This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality. ... The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the river Shannon, Ireland. ... Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders. ... Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ... Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (or Cathal OConnor, born 1153, died 1224), the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was a King of Connacht. ...
In 1200, " Cathal Crobderg UaConchobair went into Munster, to the son of Mac Carthy and William Burke to solicit their aid." This marked the start of de Burgh's interest in the province.
UaConchobair's rival, CathalCarraghUaConchobair marched at the head of his army to give them battle but was killed in a combined Burke/Ua Conchobair onslaught after a week of skirmishing between the two sides.
Here, William and the sons of Rory O'Flaherty conspired to kill UaConchobair but the plot was foiled, apparently by holy oaths they were made to swear by the local Coarb family.
Cathal Mac Diarmada, was killed by a gun shot; and Eoghan, son of the Ferdorcha Mac Diarmada Ruadh, was killed with one cast of a spear on the same day.
The son of Cathal Clerech was killed with one cast of a spear by O'Domhnaill's son, i.e.
O'Dubhda, i.e., Cathal Dubh, son of Conchobhar O'Dubhda, the choicest of the race of Dathi, son of Fiachra, died in hoc anno.
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