Conchobar Ua Briain

Conchobar Ua Briain (died 1142) was a mid-twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Munster and Dublin.

Conchobar Ua Briain
King of Munster and Dublin
Died	1142
House	Uí Briain
Father	Diarmait Ua Briain

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

1. Duffy (1992) p. 121; Ó Corráin (1971) tab. ii.
2. Duffy (1992) p. 121; Ó Corráin (1973) p. 59 n. 33.
3. Annals of the Four Masters (2013a) § 1141.8; Annals of the Four Masters (2013b) § 1141.8; Duffy (1992) p. 121.
4. Duffy (1992) p. 121.
5. Cahir Castle
6. Butler family
7. 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

• Duffy, S (1992). "Irishmen and Islesmen in the Kingdoms of Dublin and Man, 1052–1171". Ériu. 43: 93–133. eISSN 2009-0056. ISSN 0332-0758. JSTOR 30007421.
• Ó Corráin, D (1973). "Dál Cais—Church and Dynasty". Ériu. 24: 52–63. eISSN 2009-0056. ISSN 0332-0758. JSTOR 30007349.