Tadg mac Conchobair (died
900) was a
King of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being nam ...
from the
Uí Briúin branch of the
Connachta
The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles). The modern western province of Connacht ( Irish ''Cúige Chonnacht'', province, literall ...
. He was the son of
Conchobar mac Taidg Mór (died
882), a previous king, the second of his three sons to rule in succession, succeeding his brother
Áed mac Conchobair
Áed mac Conchobair (died 888) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Conchobar mac Taidg Mór (died 882), the previous king and was the first of his three sons to rule in succession. He was of the ...
(died 888). He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Briúin. He ruled from
888-900.
Biography
His brother had met his death fighting the Vikings on the side of the high king of Ireland. the annals record that in 891 the men of North Connacht and specifically the Ui Amalgada, a branch of the
Uí Fiachrach defeated Norse forces in 891 and slew their leader.
Connacht was generally subjected to the
Ui Neill high kings at this time and in 897, the high king
Flann Sinna (died 916) attacked Connacht and secured its pledges. In 899 though, the Connachta made a raid into Westmeath but were defeated at Áth Luain. The ''Annals of the Four Masters'' associate this raid with the renewal of the fair of Connacht by Tadg. The annals record Tadg's death the next year "after prolonged suffering"
[''Annals of Ulster'', AU 900.5]
His son
Cathal mac Tadg (died 973) was also a King of Connacht: if so, this son died c.73 years after his father; it is alternatively said that the King Cathal mac Tadg who died in 973 was the son of Tadg (king 925-956), son of Cathal (king 900-925), son of Conchobar (king 872-882)
Annalistic references
* ''M894.9 - The renewal of the fair of Connacht by Tadhg, son of Conchobhar;''
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
a
University College Cork* ''Annals of the Four Masters'' a
a
University College Cork* ''Chronicum Scotorum'' a
a
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press,
*Ó Corráin, Donnchad (1972), ''Ireland Before the Normans'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
External links
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University College Cork
Kings of Connacht
9th-century Irish monarchs
O'Conor dynasty
People from County Roscommon
900 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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