Fearghal mac Catharnach (died 821/823) was

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of Loch Riach. Fearghal was ruler of Loch Riach in what is now

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. He appears to have been a son of

Cathrannach mac Cathal Cathrannach mac Cathal, possible King of Máenmaige, died 801. In 801 the Annals of Ulster records the deaths of ''Cathrannach mac Cathal of Maenmag, and the anchorite Ninnid.'' Nothing further appears to be known of Cathrannach. His death occur ...

, described as ''of Maenmag'' 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 ...

upon his death in 801. His

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occurs twice in the

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, ''sub anno'' 821 and 823. Loch Riach is a lake at the foot of the Sliabh Eachtaí, located in a territory then called Máenmaige; its ruling

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were the

Ui Fiachrach Finn Uí Fiachrach Finn was a territory located in Máenmaige in what is now central County Galway. It was home to the families of Ó Maolalaidh and Ó Neachtain. By the 15th century the Ó Maolalaidh's had been expelled and settled north of Tuam ...

. In 802, ''The demolition of Loch Riach'' was undertaken by

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Muirgius mac Tommaltaig Muirgius mac Tommaltaig (died 815) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the great-grandson of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan (died 723), a previous king. The death of his father Tommaltach mac Murgail ...

of Connacht. A later lord of Loch Riach was

Cormac mac Ceithearnach Cormac mac Ceithearnach, ruler and cleric, died 881. Biography Cormac is described as the prior of Terryglass and Clonfert, ''"and the second lord who was over Loch Riach at that time."'' Loch Riach is a lake at the foot of the Sliabh Eacht ...

(died 881). The town of

Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline. ...

takes its name from Loch Riach.

External links

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Fearghal mac Catharnach 9th-century Irish monarchs People from Loughrea