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According to the Annals Of The Four Masters , the reduction of the Ulaid began in AD 331 , when the Three Collas defeated their king Fergus Foga in the Battle Of Achadh Leithdheirg in County Monaghan . They seized all their territory west of the Newry River and Lough Neagh , and burned Emain Macha. After that, Emain was abandoned, and Fergus Foga was the last Ulaid king to rule there. T. F. O'Rahilly believed the Ulaid were a branch of the Érainn . Their ruling dynasty claimed descent from the legendary king Rudraige (3). The Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology concerns the heroes of the Ulaid and their wars against Connacht around the time of Christ. However the name "Connacht" in this context appears to be an Anachronism . Connacht is usually supposed to have taken its name from the Connachta , the descendants of Conn Cétchathach , who is supposed to have lived several centuries later than the events of the Ulster Cycle. Cóiced Ol NEchmacht is sometimes given as an earlier name of the province. SEE ALSO
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