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 is listed as ''"chief of Ui Maine (?)"'' in the
Annals of Ulster
The ''Annals of Ulster'' ( ga, Annála Uladh) are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years from 431 AD to 1540 AD. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín ...
, with apparently a question concerning his rule. Cathal is listed as king in the above extract from the
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or mediev ...
. The confusion may arise from one been a short-lived successor to the other.
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Corkof McCarthy's synchronisms at
Trinity College Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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.
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
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People from County Galway
People from County Roscommon
8th-century Irish people
9th-century Irish monarchs
Kings of Uí Maine