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... heirs . Feredach appointed Moran his chief minister and law - expounder , next to himself in honour and power . No prince , we are told , ever merited the epithet , " most just , " more than Feredach . His whole study was to restore to ...
... heirs . Feredach appointed Moran his chief minister and law - expounder , next to himself in honour and power . No prince , we are told , ever merited the epithet , " most just , " more than Feredach . His whole study was to restore to ...
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... heirs , they now joined in a new insurrection . Fiacha , with diminished forces , was attacked by his rebel- lious subjects , and an engagement took place , in which he lost his life . Elim then took possession of the chief monarchy ...
... heirs , they now joined in a new insurrection . Fiacha , with diminished forces , was attacked by his rebel- lious subjects , and an engagement took place , in which he lost his life . Elim then took possession of the chief monarchy ...
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... heir of Connaught ; and in 991 the death of Mor , daughter of Teige of the Towers , whom they style Queen of Ireland . According to O'Donovan , Cathal O'Conor reigned for thirty years , and as he died in 1010 , ' he must have succeeded ...
... heir of Connaught ; and in 991 the death of Mor , daughter of Teige of the Towers , whom they style Queen of Ireland . According to O'Donovan , Cathal O'Conor reigned for thirty years , and as he died in 1010 , ' he must have succeeded ...
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... heir of Connaught , was killed , and in 10283 Brian , brother of Teige , met the same fate . In 1029 he appears to have blinded his brother Conor , who probably was engaged in some plot to sup- plant him , and in 1030 he himself was ...
... heir of Connaught , was killed , and in 10283 Brian , brother of Teige , met the same fate . In 1029 he appears to have blinded his brother Conor , who probably was engaged in some plot to sup- plant him , and in 1030 he himself was ...
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... heir of Connaught , and who was killed in 1070 . ( O'Donovan says : " The origin of the cognomen of the Broken Spear , ' though a most remarkable one , has not been explained by our genealogists or historians . " RODERICK O'CONOR ...
... heir of Connaught , and who was killed in 1070 . ( O'Donovan says : " The origin of the cognomen of the Broken Spear , ' though a most remarkable one , has not been explained by our genealogists or historians . " RODERICK O'CONOR ...
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The O'Conors of Connaught: An Historical Memoir. John O'Donovan,Charles O'Conor No preview available - 2017 |
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aforesaid amongst ancient Annals of Loch army Athlone Ballintober barony battle Belanagare Bingham Brian brother Burgh Burke castle of Roscommon Castlerea Cathal Crovedearg Catholic Charles O'Conor chief Clanricarde command commissioners Connor county of Roscommon daughter death defeated Denis O'Conor Dermot died Dillon Donnell Dublin Earl English estates father Felim forces Four Masters Galway gent granted heirs Henry honour hostages Hugh O'Conor Don Hugh Oge Irish chieftains justiciary King of Connaught King of England King of Leinster king's kingdom kingdom of Ireland Knight Leinster letter Lord Deputy Lordship M'Dermot Majesty Majesty's Major Owen marched married Meath Moylurg Munster O'Brien O'Conor Sligo O'Donnell O'Donovan O'Kelly O'Neill O'Rourke Oge O'Conor Owen O'Conor parliament peace possession province quarter of land queen rebellion reign Richard Bingham Roderic O'Conor Rory royal Sir Hugh O'Conor Sir John sovereignty subsequently taken Teige territory thence thereof took town Tulsk Turlough Ulster unto whilst
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