Bran Mut mac Conaill (died
693
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) was a king of
Leinster from the
Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the grandson of
Fáelán mac Colmáin (died
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), a previous king. He ruled from
680 to 693.
According to the saga ''
Bóroma'' ("The Cattle Tribute"), it is mentioned that the high king
Fínsnechta Fledach (d. 695) of the
Síl nÁedo Sláine undertook an expedition against Leinster when the Laigin refused to pay the cattle tribute. Bran Mut assembled the Leinster forces and sent
Saint Moling (died 697), the abbot of Ferns, to negotiate with Fisnechta. Moling tricked Fisnechta into remitting the tribute.
[Dan M. Wile]
Boroma
, ''The Cycles of the Kings''
By his wife Almaith ingen Blathmac of the Cenél Loairn of the
Dál Riata, he had a son
Murchad mac Brain Mut
Murchad mac Brain Mut (died 727) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Bran Mut mac Conaill (died 696), a previous king. He ruled from 715 to 727.
His reign
His first mention in the annals is whe ...
(d.
727) who was a
king of Leinster.
Notes
See also
*
List of kings of Leinster
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig Laigin'' a
a
University College Cork* Wiley, Dan M.
''The Cycles of the Kings'' (archived link)
External links
a
University College Cork
Kings of Leinster
Kings of Uí Dúnlainge
7th-century Irish monarchs
People from County Kildare
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