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- Irish Kings and High Kings, Francis John Byrne (1971); 3rd revised edition, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2001. ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- A very puzzling Irish Missal, John A. Claffey, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society , Volume 55, 2003, pp. 1–12.
- The Inauguration site of Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, Elizabeth FitzPatrick, in Assembly Places and Practices in Medieval Europe, ed. Aliki Pantos and Sara Temple, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2004. ISBN 1-85182-665-3.
| Preceded by Cathasach Ua Conaill | Archbishop of Connacht 1117-1136 | Succeeded by Muireadhach Ua Dubhthaigh |