Cathal mac Néill (died
729) or Cathal Cerr or Cathal Corc was a king of Southern
Brega
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at
Lagore. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the
Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern
Uí Néill. He was the son of
Niall mac Cernaig Sotal (died
701) and great-grandson of the high king
Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died
665
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). He ruled the Uí Chernaig from
724-729 succeeding his brother the high king
Fogartach mac Néill (died 724).
His father had been assassinated by the Uí Chonaing king of Brega,
Írgalach mac Conaing (died
702) setting off a longstanding feud between these two septs of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. Cathal himself was killed in 729 but the circumstances are not given. ''Tha Annals of Tigernach'' give him the title ''ríg Desceirt Breagh'', the first member of the sept to be so titled in the annals. The more primary source, ''The Annals of Ulster'', do not give him this title however.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 729.4; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 727.9]
Notes
See also
*
Kings of Brega
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork
External links
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