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Dream agus [[tuath]] i g[[cúige Chonnacht]] ba ea '''Conmhaicne Mheánmhaighe''' ([[Sean-Ghaeilge]] '''Conmaicne Máenmaige''', nó ''Conmaícne Mhéin'', ''Conmaícne Críche Meic Erca'').

== Bunús ==
Gaolta b'fhéidir leis na [[Laigin]] ba ea na [[Conmhaicne]], a scaip ar fud na tíre, ag lonnú i g[[cúige Chonnacht]] agus [[an Longfort]].{{sfn|MacKillop|2004}}{{sfn|AFM|p=417}}{{sfn|Walsh|1940|p=6}}

Glaoitear scaití ar an tuath sna [[annála Éireann|hannála]] ''Conmhaícne Máenmaige, Máenmag, Machaire Maenmuighe'' agus ''[[trícha cét|Trícha]] Máenmaige''.

== Críocha ==
Áit a bhíodh an tuath, tá barúntacht [[Baile Locha Riach, Barúntacht|Bhaile Locha Riach]] anois ann.  Tá téacs ar marthain ón mbliain 1333 a thugann na paróistí a leanas mar chuid dá críocha: [[Cill Chon Iarainn]], [[Cill Tulach]], [[Cill Íomair Uí Dhálaigh]], [[An Ghráinseach]], [[Cillín a Díoma]], [[An Leac Dhearg]] agus [[Baile Locha Riach]], san áireamh sa cheann deireanach na paróistí [[Cill Chonaicne]], [[Cill tSeiscill]] agus [[Cill Chúile]].  Bhíodh an fós [[Cill Leáin]], [[An Ballán]], [[Cill Rícill]] agus [[Cill Mhian]].  Agus na h[[Angla-Normannaigh|Anglo-Norman]] i réim,  [[tríocha céad|cantred]] a bhí inti. 

[[Íomhá:Ireland early peoples and politics.gif|mion|150px|Luath-dhreamanna agus ríochtaí in Éirinn, c. 800]]

== Taoisigh ==
Bhí Conmhaicne Mheánmhaighe faoi cheannas [[Uí Fiachrach Finn|Uí Fhiachrach Fhionn]], níos deireanaí [[Uí Maine|Uí Mhaine]].  Bhí [[Uí Neachtain]] agus [[Uí Mhaolalaidh]] ina rítheaghlaigh.

== Daoine de bhunadh ==
* [[Annála na gCeithre Máistrí|ACM]] 581.2: ''Aedh, mac Suibhne, toiseach Maonmuighe, d'écc
* [[Annála Uladh|AU]] 801.8: ''[[Cathrannach mac Cathal|Cathrannach m. Cathail Moenmhaigi]] & Nindidh ancorita pausant.
* AU 803.7: ''Belliolum inter [[Soghain|Sogen]] & Aicme Moenmaighi in quo multi interfecti

Glaodh [[Cú Chulainn]] Chonmhaicne ar ''[[Neide mac Onchu]] mac Finnlugh'' i dtuairisc Chath [[Ard Raithin]], a tharla timpeall na bliana 800.

* AU 825.5: ''[[Fearghal mac Cathranaigh|Fergal m. Cathrannaigh]], rex Locha Riach, moritur.
* ACM 848.2: ''[[Cétadach|Cetadach]], abb Cluana Mic Nóis, d'écc. Do Uibh Corbmaic Maenmaighe a chenél.
* ACM 881.8: ''[[Cormac mac Ceithearnach|Corbmac]], mac Ceithearnaigh, prioir Tíre Dá Ghlas & Cluana Fearta Brénainn, & an dara tighearna boí an tan-sin for Loch Riach.

Chaith [[Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh]], rí [[Uí Maine|Uí Mhaine]] (bás 1180) agus a mac altrama, [[Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair]], [[ríthe na gConnacht|rí Chonnacht]] (1186-1189) beirt a gcuid óige i Meánmhaigh.

[[Ceann na Fine]] ba ea [[Seán Ó Maolalaidh]] (beo 1419–1480) agus taoiseach Uí Mhaolalaidh deiridh a bhí cónaí air sa cheantar.

== Tagairtí sna hannála ==
* [[Chronicon Scotorum|CS]] 1132: ''A raid by Conchobor ua Briain into Maenmagh and he plundered Cell Biain and brought away many cows.
* CS 1135: ''A Battle at Maengach initiated by the Síl Muiredaigh on the Uí Maine, in which many fell including Conchobor ua Cellaigh and ua Mainnín, king of Sogain. The Ui Maine were victorious.
* [[Annála Loch Cé|ALC]] 1180: ''The battle of the Conchobars, in Connacht, in which Conchobhar Maenmaighe killed Conchobhar O'Ceallaigh, i.e. the king of Uí-Maine, and his son Tadhg, and Diarmaid O'Ceallaigh, and many nobles of Uí-Maine; at Maghsruibhe-gealain,  at the head of Daire-na-capall, this battle was fought.
* ALC 1531: ''Tuathal, the son of O Domnallain of Machaire Maenmuighe, died. Gilla Patraic son of Adam Mac an Baird died.

== Féach freisin ==
* [[Ui Fiachrach Finn]]
* [[Clann Fhergail]]
* [[Uí Fiachrach Aidhne]]
* [[Clann Taidg]]
* [[Conmhaícne Mara]]
* [[Delbhna Tir Dha Locha]]
* [[Muintir Murchada]]
* [[Senchineoil]]
* [[Soghain]]
* [[Uí Díarmata]]
* [[Síol Anmchadha]]
* [[Iar Connacht]]
* [[Maigh Seola]]
* [[Cenél Áeda na hEchtge]]

== Foinsí ==
* [[Annála na gCeithre Máistrí]]
* Paul MacCotter, ''Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions'', Four Courts Press, 2008, ll.&nbsp;140–141. {{ISBN|978-1-84682-098-4}}
* {{
cite encyclopedia |
last = MacKillop|
first = James |
title = Conmaicne. Oxford Reference.|
encyclopedia = A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology |
url = https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095632471 |
publisher = Oxford University Press |
year = 2004
}}
*  ''A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught'' written A.D. 1684 by Roderic O'Flaherty ESQ with notes and Illustrations by, [[James Hardiman]] M.R.I.A., Irish Archaeological Society, 1846.

== Tagairtí ==
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