Tommaltach Ó Conchobair
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Tommaltach Ó Conchobair, Archbishop of Tuam
1258-1279.
Tommaltach Ó Conchobair was a descendant of Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, who reigned as King
of Connacht
from 1106 till his death at Dunmore, County Galway in 1156.
O Conchobair was elected archbishop of Tuam after 17 July 1258, but not translated from Elphin until 23 March 1259. Hereceived possession of the temporalities 20 July 1259. He died in office on 16 June 1279.
Archbishop of Tuam
The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
1258-1279.
Tommaltach Ó Conchobair was a descendant of Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, who reigned as King
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
from 1106 till his death at Dunmore, County Galway in 1156.
O Conchobair was elected archbishop of Tuam after 17 July 1258, but not translated from Elphin until 23 March 1259. Hereceived possession of the temporalities 20 July 1259. He died in office on 16 June 1279.