Anmchad mac Con Cherca | |
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King of Osraige | |
Reign | 742–760s |
Predecessor | Forbasach mac Ailella |
Successor | Tóim Snáma mac Flainn |
Died | 760s |
Issue | Fergal mac Anmchada |
House | Dál Birn |
Father | Cú Cherca mac Fáeláin |
Anmchad mac Con Cherca (died 760s) was king of Osraige, a kingdom largely situated in modern County Kilkenny and western County Laois and forming part of the kingdom and province of Munster in south and south-west Ireland. Anmchad was an active ruler, who mounted repeated campaigns against his eastern neighbours in Leinster.