Máel Dóid mac Suibni (died 653) was a King of

Uisnech , alternate_name = Ushnagh (anglicisation) , image = Hill of Uisneach.jpg , alt = , caption = Information sign , map = , map_caption = , map_type = island of Ireland , map_alt = A map of Ireland , map_size = , location = ...

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 of ...

of the

Clann Cholmáin Clann Cholmáin is the dynasty descended from Colmán Már mac Diarmato, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill — they were the kings of Mide (Meath) — they traced their descent to Niall Noígiallach and his s ...

. He was the son Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600) and brother of

Conall Guthbinn Conall mac Suibni (died 635), called Conall Guthbinn, Prince of Meath, was King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600), a previous king.Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', p. 604, tab ...

mac Suibni (died 635), previous kings. He ruled from 635 to 653. This period in Meath history was dominated by the feud between Clann Cholmáin and

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 Conall ...

among the southern Ui Neill. Mael Doid's father Suibne had been treacherously killed by his uncle

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) in 600. Mael Doid's brother Conall Guthbinn was killed by

Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine Diarmait (died 665) was a son of Áed Sláine. According to the Irish annals, he was High King of Ireland. Sons of Áed Sláine Diarmait's father Áed Sláine was a son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, the apical ancestor of the southern branches of ...

(died 665) in 635. In the year of Mael Doids accession, his cousins, of the

Clann Cholmáin Bicc A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meanin ...

, Máel Umai and Colgu (sons of Óengus mac Colmáin Bec, died 621) were slain in battle by Diarmait. Two years later in 637, his nephew Airmetach Cáech mac Conaill Guthbinn was slain at the

Battle of Mag Rath The Battle of Moira, also known as the Battle of Magh Rath, was fought in the summer of 637 by the High King of Ireland, Domnall mac Áedo, Domnall II, against his foster son Congal Cáech, King of Ulaid, supported by his ally Domnall Brecc, Kin ...

fighting for

Congal Cáech Congal Cáech (also Congal Cláen) was a king of the Cruthin of Dál nAraidi in the medieval Irish province of Ulaid, from around 626 to 637. He was king of Ulaid from 627–637 and, according to some sources, High King of Ireland. Origins Whil ...

of the

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh (Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and in ...

. The Síl nÁedo Sláine fought on the opposing and victorious side. Airmetach's son Fáelchú was also slain. Mael Doid himself is only mentioned in the annals under his date of death. His son Feredach mac Máele Dóid was slain at a skirmish at Crannach in 697.''Annals of Ulster'' AU 697.6

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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
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* ''Annals of Ulster'' a

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* 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, * ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig Uisnig'' a

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* ''Laud Synchronisms'' a

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__NOTOC__ Kings of Uisnech 653 deaths People from County Meath 7th-century Irish monarchs Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub

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