Dúnchad Muirisci

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Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite (d. 683)[1] was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was of the Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe sept based along the River Moy. This line was descended from Fiachnae, a brother of Ailill Molt(d.484).[2]

His epithet shows that he won control of the Muiresc region on the Moy and his line provided the later kings of Ui Fiachrach.[3] Both the king-lists and the annals attest to his rule as king in the years 682-683. However they give his father as Máeldub whereas genealogies such as the Book of Ballymote name Máeldub as his grandfather and Tipraite as his father.[4]

The annals record that he was killed in 683 but do not mention who was responsible. His known sons were Indrechtach mac Dúnchado(d.707), a king of Connacht, and Aillil.

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  1. ^ all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
  2. ^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, Table 18
  3. ^ Byrne, pg.239
  4. ^ Byrne uses the latter in his tables-Table 18

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  • Annals of Tigernach
  • Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings
  • Book of Leinster,Section 30
  • Laud Synchronisms
  • The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy


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