Muiredach Ua Cobthaig Explained

Muiredach Ua Cobthaig,^[1] also known in Latin as Mauricius, was a medieval Irish bishop.^[2]

He was "Bishop of Cenel-Eogain and of all the North of Ireland" in the Annals of Ulster. Cobthaig was present at the Synod of Kells during March 1152. He died on 10 February 1173. .^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/derr0.htm G Catholic
2. 'Raphoe and Derry in the 12th and 13th Centuries' Gwynn, A pp84-100: 'Donegal Annual' IV no. 2 (1959)
3. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology . Third . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 345.