Cú Ceanain Ó Con Ceanainn Explained

Cú Ceanain Ó Con Ceanainn (died 1224) was King of Uí Díarmata, Ireland.

Overview

Cú Ceanain was a contemporary, and subject of, Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, who may have been his foster brother. The succession is unclear for almost a century till Donnell Ó Con Ceanainn is recorded as king upon his death at the Second Battle of Athenry in 1316.

References

• The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, John O'Donovan, 1843
• The Parish of Ballinasloe, Fr. Jerome A. Fahey.
• The Great Book of Irish Genealogies, 239.11, 244.2, pp. 556–557, volume one, Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh; edited, with translation and indices by Nollaig Ó Muraíle, 2003–2004. .
• https://www.webcitation.org/5kmkmYVri?url=http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2444/irish/LD.htm
• Vol. 2 (AD 903–1171): edition and translation
• Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
• Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
• Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.