Cellach (
hypocoristic
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
Cellachán) is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name. It might refer to:
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Cellach of Killala
Cellach of Killala ( fl. mid-6th century) is supposed to be an early Bishop of Killala, in Ireland.
Cellach appears among the saints of the Uí Fiachrach in ''Genealogiae Regum et Sanctorum Hiberniae'', where Walsh suggests he may have been the ...
(fl. mid-6th century), supposed first Bishop of Killala in Ireland
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Cellach I of Cennrígmonaid
Cellach I is traditionally said to have been the first Bishop of the Scots ( fl. 878x889-906x), the bishopric later based at St. Andrews. He is mentioned in the historical writings of Walter Bower and Andrew of Wyntoun as a bishop of St. Andrew ...
, a 9th/10th-century bishop
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Cellach II of Cennrígmonaid
Cellach II is the fourth alleged Bishop of the Scots (fl. mid-10th century), the predecessor of the later St Andrews bishopric (the bishopric may not actually have been fixed at St Andrews at this period).
He is mentioned in the bishop-lists of ...
, a 10th-century bishop
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Cellach mac Máele Coba, a 7th-century High King of Ireland
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Cellach mac Fáelchair
Cellach mac Fáelchair (died 735) or Cellach Raigni was a King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny. He was the son of Fáelchar Ua Máele Ódrain (died 693), a previous king.
The dynasty that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period ...
, king of Osraige
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Cellach mac Rogallaig (d. 705), a king of Connacht
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Cellach Cualann, a 7th/8th-century king of Leinster
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Cellach mac Dúnchada, king of Leinster
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Cellach mac Brain, king of Leinster
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Cellach mac Faelan
Cellach mac Faelan was the eighth of ten Kings of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare, a member of the Uí Dúnchada, one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty which rotated the kingship of Leinste ...
, king of Leinster
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Cellachán Caisil
Cellachán mac Buadacháin (died 954), called Cellachán Caisil, was King of Munster.
Biography
The son of Buadachán mac Lachtnai, he belonged to the Cashel branch of the Eóganachta kindred, the Eóganacht Chaisil. The last of his cognatic ance ...
, a 10th-century king of Munster
* Cellach húa Rúanada, Irish poet (d. 1079,
Annals of Ulster
The ''Annals of Ulster'' ( ga, Annála Uladh) are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years from 431 AD to 1540 AD. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, ...
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Saint Cellach, 11th/12th-century bishop of Armagh
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Ceallach Spellman
Ceallach Spellman ( ; born 31 August 1995) is an English actor and presenter best known for playing Matthew Williams in the revival of ITV drama '' Cold Feet'', Harry Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama '' Waterloo Road'' from 2010 to 2011 ...
(b. 1995), English actor, TV and radio host
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