Conghalach mac Laidhgnen ua Gadhra

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Conghalach mac Laidhgnen ua Gadhra, King of Gailenga, died 993.

Conghalach was a son of Laidhgnen ua Gadhra, who was in turn a grandson of Gadhra, from whom the surname O'Gara derived.

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Preceded by King of Gailenga
964?-993
Succeeded by
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