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	Conn of the Hundred Battles. Conn Cead Chath, or Ced-Cathach. King of Ireland. Irish Mythology; Celtic Hero.
		Conn was slain in 157 A. by Tiobraide Tireach, king of Uladh, at Tuath Amrois, near Tara, while preparing to celebrate the feis (festival) of Tara.
		Conn of the Hundred Battles was the ancestor of the families of O'Neill, O'Donnell, O'Kelly, O'Malley, O'Flaherty, Maguire, etc. He was succeeded by King Conaire II.
		The first of these was Conn of the Hundred Battles, a huge and fierce warrior, red-haired, with mighty limbs, headlong and impetuous, a man blazing with ceaseless energy, who seldom or never was out of his battle harness.
	www.luminarium.org /mythology/ireland/100conn.htm (1085 words)

	Conn of the Hundred Battles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles) was a legendary High King of Ireland.
		Mug was killed when Conn led a night attack against his forces with all of his tribal leaders save one behind him.
		Conn's forces ultimately overwhelmed Mug's army, and Mug was killed in the process.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conn_of_the_Hundred_Battles (260 words)

	Whelan coat of arms and family history Phelan coat of arms and family history
		Fiacha at length (B.C. 1448) fell in the battle of Bealgadain, by the hands of Eochaidh Mumho, the son of Moefeibhis, of the race of Heber Fionn.
		From Eochaidh Fionn-Fohart decended O'Nowlan or Nolan of Fowerty (or Foharta), in Lease (or Leix), and Saint Bridget; and from Fiacha Suidhe are O'Dolan, O'Brick of Dunbrick, and O'Faelan of Dun Faelan, near Cashel.
		Fiacha Suidhe: son of Felim Rachtmar and a younger brother of Conn of the Hundred Battles.
	www.araltas.com /features/whelan (2669 words)

	Famous Irish-Conn of the Hundred Battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Conn Cead-Cathach was the son of Fedhlimidh Rachtmar, the High King of Ireland and Ughna, daughter of the King of Lochlin (Denmark).
		Conn also had an older meaning that is referred to as dog, or a warrior with the fighting qualities of a dog.
		Conn and his allies fought valiantly, but after 10 battles were forced to relinquish one half (the southern half) of Ireland to Mogh Nuadat.
	www.irishclans.com /articles/famirish/conn100battles.html (668 words)

	The Story of the Irish Race, Page4
		The celebrated Conn of the hundred Battles was a son of Feidlimid, the son of Tuathal - though he did not immediately succeed Feidlimid.
		Conn’s strenuous militancy and the suggestive title that it won for him, made him famed beyond worthier men - the greatest pride of some of the noblest families of the land a thousand years and more after his time trace back their descent to him of the Hundred Battles.
		His father Art was the son of Conn of the Hundred Battles, and was known as Art the Lonely, as he had lost his brothers, Connla and Crionna - both slain by their uncles.
	homepage.eircom.net /~kthomas/history/Histroy4.htm (1316 words)

	The Ancient Conn Coat of Arms
		A remark long in the branch of Conns, descended from Hugh Conn, Presbyterian minister, from Ireland to the colonies, is: "Well, I've always considered that the Conn Family was a pretty good breed of dogs." This is supposedly a compliment considering the origin of the name.
		Her son became the 113 Monarch of Ireland and was known as "Luy, son of the greyhound", which is rendered in Gaelic as "Lughaidh Mac con" from 'Mac' (son) + 'con', the possessive form of 'cu' (greyhound or warrior).
		The descendants of Conn of the Hundred Battles, who were know as Siol Chuinn, had now brought the greater part of Ireland under their control.
	www.monmouth.com /~raryan/coatarm2.htm (731 words)

	The Ecstasy of Conn of the Hundred Battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Ecstasy of Conn of the Hundred Battles
		Corbmac shall drink it up; an ancient drink; a pleasant warrior; he shall die at Scoilicc; he shall be a glorious man over her; he shall wash her.
		Glorious Crimthann shall bind her with a bond, broad fierce shape beneath foot, till Níall shall be extolled; (...) battles of boundaries, till fierce Loígaire shall be grieved by the coming of the Adzeheads, crossbeams of houses, bent trees, they used to carry blossoms, a rampart, a fort.
	www.maryjones.us /ctexts/conn.html (217 words)

	Carroll - Chapter 1
		Conn was jealous of the Munstermen and sympathetic towards his fellow Northerners, the Earnaan, and lent them his support.
		Conn and his allies the Earnaan were defeated in ten battles until at length for the sake of peace, he granted Mogh the whole southern half of Ireland, over which Mogh's successors claimed dominion for the next ten centuries.
		Conn decided to attack at night and Goll and his men stayed out of the attack as he had vowed never to attack an enemy at night or take him by surprise.
	www.carroll.co.uk /irish/chapt01.htm (1028 words)

	The Pre-Christian Era
		Here we are told, during the Milesain era, Conmhael of the race of Ebher defeated the descendants of Eremhon, and later, it is described as the dumha of the sons of Eremhon, implying that it was a place of note and used as a residence.
		Conn of the Hundred Battles dwelt there, Felim son of Conn is described as the brave King of Cnucha and a famous battle was fought here in the second century.
		Some state she was one of the earliest settlers; others that she was the foster-mother of Conn of the Hundred Battles.
	www.iol.ie /~svc/history2.html (536 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: The Isles of the Blest by Morgan Llywelyn
		Conn had fought and won a hundred battles, but now he felt himself caught in a trap no sword could hew open.
		Conn of the Hundred Battles turned away from his perfect son and resumed his morose survey of his territory.
		When the territory of old Hundred Battles groaned with rich harvest and all one had to do to eat an apple was kick a tree, there were still men who kicked the wrong tree, or did not feel like kicking any tree.
	www.fictionwise.com /eBooks/eBook814.htm (3703 words)

	Ireland's History in Maps (100 AD)
		Conn would rule for 35 years and was so named for his prolific tendency to wage war, not only in Ireland but, some claim, in other parts of the British Isles.
		Resulting from this battle, Mogha compelled Conn to divide Ireland with him into two equal parts by the boundary of Esker Riada, a long ridge of hills from Dublin to Galway, the south part he termed his and called it after his own name, Leath Mogha, or "Mogha's Half of Ireland".
		Conn of the Hundred Battles at Irish Clans
	www.rootsweb.com /~irlkik/ihm/ire100.htm (885 words)

	The Tumulus of Becuma \| ACO MYTHOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Conn was dejected on account of Ethne's death, and it weighed so heavily on him that he was unable to rule any longer, or to govern his kingdom.
		Conn asked what brought her there, and she answered that she had come from the Otherworld in search of Art mac Cuinn, whom she had long loved from a distance because of the tales she had heard about him.
		Conn said to his son: "Leave Tara and Ireland for a year, and prepare to go at once, for I have pledged myself to this." And the men of Ireland deemed it a great wrong that Art should be banished for the sake of a woman.
	www.ancuairt.org /tumulus/becuma.htm (1973 words)

	Part 27 of Annals of the Four Masters
		Conn of the Hundred Battles, after having been thirty five years in the sovereignty of Ireland, was slain by Tibraite Tireach, son of Mal, son of Rochraidhe, King of Ulster, at Tuath Amrois.
		The cause of this cognomen was: Lughaidh was agreeable to a greyhound that was suckling her whelps in the house of his foster father, and he was used to suckle the teat of the aforesaid greyhound, so that Mac Con son of the greyhound adhered to him as a soubriquet.
		In the army of Cormac came Tadhg, son of Cian, and Lughaidh, to that battle; and it was as a territorial reward for the battle that Cormac gave to Tadhg the land on which are the Ciannachta, in Magh Breagh, as is celebrated in other books.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/online/T100005A/text027.html (662 words)

	Conn of the hundred battles
		Conn of the hundred battles is a legendary king of Irish pre-history.
		Conn of the hundred battles seized power from Cathair Mór a legendary king of Leinster, whose daughter was Eithne Tháebfhota.
		Conn is described as having being slain by thirty Ulstermen who disguised themselves as women and took him by surprise, under the leadership of Tiobraide Tíreach.
	www.shee-eire.com /Magic&Mythology/Kings&Queens/Celtic/Kings/High-Kings/Conn/Page1.htm (405 words)

	ClanDonald-Heritage.com: Ancestry
		Conn of the Hundred Battles, after having been thirty five years in the sovereignty of Ireland, was slain by Tibraite Tireach, son of Mal, son of Rochraidhe, King of Ulster, at Tuath Amrois.
		Saraid, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, was the mother of these sons of Conaire, son of Modh Lamha.
		The battle of Temair was won by Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall against the foreigners of Áth Cliath (Dublin) and the Isles, and very great slaughter was inflicted on the foreigners therein, and foreign power ejected from Ireland as a result.
	www.clandonald-heritage.com /ancestrychart/default.asp?id=5 (5797 words)

	History of the O'Cannons from Conn of Hundred Battles
		WIth the advent of the great Conn of the Hundred Battles in the middle of the second century A.D, we tentatively enter the historical era where myth begins to recede and the reality of history starts to emerge.
		In tracing and maintaining their genealogy throughout the historical period, the O’Cannons were fortunate in one major respect: their genealogy was easily ascertainable because the O’Cannons were descended from two of Ireland’s most renowned kIngs, Conn of the Hundred Battles and Niall of the Nine Hostages, whose pedigrees were recorded and celebrated throughout Ireland.
		He was High King from 624 to 642 end the hero ol the Battle of Magh Rath, an ancient Irish epic, he lived his latter years at Ard Fothaidh (McGonigles Fort) in todays Glasboly townland, near Ballrntra, County Donegal.
	website.lineone.net /~cannonfhs/ancient1.htm (1482 words)

	Celtic Legends: Niall and Conn
		It tells of how the hero, Conn of the Hundred Battles, discovered a marvellous stone, the Lia Fail, which shrieked to signify the number of his descendants who would be kings.
		In the usual Celtic fashion, Conn lost his way in a mist and, guided by a rider, arrived at a castle in the Otherworld.
		As the girl repeatedly refilled the hero's cup, she asked the same question and the god named in turn each of the kings who would be descended from Conn. Finally, Lugh, the girl and the castle all disappeared, leaving Conn in possession of the golden vessels.
	home.c2i.net /monsalvat/celtic.htm (422 words)

	Connacht in Western Ireland
		The old Gaelic name, Connachta, means Conn's land (Conn of the Hundred Battles).
		Conn was once a High King of Ireland and his kingdom of Connacht extended from the western sea to the eastern.
		Among Conn's descendants were Fionn MacCumail (Finn MacCool) and Neill of the Nine Hostages.
	www.svpal.org /~colleeng/connacht/connacht.shtml (609 words)

	The Rise and Fall of Clan Donald
		Conn lived in the second century A.D. He may have effectively ruled little more than he could see from the walls of Tara.
		A great-grandson of Conn was a third century Irish chieftain called Cairbre Riada of the Liffey.
		During the struggle for Scottish independence that led to the Battle of Bannockburn, Angus Og supported Robert the Bruce.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /hconnors/Beaton/RiseMacDonald.html (872 words)

	Battles
		The motivation for the battle must have been religious or political-religious on one side being the christian kingdoms, heirs of a maybe still living roman tradition and on the other half-heathen customs and perspectives kept by the bards, which also held up the memory of people's tradition of the times of roman hegemony before christendom.
		Known as the Battle of Nechtansmere, this was a decisive victory for the Picts over the Angles of Northumbria, who had forcibly occupied the southern part of Pictland for the previous thirty years and who, after their defeat, were never again a power in lands north of the Forth.
		Though militarily inconclusive, the battle ended in the withdrawal westward of Donald and his allies, with the result that Buchan held the disputed Earldom of Ross until his death in 1424, when it was resumed by the Crown.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/battles.html (7893 words)

	Conn Of The Hundred Battles Essays\| Conn Of The Hundred Battles Dissertations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Conn Of The Hundred Battles Essays And Dissertations
		Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles) was a legendary High King of Ireland.
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	www.history.degree-essays.com /conn-of-the-hundred-battles-essays.html (480 words)

	Clan Donald DNA Project
		The Ancestry Of Somerled: Godfrey MacFergus, Colla Uais, Conn of the Hundred Battles and Neill of the Nine Hostages
		“Children of Conn be hardy in adversity in battle...” was the commencement of the speech used to incite Clan Donald troops before the great battle at Harlaw in 1411.
		Some modern Irish historians have asserted that Conn was not a historical person but merely a sun god figure and that the three Collas were simply a creation of the Irish great love of triads.
	dna-project.clan-donald-usa.org /DNAmain2.htm (2192 words)

	THE ROMANCE READER reviews: Lady of Conquest By Teresa Medeiros
		Conn is astonished to find that his prisoner is a furious young girl, who despite her injuries is yet determined to kill him.
		Years before, Conn's men killed her father and mother, whom Conn considered traitors; since then, she and her brother have lived as wild children, practicing their fighting skills, and dreaming of one day exacting their vengeance.
		Before, she had never known anything but hardship; but at Conn's stronghold she is safe and cared for, and blossoms from ragamuffin to beauty.
	www.theromancereader.com /medeiros-lady.html (884 words)

	Southern Fingal, Castleknock
		During the Milesian era Castleknock is named as one of 25 places at which Conmhaol of the race of Eber, while holding the sovereignty of Ireland, defeated in battle the descendants of Eremon, and a Celtic writer mentions that Castleknock was sometimes known as duma meic Eremon, or the duma of the sons of Eremon.
		During that period two battles are said to have raged round the fort of Cnucha.
		One was between Tuathal the Legitimate and Eochaid; and the other was between Conn of the Hundred Battles and Cumhall, the father of Finn.
	home.fuse.net /great/Castleknock.htm (10164 words)

	Amazon.com: Lady of Conquest: Books: Teresa Medeiros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Conn of the Hundred Battles, King of Ireland, rides out to avenge the deaths of five Fianna warriors.
		Conn actually did give her chances but then Gelina's young, not to mention that she was shaped to hate Conn from an early age.
		Conn of the Hundred Battles died in 157, so it would seem- incredibly- that "Lady of Conquest" is actually set during the 1st or 2nd century AD.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553581147?v=glance (2415 words)

	Clan MacDonald of the Isles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Battle of the Bloody Bay, as it is called in the traditions of the country, gave Angus possession of the extensive territories of his clan, and, as "when treason prospers 'tis no longer treason," was recognized as its head.
		He was with James IV at the battle of Flodden in 1513 and was probably knighted under the royal banner on that disastrous field.
		Of these, some were clans which were not of the same origin as the race of Conn; and, with the exception of the Macleods, Macleans, and a few others, they strenuously opposed all the attempts which were made to restore the family of the Isles.
	www.celtic-twilight.com /atlanta/clans/macdonald (4366 words)

	The Conan Forums -> Conn Of 100 Battles
		Conn of the Hundred battles was also known as Conan.
		There is a saying: "When you sign our songs then we are still alive." The songs that my ancestories sang prior to coming to this continent were songs about about thier ancestor Conn of one hundred battles.
		I stated that my Scottish ancestory sang songs about their ancestor Conn of one hundred battles.
	www.conan.com /invboard/index.php?showtopic=522 (796 words)

	Gods and Fighting Men: Part I: Part I Book II: Hidden House of Lugh
		Conn was in Teamhair one time, and he went up in the early morning to the Rath of the Kings at the rising of the sun, and his three Druids with him, Maol and Bloc and Bhuice; and his three poets, Ethain and Corb and Cesarn.
		And there was a young woman in the house, having a band of gold on her head, and a silver vessel with hoops of gold beside her, and it full of red ale, and a golden bowl on its edge, and a golden cup at its mouth.
		And the young woman left the vessel with Conn, and the cup and the bowl, and she gave him along with that the rib of an ox and of a hog; twenty-four feet was the length of the ox-rib.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/celt/gafm/gafm08.htm (806 words)

	Clan Currie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		O'Daly's ancestry, which is fully recorded in the Office of Genealogies and Arms in Dublin Castle, show's his family's descent through the Royal race of Ireland back to Conn of the Hundred Battles, the 110th High King of Ireland in 177 AD.
		At the decisive battle of Harlaw in 1411, when the Lord of the Isles sought to enforce his claim to the lands of the Earldom of Ross against the Stewarts, it was Lachlann Mor MacMhuirrich [1370 - 1438] who composed the incitement to battle.
		The Children of Conn of the Hundred Battles.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/atoc/currie2.html (1856 words)

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