Aedh mac Brian Ó Cellaigh,
King of
Ui Maine, died 1467.
Ó Cellaigh appears to have been the only son of Brian Ó Cellaigh (died 1393) and Edwina inion Cathal Oge O Conchobair (died 1393). On their deaths within a few months of each other, he was apparently cared for by his grandfather, king
Maelsechlainn Ó Cellaigh
Maelsechlainn Ó Cellaigh, king of Uí Maine, Chief of the Name, died in 1402.
Maelsechlainn was a son of the previous king, and continued the kingdom's expansion, and rise of prestige, that William Buidhe had initiated. The borders were expanded ...
(died 1402) and after his death, by his uncle, Uilliam Ruadh,
tainiste of Ui Maine (died 1420).
Aedh came to power in 1424 as a compromise candidate.
Donnchadh Ó Cellaigh, king from 1410 and another uncle of Aedh, had attempted to suborn the sons of Uilliam Ruadh, which led to his death in an ambush by them. As his supporters would not accept one of Uilliam Ruadh's sons as king, Aedh advanced his claim and was successful.
References
* ''The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many'',
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, 1843
* ''The Parish of Ballinasloe'', Fr.
Jerome A. Fahey
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* ''The Surnames of Ireland'',
Edward MacLysaght,
Dublin, 1978.
* ''A New History of Ireland - lists and genealogies'', vol. 9, Oxford University Press, 1984.
* ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'', pp. 592–94, Cambridge, 2010
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork
of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
* http://www.stirnet.com/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79&startUrl=http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/kk/kelly01.htm
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Aedh
Aodh ( , , ; sga, Áed) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, originally meaning "fire".The modern word ''aodh'' meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (''tochas''), giving ''aodh thochais'', 'burning itc ...
Kings of Uí Maine