1 0 3 1 . ▁God f rey ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁Wales , ▁possibly ▁by ▁a ▁first ▁cousin . ▁Am la í b ▁was ▁out l ived ▁by ▁his ▁half - s ister ▁C ella ch , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 0 4 2 ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁as ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁ 1 0 2 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁M á el ▁Se ch la inn ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 0 2 2 ▁and ▁the ▁cha os ▁which ▁accompanied ▁the ▁subsequent ▁b ids ▁for ▁the ▁High ▁King ship ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁princes , ▁Sig try gg ▁Sil k be ard ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁new ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁B reg a . ▁Am la í b ▁joined ▁D onn ch ad ▁of ▁B reg a ▁in ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁St ah ol mock , ▁County ▁Me ath . ▁The ▁army ▁of ▁Sig try gg ▁and ▁D onn ch ad ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Me ath ▁under ▁their ▁king , ▁Ro en ▁U a ▁Ma el ▁Se ch la inn . ▁Sig try gg ▁r al lied ▁to ▁the ▁fight ▁again , ▁and ▁fought ▁a ▁battle ▁at ▁L ick b law ▁( near ▁Castle p oll ard , ▁West me ath ) ▁where ▁D onn ch ad ▁and ▁Ro en ▁were ▁s lain . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 0 2 9 , ▁Am la í b ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁King ▁of ▁B reg a , ▁Math