Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (d. 1198), king of Connacht and High King of Ireland, was the son of Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair king of Connacht who had obtained the high kingship in 1151 but lost it in 1154 through the rise of Muirchertach MacLochlainn. His name has been anglicized as Rory O'Connor. Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Toba of Japan Emperor Tsuchimikado ascends to the throne of Japan January 8 - Pope Innocent III ascends Papal Throne Births August 24 - Alexander II of Scotland (d. ... Connaught redirects here. ... The office of High King of Ireland (Irish: Ard Rí Érenn) was in origin a pseudohistorial construct of the eighth century that placed a king of all Ireland atop the fragmented pyramid of kingship that actually existed at that time. ... Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, born 1088, died 1156. ... Events Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18. ... Events King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... Anglicisation is a process of making something English. ...

He succeeded to Connacht in 1156 and after ten years became high king like his father. His ill-advised persecution of Diarmait MacMurchada of Leinster furnished the pretext for the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Ruaidri endeavoured to expel the invaders, but was driven west of the Shannon. He delayed his submission to Henry II until 1175, with the Treaty of Windsor which was negotiated on his behalf by Archbishop of Dublin, Lorcan Ua Tuathail. Under this agreement, he held Connacht as his vassal and exercised lordship over all the native kings and chiefs of Ireland; in return he undertook to pay an annual tribute, though the treaty did not put an end to the wars of the Norman adventurers. Events Establishment of the Carmelite Order Hogen Rebellion in Japan January 20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland. ... Shannon can refer to the following: In Celtic mythology, the goddess of the river by the same name, the River Shannon A defunct Formula One constructor; see Shannon (Formula One) Four place names in Ireland: Shannon Town the name of a new town in County Clare. ... Henry II of England, depicted in Cassells History of England, Century Edition, published circa 1902 Henry II (March 5, 1133 – July 6, 1189), ruled as Duke of Anjou and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... Events Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (Rory OConner), last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam William of Tyre becomes archbishop of Tyre Massacre of Abergavenny ends with several noblemen dead at the hands... The Treaty of Windsor signed on 16 June 1522 was made between Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Henry VIII of England. ... Primate of Ireland is a title possessed by the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland (Anglican) Archbishops of Dublin. ... Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St. ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were Scandinavian invaders (especially Danish Vikings) who began to occupy the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter half of the 9th century. ...

He was usurped by one of his sons, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair, in 1186 and driven into Munster. "However, by the advice of the Sil-Murray, was again recalled, and a triocha-ched of land was given to him." On the death of Conchobar in 1189 "the Sil-Murray sent messengers ... to give offer him the kingdom." This state of affairs did not last, for in 1191 he was reduced to "to request forces" from Tirconnell, Tyrone, the English of Meath and the Irish of Munster "to enable him to recover his kingdom of Connaught", which seems to have being taken over by his much younger brother, Cathal Crovderg Ua Conchobair. He was unsuccessful, and in compensation was given lordship of "Tir Fiachrach and Kinelea of Echtge." Alternate uses: See Munster (disambiguation). ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ...

In 1198, the Annals of the Four Masters state that Ruaidri, "King of Connaught and of all Ireland, both the Irish and the English, died among the canons at Cong, after exemplary penance, victorious over the world and the devil. His body was conveyed to Clonmacnoise, and interred at the north side of the altar of the great church." Cong (Irish Cúnga Fheichín) is a village in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. ... Clonmacnoise viewed from the River Shannon The monastery of Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis in Irish, meaning Meadow of the Sons of Nós) is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone Foundation Clonmacnoise was founded in 545 by Saint Ciaran at the point where...

The Children of Ruaidri

• 1 - Conor
• 2 - Murrough
• 3 - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair
• 4 - Maurice
• 5 - Turlough, died 1239. Had sons Conchobair Buidhe and Brian.
• 6 - Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair
• 7 - Aedh Muimhnech. Had a son, Conchobair, alive in 1236.
• 8 - Dermot, died 1221. Had sons Dermot (fl. 1237), Donagh (fl.1237), Murtough (k. 1237) and Cormac.
• 9 - Donell Mor. Had a son, Niall, killed 1242.

Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, born 1088, died 1156. ... The High Kingship of Ireland was a pseudohistorical construct of the eighth century AD, a projection into the distant past of a political entity that did not become reality until the ninth century. ...

Sources

• Annals of the Four Masters
• G Orpens Song of Dermot and the Earl (1892)
• W Stubbs's edition of Benedictus Abbas (Rolls Series)
• Miss K Norgate's England under the Angevin Kings, vol. ii. (1887).
• Giraldus Cambrensis, Opera, vol. v. (Rolls Series)