Conchobar Ua Briain
| Conchobar Ua Briain | |
|---|---|
| King of Munster and Dublin | |
| Died | 1142 |
| House | Uí Briain |
| Father | Diarmait Ua Briain |
Conchobar Ua Briain (died 1142) was a mid-twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Munster and Dublin.
Conchobar was a son of Diarmait Ua Briain, King of Munster.[1] In 1138, Conchobar assumed the kingship of Munster.[2] The Annals of the Four Masters reveals that he gained the kingship of Dublin in 1141.[3] He died the following year.[4]
It is believed that Conchobar Ua Briain founded what is now known as [5] in the early 12th century. Cahir Castle was a state-of-the-art defensive fortress at the time, and continued to be in use for hundreds of years after being gifted to the [6] in 1154 by [7].
Citations
- ^ Duffy (1992) p. 121; Ó Corráin (1971) tab. ii.
- ^ Duffy (1992) p. 121; Ó Corráin (1973) p. 59 n. 33.
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1141.8; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1141.8; Duffy (1992) p. 121.
- ^ Duffy (1992) p. 121.
- ^ Cahir Castle
- ^ Butler family
- ^ Edward II
References
Primary sources
- "Annals of the Four Masters". Corpus of Electronic Texts (3 December 2013 ed.). University College Cork. 2013a. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Annals of the Four Masters". Corpus of Electronic Texts (16 December 2013 ed.). University College Cork. 2013b. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
Secondary sources
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