Connmhach mac Duinn Cothaid

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Connmhach mac Duinn Cothaid, King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe, died 787.

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Connmhach is the earliest recorded King of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe, and was descended from the Kings of Connacht of the Ui Fiachrach dynasty.

Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe genealogy

   Fiachnae    |    |    Elgach    |    |    Maeldubh    |    |    Tipraite    |    |    Dunchad Muirisci    |    |_______________________________________________    |                              |                |      |                              |                |    Indrechtach, d.707.            mac Dunchad      Ailill    |                              |                |     |                              |                |    Ailill Medraige, d.764.        Tipraite, d.719  Cathal    |                                               |    |                                               |    Cathal, d.816.                                 Donn Cothaid mac Cathail, d.787.
Preceded by Kings of Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe
?–787
Succeeded by

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