Donn Cothaid mac Cathail
Appearance
Donn Cothaid mac Cathail, King of Connacht, died 773.[1]
Donn Cothaid was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe branch of the Connachta. He was the great-grandson of Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite (died 683).[2] He was the last member of this branch to hold the throne of Connacht and ruled from 768 to 773.
Descendants
Donn Cothaid's son, Connmhach mac Duinn Cothaid (died 787), was a later king of the Ui Fiachrach. A grandson, Dubda mac Conmac, was grandfather of Aed Ua Dubhda, eponym and ancestor of the O'Dowd Chiefs of the Name.
Family tree
Mongfind = Eochaid Mugmedon + Cairenn | | _________|_________ | | | | | | | | | Brion Fiachrae Ailill Niall Noígíallach, died c.450. | _________|______________________ | | | | | | Amalgaid Nath Í Macc Ercae | ___________________|_____________________ | | | | | | Fiachnae Ailill Molt, d.482. Echu | | | | Elgach Ui Fiachrach Aidhne | | Maeldubh | | Tipraite | | Dúnchad Muirisci | |________________________________________________ | | | | | | Indrechtach, d.707. mac Dunchad Ailill | | | | | | Ailill Medraige, d.764. Tipraite, d.719 Cathal | | | | Cathal, d.816. Donn Cothaid mac Cathail, d.787. | | Connmhach | |___________________ | | | | Caomhán Dubda
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See also
References
- Annals of Ulster
- Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings
- The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy