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Goibnenn Mac Conaill
Goibnenn mac Conaill (flourished 537) was the first king of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne mentioned in the annals. He was the great-grandson of the high king Nath Í (died 445). In 537 he defeated the King of Uisnech, Maine mac Cerbaill, of the Southern Ui Neill at the Battle of Claenloch (near Kinelea, Co. Galway) and Maine was slain. Maine was attempting to secure the hostages of the Uí Maine. This battle marked the division of the Ui Maine subject to Connacht and the Cenél Maine of Tethba, subject to the Southern Ui Neill.Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', pg.92 This victory would lead to the domination of the kingship of Connacht by the Ui Fiachrach Aidne in the 7th century. Notes References * ''Annals of Ulster'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' aaUniversity College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Irela ...
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Nath Í Mac Fiachrach
Nath Í, also known as Dathí, son of Fiachrae, son of Eochaid Mugmedon, was a semi-historical Irish king of the 5th century, the father of the likely-historical king Ailill Molt and the ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasties of early medieval Connacht. His mother was Béḃinn. According to legend, he was a High King of Ireland, and died after being struck by lightning while on an expedition to the Alps. History Historically, Nath Í is primarily known for his descendants. His son Ailill Molt was likely a historical 5th century king.Philip Irwin, "Nath Í mac Fiachrach (supp. d. 445?)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004accessed 6 September 2015/ref> Two more sons, Echu and Fiachnae, were the ancestors of the Uí Fiachrach Aidni and the Uí Fiachrach Muaide respectively, both early medieval dynasties in Connacht. A fourth son, Amalgaid, was the ancestor of Tírechán, the 7th century bishop and biographer of St. Patrick. Nath Í's own ...
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Maine Mac Cerbaill
Maine mac Cerbaill (died 538) was a king of Uisnech in Mide of the Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus Cerrbél, grandson of Conall Cremthainne (died 480) and brother of the high king Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died 565). He ruled from 520 to 538. Maine was defeated and slain at the Battle of Claenloch (near Kinelea, Co.Galway) by Goibnenn mac Conaill of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne. Maine was attempting to secure the hostages of the Uí Maine. This battle marked the division of the Ui Maine subject to Connacht and the Cenél Maine of Tethba, subject to the Southern Ui Neill. It is also possible this battle took place at Clea Lake, near Keady in Armagh, which points to the origins of the family of Diarmait mac Cerbaill in the territory north of the Boyne and Blackwater.Byrne, pg.xvii Notes See also *Kings of Uisnech The Kings of Uisnech were of the Uí Néill and one of its major southern branches, the Clann Cholmáin. The Hill of Uisnech is located in what is now County Westmeath, an ...
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Trinity College Dublin
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Kings Of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
The Kings of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne were rulers of a Trícha cét located in the cóiced of Connacht, Ireland. Early kings * Goibnenn mac Conaill, fl. 538 * Cobthach mac Gabran *Colmán mac Cobthaig, died 622 * Loingsech mac Colmáin, died 655 *Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin, died 663 * Ceallach mac Guaire, died 666 * Muirchertach Nár mac Guairi, died 668 *Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile, died 696 * Conchubhar mac Cumasgach, died 769 * Art mac Flaitnia, died 772 * Anluan mac Conchobhar, died 805 * Cathal Aidhne mac Ailell, died 812 * Cleireach mac Ceadach, died 820 *Tighearnach mac Cathmogha, died 822 * Uathmharan mac Brocan, died 871, * Maelfabhaill mac Cleireach, died 887 High Medieval kings *Eidhean mac Cléireach, fl. 908 * Tighearnach ua Cleirigh, died 916 * Mael Macduach, died 920 * Domhnall mac Lorcan, died 937 * Flann Ua Clerigh, fl. 952 * Comhaltan Ua Clerigh, fl. 964 * Mac Comhaltan Ua Cleirigh, fl. 998, alias Muireadhach? * Gilla Ceallaigh Ua Cleirigh, died 1003 * Mael Ruanaidh ...
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Cobthach Mac Gabran
Cobthach mac Gabran was King of Ui Fiachrach Aidhne. Cobthach's place among the early kings is uncertain. He is listed in the genealogies but there is no explicit reference to him in the annals. His reign lies somewhere between the years after 538 and 601. His apparent predecessor, Goibnenn mac Conaill, is given as his uncle. His apparent successor, Colmán mac Cobthaig, is given as his son. The latter was the first king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne. References * ''Annals of Ulster'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' aaUniversity College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpet ...
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Kings Of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after the Connachta. The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht (the fifth of the Ol nEchmacht). Ptolemy's map of c. 150 AD does in fact list a people called the Nagnatae as living in the west of Ireland. Some are of the opinion that Ptolemy's Map of Ireland may be based on cartography carried out as much as five hundred years before his time. The Connachta were a group of dynasties who claimed descent from the three eldest sons of Eochaid Mugmedon: Brion, Ailill and Fiachrae. They took their collective name from their alleged descent from Conn Cétchathach. Their younger brother, Niall Noigiallach was ancestor to the Uí Néill. The following is a list of kings of Connacht from the fifth to fifteenth centuries. Pre-his ...
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Nobility From County Galway
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