Bruidge mac Nath Í (died 579) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland, ancient Kingdom of Uí ...
. He was the grandson of
Failge Berraide
Rus Failge (''fl.'' AD 507–514), also known as Ros Failgeach, was the King of the Uí Failge of what became County Offaly.
As the eponymous ancestor of the Uí Failge, he may be the son of the high king of Ireland, Cathair Mór, said to have l ...
, the eponymous ancestor of the dynasty.
He is listed as king in the ''Book of Leinster'' king list though incorrectly as ''Bruidgi mac Cathair''. He is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare. The annals record his death in the year 579 and this may have been in warfare with the
Ui Neill[''Annals of Ulster'', AU 579.3; Ó Cróinín, pg.192]
Notes
See also
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Kings of Ui Failghe
Kings or King's may refer to:
*Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations.
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí (2005), ''A New History of Ireland'', Volume One, Oxford: Oxford University Press
* ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig hua Falge'' a
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University College Cork* ''Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502'', compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin a
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University College Cork
External links
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University College Cork
579 deaths
6th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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