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 | | Child 1: macRuaidrí, Conchobar Máenmaige, King of Connacht |
 | | On the death of Toirrdelbach Ua Conchobair, the Ard Rí was won by Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, king of the Uí Néill. However, Muirchertach was guilty of outrageous cruelty to some submissive chiefs, and lost the Ard Rí, and his life, to Ruadrí Ua Conchobair (Rory O'Connor), son of the previous Ard Rí, Toirrdelbach. |
 | | This was one of the most favoured of early Irish names, and gave rise to the surname in at least five distinct areas, in Connacht (O'Conor Don), in Offaly (O'Conor Faly), in north Clare (O'Conor of Corcomroe), in Keenaght in Co Derry, and in Kerry (O'Connor Kerry). |
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