- The
Connachta are a
group of
medieval Irish dynasties who
claimed descent from the
legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the
Hundred Battles)...
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became applied to it in the
early medieval era,
being named after the
Connachta. The old name for the
province was Cóiced Ol
nEchmacht (the
fifth of the...
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Connacht or
Connaught (/ˈkɒnɔːt, ˈkɒnə(x)t/ KON-awt, KON-ə(kh)t; Irish:
Connachta [ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə] or Cúige
Chonnacht [ˌkuːɟə ˈxʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]), is one of the...
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Ollamh Connachta was the
highest professional level recognised for a poet,
historian or
lawyer within the province. 1413:Be Binn,
daughter of Maelsechlainn...
- An Díbirt go
Connachta is a
lament attributed to
Feardorcha Ó Mealláin who is
claimed as staraí Éirí
amach 1641/the
historian of the 1641 Rising, Tarlach...
- Deirgtine, Delbhna, Érainn, Laigin, Ulaid.
Later major groups included the
Connachta, Ciannachta, Eóganachta.
Smaller groups included the aithechthúatha (see...
- Cenél Fiachach. All
these men were in
their lifetime known as
members of
Connachta dynasty, or as "the sons of Niall." The term Uí Néill did not, by its...
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father of
Niall of the Nine
Hostages and
ancestor of the Uí Néill and
Connachta dynasties. He is not
mentioned in the list of
kings of Tara in the Baile...
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province of Connacht, to
which the
later Connachta gave
their name, and may be more or less
identical with the
Connachta known from the
Ulster Cycle. T. F....
- Ruaidrí mac
Tairrdelbach Ua
Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruairí Ó Conchúir;
anglicised as Rory O'Conor) (c. 1116 – 2
December 1198) was King of
Connacht from...
