Congal mac Áedo Sláine (died 634) was a
King of Brega from the
Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern
Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king
Áed Sláine
Áed mac Diarmato (died 604), called Áed Sláine (Áed of Slane), was the son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Legendary stories exist of Áed's birth. Saint Columba is said to have prophesied his death. His descendants, the Síl nÁedo Sláine—the ...
mac Diarmato (died 604).
His father had treacherously slain his nephew,
Suibne mac Colmáin
Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600) was a King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 555/558), also King of Uisnech. He ruled Uisnech from 587 to 600.
The Marianus Scotus king list names Suibne ma ...
(died 600) of the
Clann Cholmáin and was then himself slain in battle by Suibne's son
Conall Guthbinn setting off a feud among the southern Ui Neill. The date of Congal's accession to Brega is not stated in the annals. His brother
Conall Laeg Breg was slain in the Battle of Odba by
Óengus mac Colmáin
Óengus mac Colmáin Bec (died 621) was an Irish king. He was the King of Uisnech in Mide from 618 to 621.
He belonged to the southern Uí Néill. According to the genealogies, he was a son of Colmán Bec (died 587), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill ( ...
Bec (died 621) in 612.
In 634 Congal and his brother
Ailill Cruitire were defeated and slain at the Battle of Loch Trethin at Fremainn (Loch Drethin at Frewin Hill, Co.Westmeath) by the same Conall Guthbinn who had slain their father. Congal is recorded as king of Brega in the annals regarding this event.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 634.1; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 637.1]
Congal's son
Conaing Cuirre (died 662) was also a king of Brega and ancestor of the Uí Chonaing of Cnogba (Knowth) or North Brega.
Notes
See also
*
Kings of Brega
References
* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
a
University College Cork* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
External links
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University College Cork
Kings of Brega
Nobility from County Meath
7th-century Irish monarchs
634 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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