Tipraite mac Taidg
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Tipraite mac Taidg(d.786) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the grandson of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan(d.723), a previous king and nephew of Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig(d.742).[1] He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Briúin. He ruled from 782-786.
In 783 in the year of his accession occurred the promulgation of the law of Saint Patrick of Armagh in Cruachu by Tipraite and the abbot of Armagh, Dub-dá-Leithe.[2] This marked the mutual recognition of the claims of Armagh and of the Ui Briun in Connacht.[3] Tipraite's choice of Armagh over Iona shows a desire to pursue an independent ecclesiatical policy from that of Donnchad Midi mac Domnaill, the high king.[4]
In 784 Tipraite defeated the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne at the Battle of Carn Conaill (near Gort).[5] Also, in 785 he defeated the northern Ui Fiachrach at the Battle of Muad (Moy River).[6] These victories established the dominance of the Ui Briun in Connacht.
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- Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
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