Talk:Muireadhach ua Flaithbheartach

Muireadhach, Murchadh, Muircheartach
Are these really the same person (as suggested in the main page)?
 * Annals of Ulster
 * 1034: ''no entry
 * U1036.1: Murchad h. In Cappaill
 * Annals of Tighernach
 * T1034.7: Muiredach h-ua Flaithbertaig, rí h-Úa mBriuin
 * T1036.6: Muirchertach h-ua Flaithbertaigh
 * Annals of Inisfaithleann
 * I1034.5: Muirethach h-Ua Flaithbertaich
 * I1036.4: Murchad mc. Muirethaig h-Ui Flaithbertaich
 * Annals of the Four Masters
 * M1034.9: Muiredhach Ua Flaithbhertaigh, tigherna Ua m-Briuin Seóla
 * M1036.9: Murchadh ua an Chapaill .i. Ua Flaithbhertaigh


 * When the 'capall' epithet is mentioned, all agree on "h./ua" an Chapaill, the grandson of the Horse.
 * AT is the only outlier with 'Muirchertach' for the 1036 entry

Putting that all together, there seems to be a distinct person who died in 1036, the son of Muireadhach (died 1034): Murchadh mac Muireadhaigh mhic an Chapaill Ua Flaithbheartaigh. This implies that it is Muiredhach's father whose epithet is 'an Capall', and hence for clarity, Muireadhach is '(mac) an Chapaill'.

What do other sources say?

Marcas.oduinn (talk) 10:10, 9 June 2021 (UTC)