Domnall mac Cellaig (died 728) was a King of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...
from the
Uí Briúin
The Uí Briúin were a royal dynasty of Connacht. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brión, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the U ...
branch of the Connachta. He was the son of
Cellach mac Rogallaig
Cellach mac Rogallaig (or Cellach Locha Cime) (died 705) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin Sil Cellaig branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Rogallach mac Uatach (died 649), a previous king. He succeeded his nephew Muiredach Muil ...
(died 705), a previous king.
[Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 20] The sept of Ui Briun he belonged to was the Síl Cellaig of
Loch Cime.
Domnall has been omitted from the king-lists but his reign is attested in the annals. He succeeded
Indrechtach mac Muiredaig
Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan (died 723) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Muiredach Muillethan mac Fergusso (died 702), a previous king. He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Bri ...
Muillethan (died 723) as king and ruled 723–728. His son
Flaithrí mac Domnaill
Flaithrí mac Domnaill (died 777) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Domnall mac Cellaig (d.728), a previous king. The sept of Uí Briun he belonged to was the Síl Cellaig of Loch Cime. He rei ...
(died 779) was also a king of Connacht.
Notes
See also
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Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named ...
References
* ''Annals of Tigernach''
* Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''
* ''Book of Leinster'',Section 30
* ''Laud Synchronisms''
* ''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
728 deaths
Kings of Connacht
People from County Galway
8th-century Irish monarchs
People from County Roscommon
Year of birth unknown
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