caption father dynasty predecessor successor title issue image article_title name reign
stone carving , cong abbey toirdelbach ua conchobair o'conor toirdelbach ua conchobair conchobar máenmaige king of ireland numerous rory o'connor stone carving.jpg ruaidrí ua conchobair
 ruaidrí ua conchobair 1166 -- 1198
ruaidrí ua conchobair

ruaidrí ua conchobair -lrb- newer spelling : ruaidhrí ua conchobhair ; traditionally anglicised as roderick o'connor -rrb- -lrb- c. 1116 -- 2 december 1198 -rrb- was king of connacht from 1156 to 1186 , and high king of ireland from 1166 to 1183 .
he was the last high king of ireland before the norman invasion -lrb- brian ua néill and edward bruce both claimed the title with opposition in later years -rrb- .
ruaidrí was one of over twenty sons of king tairrdelbach ua conchobair -lrb- 1088 -- 1156 -rrb- .
he and his sister mór were tairrdelbach 's only children from his third wife , cailech dé ní heidin of aidhne .
