Dunghal mac Flaithniadh,
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Umaill
Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) and Murrisk (Upper Owel). By the 12th century, its rul ...
, died 776.
Dunghal's relationship to the previous king,
Flannabhra
Flannabhra, King of Umaill, died 773.
Flannabhra was lord of Umaill, the area around Clew Bay in what is now County Mayo. He is the first historically accepted king.
His pedigree is ''Flannbhra mac Cumusgrach mac Aongus mac Seachnusach mac Eo ...
, is unknown, as he does not seem to appear in the
extant genealogies.
See also
*
Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
References
* ''The History of Mayo'', pp. 388–89, T.H. Knox, 1902.
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8th-century Irish monarchs
Monarchs from County Mayo