Coill an Chlocháin
Archived: 24 October 2026
In 1309, Áed mac Éogain Ó Conchobair, king of Connacht, was killed at Coill an Chlocháin by Áed Brefnech, triggering wider conflict among rival dynasties and allies. Elite casualties included legal scholar Gilla na Naem Mac Aodhagáin, illustrating the political importance of learned service. Competing claimants sought submissions, tribute, royal jewels and military support, while raids damaged grain and monasteries served strategic roles. Elsewhere, violence involved Leinster magnates and Thomond rivals; Cathal Ó Conchobair became bishop of Elphin. Roger Mortimer and Joan de Geneville assumed Meath's lordship, while Dublin received murage for bridge-tower repairs, revealing Ireland's interconnected local politics clearly.