Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair

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Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair was a prominent 13th-century Irish king of Connacht known for his long and relatively stable reign during a period of Norman expansion in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish monarch
King of Connacht
medieval ruler
member of the Ua Conchobair dynasty
alsoKnownAs Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair
Cathal Crobhdhearg Ó Conchubhair
Cathal the Red-Handed O’Conor
birthDate c. 1153
burialPlace Knockmoy Abbey
child Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Felim Ua Conchobair
conflict Anglo-Norman magnates in Connacht
rival branches of the Ua Conchobair family
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 27 May 1224
deathPlace Knockmoy Abbey
dynasty Ua Conchobair
era 13th century
late 12th century
ethnicGroup Gaelic Irish
father Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair
historicalSource Annals of Connacht
Annals of Ulster
Annals of the Four Masters
knownFor balancing Gaelic and Anglo-Norman power in Connacht
long and relatively stable reign
languageSpoken Irish
name Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair
notableEvent engaged in alliances with Anglo-Norman lords
received royal charters confirming his rule in Connacht
ruled during Norman expansion into Connacht
submitted to King John of England
notableWork foundation of Knockmoy Abbey
patronage Cistercian monasteries in Connacht
Knockmoy Abbey
politicalStatus vassal of the English crown in later reign
positionHeld King of Connacht
predecessor Conchobar Máenmaige Ua Conchobair
linked to: Ua Conchobair
reignEnd 1224
reignStart 1189
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
spouse Caillech Dé Ní Briain
successor Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
territoryRuled Connacht

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Kingdom of Connacht notableRuler Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair
Kings of Connacht notableMember Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair
Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair name Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair