listed in the obits ''sub anno'' 816.

Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach, 28th King of Uí Maine, died 816 . Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach is one of the two kings of Ui Maine listed in the obits ''sub anno'' 816. Dub Dá Leithe is listed as ''"chief of Ui Maine (?)"'' in the Annals of Ulst ...

is listed as ''"chief of Ui Maine (?)"'' in the

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, with apparently a question concerning his rule. Cathal is listed as king in the above extract from the

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. The confusion may arise from one been a short-lived successor to the other.

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. * Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, {{DEFAULTSORT:Cathal mac Murchadh Nobility from County Galway Nobility from County Roscommon 8th-century Irish people 9th-century Irish monarchs Kings of Uí Maine