The Kings of Brega were rulers of Brega, a
petty kingdom
A petty kingdom is a kingdom described as minor or "petty" (from the French 'petit' meaning small) by contrast to an empire or unified kingdom that either preceded or succeeded it (e.g. the numerous kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England unified into ...
north of
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
in medieval Ireland.
Overview
Brega took its name from ' ('), meaning "fine plain", in modern
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the sou ...
,
County Louth and
County Dublin
"Action to match our speech"
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, Ireland. They formed part of the
Uí Néill
The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. They are generally divided into the ...
kindred, belonging to the
Síl nÁedo Sláine
Síl nÁedo Sláine () are the descendants of Áed Sláine (Áed mac Diarmato), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Cona ...
branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the
Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara ( ga, Teamhair or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Iri ...
, the site where the
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned ana ...
was proclaimed. Brega was bounded on the east by the
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ...
and on the south by the
River Liffey
The River Liffey ( Irish: ''An Life'', historically ''An Ruirthe(a)ch'') is a river in eastern Ireland that ultimately flows through the centre of Dublin to its mouth within Dublin Bay. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the Riv ...
. It extended northwards across the
River Boyne
The River Boyne ( ga, An Bhóinn or ''Abhainn na Bóinne'') is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through C ...
to include Sliabh Breagha the line of hills in southern
County Louth. The western boundary, which separated it from the
Kingdom of Mide
Meath (; Old Irish: ''Mide'' ; spelt ''Mí'' in Modern Irish) was a kingdom in Ireland from the 1st to the 12th century AD. Its name means "middle," denoting its location in the middle of the island.
At its greatest extent, it included all o ...
, was probably quite fluid and is not accurately known.
Brega was annexed in the 6th century by the Uí Néill. By the middle of the 8th century the Síl nÁedo Sláine had split into two hostile branches: Southern Brega, or the Kingdom of
Loch Gabhair
Loch Gabhair (Lagore), meaning "Lake of the Goats", is an area in the barony of Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland. It is located between the villages of Ratoath and Dunshaughlin and is the namesake of the townlands of Lagore Big (Loch Gabhar Mór) an ...
, which was ruled by the
Uí Chernaig; and Northern Brega, or the Kingdom of
Cnogba/Knowth, which was ruled by the
Uí Chonaing. Despite this, many kings of Brega ruled over both areas, and thus Brega as a whole, until the kingdom's extinction in the early years of the
Norman invasion of Ireland
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly sanc ...
. In later centuries Brega was threatened by the rise of the Viking
Kingdom of Dublin
Vikings invaded the territory around Dublin in the 9th century, establishing the Norse Kingdom of Dublin, the earliest and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland. Its territory corresponded to most of present-day County Dublin. The Norse refe ...
and came under the suzerainty of the
kings of Mide. In the divisions of that kingdom in the twelfth century parts of Brega, or East ''Mide'', came under the control of
Tigernán Ua Ruairc
Tighearnán Mór Ua Ruairc (older spelling: Tigernán Mór Ua Ruairc), anglicised as Tiernan O'Rourke (fl. 1124– 1172) ruled the kingdom of Breifne as the 19th king in its Ua Ruairc (later O'Rourke) dynasty (964–1605 CE), a branch of the ...
of
Breifne and
Diarmaid mac Murchadha
Diarmait Mac Murchada ( Modern Irish: Diarmaid Mac Murchadha), anglicised as Dermot MacMurrough, Dermod MacMurrough, or Dermot MacMorrogh (c. 1110 – c. 1 May 1171), was a King of Leinster in Ireland. In 1167, he was deposed by the High K ...
of the
Laighin
The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinster ...
.
Donnchad Ua Cerbaill
Donnchad Ua Cerbaill or Donnchadh Ó Cearbhaill, king of Airgíalla, fl. –1168.
Ua Cerbaill was a supporter of the Irish religious reform movement of the 12th century. He was a close associate of Saint Malachy, and with him founded Mellifont A ...
of
Airgíalla
Airgíalla (Modern Irish: Oirialla, English: Oriel, Latin: ''Ergallia'') was a medieval Irish over-kingdom and the collective name for the confederation of tribes that formed it. The confederation consisted of nine minor kingdoms, all independe ...
, the half-brother of Ua Ruairc, took
Árd Ciannachta and consolidated his position by donating land from it for
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey ( ga, An Mhainistir Mhór, literally 'the Big Monastery'), was a Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It was the first abbey of the order to be built in Ireland. In 1152, it hosted the Synod of Ke ...
.
:Persons in bold considered to be High Kings of Ireland.
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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—t ...
(died
604
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) son of
Diarmait mac Cerbaill
Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died ) was King of Tara or High King of Ireland. According to traditions, he was the last High King to follow the pagan rituals of inauguration, the ''ban-feis'' or marriage to goddess of the land.
While many later storie ...
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Conall Laeg Breg
Conall Laeg Breg mac Áedo Sláine (died 612) 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 mac Diarmato (died 604). He ruled from 604 to 612. He is not called King o ...
mac Áedo Sláine (died
612
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)
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Congal mac Áedo Sláine (died
634)
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Ailill Cruitire
Ailill Cruitire 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 mac Diarmato (died 604). His byname meant "harper".
The exact date of his ...
mac Áedo Sláine (died 634)
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Blathmac
Saint Blathmac ( la, Blathmacus, Florentius) was a distinguished Irish monk, born in Ireland about 750 AD. He is known as "Blathmac, son of Flann", to distinguish him from the poet and monk Blathmac mac Con Brettan.
He was killed and became a ...
(died 665) and
Diarmait (died
665), sons of Áed Sláine
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Conaing Cuirre
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Conaing mac Congaile (died 662), called Conaing Cuirre, was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congal mac Áedo Sláine (died 634), a previous king of Brega. The territory of ...
mac Congaile (died
662)
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Sechnassach
Sechnassach mac Blathmaic (died 671) followed his father Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine (died 665) and uncle Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665) as High King of Ireland and King of Brega. He belonged to the Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred of the south ...
(died
671
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) son of Blathmac
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Cenn Fáelad
Cenn Fáelad mac Blathmaic (died 675) followed his father Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine (d. 665) and his brother Sechnassach (d. 671) as High King of Ireland and king of Brega. He belonged to the Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred of the southern Uí Néil ...
(died
675
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) son of Blathmac
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Finsnechta Fledach (died
695
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) son of Dúnchad son of Áed Sláine
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Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 696) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was the son of Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile (died 662), a previous king of Brega. The territory ...
(died
696
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Irgalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died
702
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Amalgaid mac Congalaig
Amalgaid mac Congalaig (died 718) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 696). He ruled in north Brega fro ...
(died
718
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Conall Grant
Conall Grant mac Cernaig (died 718) was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665). His father Cernach Sotal had died during plague yea ...
mac Cernaig (died 718)
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Fogartach (died
724
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) son of Niall son of Cernach Sotal son of Diarmait
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Cináed (died
728
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) son of Irgalach
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Conaing mac Amalgado
Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Amalgaid mac Congalaig (died 718), a previous king. He ruled from 728 t ...
(died
742
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)
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Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
Indrechtach mac Dungalaig (died 748) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the grandson of Conaing Cuirre (died 662), a previous king. He ruled from 74 ...
(died
748)
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Dúngal mac Amalgado (died
759
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Coirpre mac Fogartaig
Coirpre mac Fogartaig (died 771) was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724).
He is not listed in the poem on t ...
(died
771
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Congalach mac Conaing
Congalach mac Conaing (died 778) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742), a previous king.
He is listed as the ...
(died
778
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)
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Diarmait mac Conaing
Diarmait mac Conaing (died 786) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742) and brother of Congalach mac Conaing ( ...
(died
786
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)
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Flann mac Congalaig
Flann mac Congalaig (died 812) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing (died 778), a previous king. He ruled from 786 to ...
(died 812)
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Cernach mac Congalaig
Cernach mac Congalaig (died 818) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing (died 778) and brother of Flann mac Congalaig ( ...
(died 818)
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Cummascach mac Congalaig (died 839)
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Conaing mac Flainn
Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Flann mac Congalaig (died 812), a previous king. He ruled from 839 to 84 ...
(died 849)
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Cináed mac Conaing (died 851)
# Flann mac Conaing (died 868)
# Flannacán mac Cellaig (died 896)
# Máel Finnia mac Flannacain (died 903)
# Máel Mithig mac Flannacain (died 919)
Kings of Cnogba/Knowth
List incomplete: see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The Uí Chonaing had earlier been settled around Tailtiu and Ráith Airthir in the valley of the Blackwater; that district was left to another branch of Síl nÁeda Sláne, Síl nDlúthaig upon the conquest of the Ciannachta Breg during the reign of Cináed mac Írgalaig.
[T.M. Charles-Edwards, pg.551–553] The title King of
Ciannachta is first used by this dynasty in the ''Annals of Ulster'' in the year 742 and the use of the title King of Cnogba in 818; prior to this, it was a title used by the Ciannachta themselves. Earlier kings can be considered chiefs of the Uí Chonaing.
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Congal mac Áedo Sláine, (died
634)
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Conaing Cuirre
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Conaing mac Congaile (died 662), called Conaing Cuirre, was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congal mac Áedo Sláine (died 634), a previous king of Brega. The territory of ...
mac Congaile (a quo Uí Chonaing), (died
662)
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Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 696) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was the son of Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile (died 662), a previous king of Brega. The territory ...
, (died
696
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)
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Irgalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 702)
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Amalgaid mac Congalaig
Amalgaid mac Congalaig (died 718) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 696). He ruled in north Brega fro ...
(died 718)
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Cináed (died 728) son of Irgalach
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Conaing mac Amalgado
Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Amalgaid mac Congalaig (died 718), a previous king. He ruled from 728 t ...
, (died
742
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) (''rí Ciannachta'')
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Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
Indrechtach mac Dungalaig (died 748) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the grandson of Conaing Cuirre (died 662), a previous king. He ruled from 74 ...
, (died 748) (''rí Ciannachta'')
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Dúngal mac Amalgado (died 759)
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Congalach mac Conaing
Congalach mac Conaing (died 778) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742), a previous king.
He is listed as the ...
, died
778
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Year 778 ( DCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 778 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method ...
(''rí Ciannachta'')
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Diarmait mac Conaing
Diarmait mac Conaing (died 786) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742) and brother of Congalach mac Conaing ( ...
(died 786)
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Flann mac Congalaig
Flann mac Congalaig (died 812) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing (died 778), a previous king. He ruled from 786 to ...
(died 812) (''rí Ciannachta'')
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Cernach mac Congalaig
Cernach mac Congalaig (died 818) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing (died 778) and brother of Flann mac Congalaig ( ...
(died 818) (''rí Cnodba'')
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Cummascach mac Congalaig (died 839) (''rí Ciannachta'')
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Conaing mac Flainn
Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Flann mac Congalaig (died 812), a previous king. He ruled from 839 to 84 ...
(died 849) (''rí Brega'')
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Cináed mac Conaing, died
851
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Events
By place Asia
* Bagrat II Bagratuni, Armenian prince and leader of a rebellion against the Abbasi ...
(''rí Ciannachta'')
* Flann mac Conaing (died 868) (''rí Brega'')
* Flannacan mac Cellach (descendant of Congalach), died
896
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Year 896 ( DCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* February – King Arnulf of Carinthia invades Italy at the head of an East ...
(''rí Brega'')
* Máel Finnia mac Flannacán, died
903
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Year 903 ( CMIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* King Berengar I of Italy proceeds to issue concessions and privileges to the Lo ...
(''rí Brega'')
* Máel Mithig mac Flannacán, died
919
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Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
* March 25 – Romanos Lekapenos, admiral (''droungarios'') of the ...
(''rí Cnogba'')
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Congalach mac Mael Mithig (''rí Cnogba''), died
956
Kings of Lagore/Deiscert Breg (South Brega)
List incomplete: see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The title King of Southern Brega does not appear in the ''Annals of Tigernach'' until 729 and in the ''Annals of Ulster'' until 751. Earlier rulers can be considered rulers of the Uí Chernaig sept of
Síl nÁedo Sláine
Síl nÁedo Sláine () are the descendants of Áed Sláine (Áed mac Diarmato), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Cona ...
.
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Niall mac Cernaig Sotal
Niall mac Cernaig Sotal (died 701) was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665).Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', ...
, (died 701)
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Maine mac Néill
Maine mac Néill (died 712) was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the son of Niall mac Cernaig Sotal (died 701) and great-grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 66 ...
, (died 712)
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Conall Grant
Conall Grant mac Cernaig (died 718) was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665). His father Cernach Sotal had died during plague yea ...
mac Cernaig, (died 718)
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Fogartach mac Néill
Fogartach Mac'Artain (died 724), sometimes called Fogartach ua Cernaich, was an Irish king who is reckoned a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was King of Br ...
, (died 724)
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Cathal mac Néill
Cathal mac Néill (died 729) or Cathal Cerr or Cathal Corc was a king of Southern Brega 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 ...
, (died 729)
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Cathal mac Áeda
Cathal mac Áeda (before 722–737) was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the son of Áed Laigin mac Néill (died 722) and great-great grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláin ...
, (died 737) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'')
*
Cernach mac Fogartaig
Cernach mac Fogartaig (died 738) was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724). He appears as a leader o ...
, (died 738)
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Fergus mac Fogartaig
Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751) (or Fergal) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724). He ruled from 738 t ...
, (died 751) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'')
*
Coirpre mac Fogartaig
Coirpre mac Fogartaig (died 771) was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724).
He is not listed in the poem on t ...
, (died 771) (''rí Brega'')
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Niall mac Conaill
Niall mac Conaill (died 778) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conall Grant mac Cernaig (died 718) who had contended for the rule of all Brega in the 710 ...
, (died 778) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'')
*
Máel Dúin mac Fergusa
Máel Dúin mac Fergusa (died 785) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751), a previous king of South Brega, and grand ...
, (died 785) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
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Fogartach mac Cummascaig
Fogartach mac Cummascaig (died 786) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the grandson of the high-king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724). He ruled from 785 to ...
(died 786) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
*
Cummascach mac Fogartaig (died 797) (''rí Deiscert Breg'')
*
Ailill mac Fergusa
Ailill mac Fergusa (died 800) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751) and brother of Máel Dúin mac Fergusa
Máel ...
, (died 800) (''rí Deiscert Breg'')
*
Cernach mac Fergusa
Cernach mac Fergusa (died 805) was a King of in South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the Southern Uí Néill
The Southern Uí Néill ( ga, Uí Néill an Deiscirt, IPA: iːˈnʲeːl̪ʲˈanˠˈdʲ ...
(died 805) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
* Conall mac Néill (died 815) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'')
* Fogartach mac Cernaig (died 815) (''leth-rí Desceirt Breagh'')
* Óengus mac Máele Dúin (died 825) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
* Diarmait mac Néill (died 826) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'')
* Cairpre mac Máele Dúin (died 836) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
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Tigernach mac Fócartai
Tigernach mac Fócartai (died 865), also called Tigernach of Lagore, was King of Lagore.
Background
Tigernach belonged to the Uí Chernaig branch of the once-powerful Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred, part of the southern Uí Néill. His great-great-g ...
, (died 865) (''rí Locha Gabor'', ''lethrí Breg'')
* Diarmait mac Etersceili (died 868) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
* Máel Sechnaill mac Néill (died 870) (''leth-rí Desceirt Breagh'')
* Tolarg mac Cellaig (died 888) (''leth-rí Desceirt Breagh'')
* Máel Ograi mac Congalaig (died 908) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
* Fogartach mac Tolairg (died 916) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'')
*
Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) (''rí Locha Gabor'')
* Gilla Mo Chonna mac Fogartach mac Ciarmac (''rí Deiscert Breg''), died 1013
Notes
References
* J.H. Moore, ''Notices of the town of Navan I'', in ''Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland'' 23, 1893, pp. 55–63 (parts II and III in JRSAI 1894 and 1895)
*
Eoin MacNeill
Eoin MacNeill ( ga, Eoin Mac Néill; born John McNeill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist and politician who served as Minister for Education from 1922 to 1925, Ce ...
, ''Colonisation under early
kings of Tara
The term Kingship of Tara () was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara. The position was considered to be of eminent authority in medieval Irish literature a ...
'', ''Journal of the
Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway. It promotes the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published 70 volumes of the ''J ...
'' 16/3-4, 1935, pp. 101–24.
* S. Ma na Midhe, ''Some notes on
Navan
Navan ( ; , meaning "the Cave") is the county town of County Meath, Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 30,173, making it the tenth largest settlement in Ireland. It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Blackwater, around 50&nb ...
, ancient and modern'', ''Riocht na Midhe'' 1/1, 1955, pp. 53–60
*
Byrne, Francis John, ''Historical note on Cnogba (
Knowth
Knowth (; ga, Cnóbha) is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne located 8.4 km west of Drogheda in Ireland's valley of the River Boyne. It is the largest passage grave of the Brú ...
)'', in ''Excavations at Knowth, Co. Meath, 1962–65'' (George Eogan ed.), ''Proc. RIA'' C 66, pp. 383–400; ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Batsford, London, 1973. ; ''A nnote on Trim and Sletty'', ''Peritia'' 3, pp. 316–19
* D. O Murchadha, ''Odhbha and Navan'', ''Riocht na Midhe'' 8/4, 1992–93, pp. 112–23
*
Thomas Charles-Edwards
Thomas Mowbray Charles-Edwards (born 11 November 1943) is an emeritus academic at the University of Oxford. He formerly held the post of Jesus Professor of Celtic and is a Professorial Fellow at Jesus College.
Biography
He was educated at ...
, ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
* Mark Clinton, ''Settlement Dynamics in Co. Meath:the Kingdom of Loegaire'', ''Peritia'' 14, pp. 372–401, 2000
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Ailbhe Mac Shamhráin
Ailbhe Mac Shamhráin (31 August 1954 – 29 June 2011) was an Irish medieval historian and celticist.
Career
Mac Shamhráin studied at University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. He was then a research associate at Scoil an Léinn C ...
, ''Church and dynasty in Early Christian Brega: Lusk, Inis Pátraic and the cast of Máel-Finnia, king and saint,'' Table 8.1, Lineages of Síl nÁedo Sláine, p. 127; in ''The Island of St Patrick: Church and ruling dynasties in Fingal and Meath, 400–1148,'' (ed.) Mac Shamhráin, Four Courts, 2004.
*
Edel Bhreathnach
Edel Bhreathnach is an Irish historian and academic and former CEO of the Discovery Programme.
Bhreathnach was a Tara Research Fellow for the Discovery Programme from 1992 to 2000. In 2005 she was appointed Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Mícheál ...
, ''The Medieval Kingdom of Brega'' in ''The Kingship and Landscape of Tara'', ed. Edel Bhreathnach,
Four Courts Press
Four Courts Press is an independent Irish academic publishing house, with its office at Malpas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Founded in 1970 by Michael Adams, who died in February 2009, its early publications were primarily theological, notably t ...
, Dublin, 2005
* ''Book of Leinster'',
Flann Mainistrech
Flann Mainistrech (died 25 November 1056) was an Irish poet and historian.
Flann was the son of Echthigern mac Óengusso, who had been lector at the monastery of Monasterboice (modern County Louth), in Irish ''Mainistir Buite'', whence Flann's by ...
: "Síl Aeda Sláne Na Sleg" a
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