LSA Families and Individuals

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Conaire Mor

d. ca. 040 BC in Bruighean Da Dhearg, Ireland, cause of death was murder by insurgents., He became king of Ireland, ca. 110 BC in Tara, Ireland

Conaire slew Nuadha Neacht to become the ninety-seventh monarch of Ireland and was known as the "Peace King".

Tha Annals of the Four Masters says: "It was in the reign of Conaire that the sea annually cast its produce ashore, at Inbhear Colptha. Great abundance of nuts were annually found upon the Boinn Boyne and the Buais during his time. The cattle were without keepers in Ireland in his reign, on account of the greatness of the peace and concord. His reign was not thunder producing or stormy, for the wind did not take a hair off the cattle from the middle of Autumn to the middle of Spring. Little but the trees bent from the greatness of their fruit during his time."

Eterscel

cause of death was slaying by Nuadha Neacht.

Etersel became the ninety-fifth monarch of Ireland ca. 115 BC.

Ailill Lactighe

It is possible that Ailill and his father, Iar, have been reversed in the listing; making Ailill the father and Iar his son.

Medh (Maeve)

Maeve is responsible for the Cattle Raid of Cooley.

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