His family claimed descent from Roderick or Rory O'Conor
(or Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair), who was King of Connaught. Roderick or Ruaidri was the last of the High Kings of Ireland, since by 1175 he swore...
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October 1175: Under the Treaty of Windsor (some of whose...
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October 1175
Under the Treaty of Windsor (some of whose terms proved short-lived) Ruaidri Ua Conchobair
(generally known as the last High King of Ireland) accepted the rule of English (or Anglo-Norman) Henry II
, and...
