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The kings of Leinster ( ga, Rí Laighín), ruled from the establishment of
Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...
during the Irish Iron Age, until the 17th century
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. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the ''
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'', Leinster originates from the division of Ireland between the
Irish Gaels The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the British Isles. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languag ...
, descendants of Milesius: Leinster was one of the territories held by the offspring of Heremon. In the 7th century BC, the branch of the Heremonians who would establish Leinster, starting with
Úgaine Mór Úgaine Mór, son of Eochu Buadach, son of Dui Ladrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the 66th High King of Ireland. Biography He was the foster-son of Cimbáeth and Macha Mong Ruad and he took power by killin ...
were also High Kings of Ireland and
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 literatur ...
. Their ascent to hegemony in Ireland was associated with the decline in influence of their Ulster-based Heremonian kinsmen from the Érainn. Aside from Úgaine Mór, other prominent Kings of Leinster from this period who were also High Kings of Ireland were Labraid Loingsech and Cathair Mór. A mythology developed that Labraid Loingsech had horses ears: he spent some time exiled in
Transalpine Gaul Gallia Narbonensis (Latin for "Gaul of Narbonne", from its chief settlement) was a Roman province located in what is now Languedoc and Provence, in Southern France. It was also known as Provincia Nostra ("Our Province"), because it was the ...
(dated roughly to the period of the Roman-Gallic Wars) where his grandmother was from and returned to Ireland with Gaullish mercenaries. He established a base in the area, which was renamed from "Gailian" to Leinster, in reference to the pointed-spears held by the Gaullish
Gaesatae The Gaesatae or Gaesati ( Greek Γαισάται) were a group of Gallic mercenary warriors who lived in the Alps near the river Rhône and fought against the Roman Republic at the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC., s.v. ''Gaesatae''. According to s ...
mercenaries who provided the backbone of Labraid Loingsech's powerbase and brought him to the High Kingship. Cathair Mór, who was also a High King of Ireland, is perhaps the most important figure genealogically in Leinster as all of the subsequent kinship groups which ruled Gaelic Leinster claimed descent and legitimacy to rule from one of his ten sons who had offspring. By the time of
Early Christian Ireland Early may refer to: History * The beginning or oldest part of a defined historical period, as opposed to middle or late periods, e.g.: ** Early Christianity ** Early modern Europe Places in the United States * Early, Iowa * Early, Texas * Early ...
, the Laighín had lost their grip on Irish hegemony with the rise of the descendants of
Conn of the Hundred Battles Conn Cétchathach (; "of the Hundred Battles"), son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was a semi-legendary High King of Ireland and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, which dominated Irel ...
(the
Connachta The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles). The modern western province of Connacht ( Irish ''Cúige Chonnacht'', province, literally ...
and 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 t ...
). The latter pushed down into Leinster and created the
Kingdom of Meath 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 ...
based at Uisnech, under the
Southern Uí Néill The Southern Uí Néill ( ga, Uí Néill an Deiscirt, IPA: �iːˈnʲeːl̪ʲˈanˠˈdʲɛʃcəɾˠtʲ were that branch of the Uí Néill dynasty that invaded and settled in the Kingdom of Mide and its associated kingdoms. In the initial decades t ...
from territories belonging to the Kingdom of Leinster and to the west
Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home o ...
was taken from the Laighín by the
Corcu Loígde The Corcu Loígde (Corcu Lóegde, Corco Luigde, Corca Laoighdhe, Laidhe), meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centred in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Mun ...
of Munster. During the 5th to the early 8th centuries, the Kingship of Leinster was contested by various different branches of the Laighín, including the Uí Cheinnselaig (ancestors of the
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and
Caomhánach Caomhánach (Irish: ; in Gaelic type) is an Irish language surname first assumed by Domhnall Caomhánach, eldest son of the 12th century Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Leinster (now Leinster, Ireland). A considerable number of anglicised ...
), the Uí Dúnlainge (ancestors of the O'Byrnes and the O'Tooles), the Uí Bairrche (ancestors of the
Mac Gormáin MacGorman (Irish: ''Mac Gormáin''), also known as McGorman, Gorman, or O'Gorman (Irish: ''Ó Gormáin''), is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Clare. The paternal ancestors of the clan are of the Laigin and e ...
), the Uí Máil (ancestors of the Ó Conchobhair Uí Failghe) and others. From the 8th until the 11th century, the kingship of Leinster rotated in a remarkable stable arrangement between three branches of the North Leinster Uí Dúnlainge kinship, namelt the Uí Fáeláin (ancestors of the O'Byrnes), the Uí Muiredaig (ancestors of the O'Tooles) and the Uí Dúnchada (whose descendents became the MacGillaMoCholmóc and later the FitzDermots). In the 9th century, the Laighín also regained control of Osraige but it remained a largely independent realm under the Mac Giolla Phádrag, from the semi-autonomous Uí Failghe kinship group. The Uí Cheinnselaig in South Leinster took back control of the kingship of Leinster in the 11th century, with Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, who became the first Leinsterman to be High King of Ireland in over a thousand years and claimed to the most senior line of the Laighín. An enemy of the
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of
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, he gave refuge to the sons of
Harold Godwinson Harold Godwinson ( – 14 October 1066), also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the ...
after the Normans conquered England. It is from this line that the Mac Murchada family originate and later Diarmait mac Murchada would be implicated in the 12th century
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 san ...
after he tried to win back his Leinster throne. The reigning dynasty adopted the surname
Caomhánach Caomhánach (Irish: ; in Gaelic type) is an Irish language surname first assumed by Domhnall Caomhánach, eldest son of the 12th century Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Leinster (now Leinster, Ireland). A considerable number of anglicised ...
(Kavanagh) and continued to rule a rump Kingdom of Leinster until the early 17th century, with the last recorded King of Leinster being Domhnall Spáinneach Mac Murchadha Caomhánach. Throughout the centuries after the Norman invasion, several Kings and also leaders from dynasties who had previously held the Kingship of Leinster, continued to resist the invasion and hounded the
English Pale The Pale ( Irish: ''An Pháil'') or the English Pale (' or ') was the part of Ireland directly under the control of the English government in the Late Middle Ages. It had been reduced by the late 15th century to an area along the east coast s ...
periodically from the
Wicklow Mountains The Wicklow Mountains (, archaic: ''Cualu'') form the largest continuous upland area in the Republic of Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into the counties of Dublin, Wexford and Carlow ...
: including the leaders of the O'Toole and O'Byrne clans (notable examples include Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach and Fiach McHugh O'Byrne) until the 17th century.


Legendary Kings

* Mesgegra


Kings of Leinster


Laigin, classical antiquity

, - ,
Úgaine Mór Úgaine Mór, son of Eochu Buadach, son of Dui Ladrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the 66th High King of Ireland. Biography He was the foster-son of Cimbáeth and Macha Mong Ruad and he took power by killin ...

634–594 BC
, , , , Son of Eochu Buadach, , unknown , , 594 BCE , - ,
Lóegaire Lorc Lóegaire Lorc, son of Úgaine Mor, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. The '' Lebor Gabála Érenn'' says he succeeded directly after his father was murdered by Bodbchad, although Geoffrey K ...

594–592 BC
, , , , Son of
Úgaine Mór Úgaine Mór, son of Eochu Buadach, son of Dui Ladrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the 66th High King of Ireland. Biography He was the foster-son of Cimbáeth and Macha Mong Ruad and he took power by killin ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 592 BCE , - , Ailill Áine
592–592 BC
, , , , Son of
Lóegaire Lorc Lóegaire Lorc, son of Úgaine Mor, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. The '' Lebor Gabála Érenn'' says he succeeded directly after his father was murdered by Bodbchad, although Geoffrey K ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 592 BCE , - ,
Cobthach Cóel Breg Cobthach Cóel Breg or Cobthach Fion, son of Úgaine Mor, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after murdering his brother Lóegaire Lorc. The story is told that he was so consume ...

592–542 BC
, , , , Son of Úgaine Mór, , ''unknown'' , , 542 BCE , - , Labraid Loingsech
542–523 BC
, , , , Son of Ailill Áine mac Lóegaire Lorc, , ''unknown'' , , 523 BCE , - , Cathair Mór
119–122 AD
, , , , Son of Fedlimid Fir Urglais mac Cormac Gealtach, , 11 children , , 122 AD , -


Uí Cheinnselaig, 5th century

, - , Fiacha Baicheda mac Cathair Mór
–
, , , , Son of Cathair Mór , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , Bressal Bélach mac Fiacha Baicheda
–436
, , , , Son of Fiacha Baicheda mac Cathair Mór , , ''unknown'' , , 436 , - , Énnae Cennsalach mac Labhradh
–
, , , , Son of Labhradh mac Bressal Bélach , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Uí Bairrche, 5th century

, - , Muiredach Mo Sníthech mac Dáire Barrach
–
(claimant) , , , , Son of Dáire Barrach mac Cathair Mór , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , Móenach mac Muiredach Mo Sníthech
–
(claimant) , , , , Son of Muiredach Mo Sníthech mac Dáire Barrach , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Uí Enechglaiss, –446

, - ,
Mac Cairthinn mac Coelboth Mac Cairthinn mac Coelboth (?-446?-530?) was an Uí Enechglaiss King of Leinster. Background Mac Cairthinn is one of the very earliest verifiable Irish kings. Though not listed in any extant Irish genealogies, the Annals of Innisfallen record ...

–446
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Cóelbad , , ''unknown'' , , 446 , -


Uí Cheinnselaig, 446–483

, - ,
Crimthann mac Énnai Crimthann mac Énnai (died 483) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Cheinnselaig sept of the Laigin. He was the son of Énnae Cennsalach, the ancestor of this dynasty. Biography It is not known when he acquired the throne but, in the annals rec ...

446–483
, , , , Son of Énnae Cennsalach , , ''unknown'' , , 483 , -


Uí Garrchon, 483–495

, - , Fincath mac Garrchu
483–485
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Garrchú mac Fothaid , , ''unknown'' , , 485 , - , Fráech mac Finchada
485–495
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Fincath mac Garrchu , , ''unknown'' , , 495 , -


Uí Dúnlainge, 495–592

, - , Ailill mac Dúnlainge
495–527
, , , , Son of Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada , , ''unknown'' , , 527 , - , Cormac mac Ailillo
527–535
, , , , Son of Ailill mac Dúnlainge , , ''unknown'' , , 535 , - , Coirpre mac Cormac
535–546
, , , , Son of Cormac mac Ailillo , , ''unknown'' , , 546 , - , Colmán Már mac Coirpre
546–576
, , , , Son of Coirpre mac Cormac , , ''unknown'' , , 576 , - ,
Áed Dub mac Colmáin Áed Dub mac Colmáin or Áed(h) of Kildare is a former King of Leinster, and an Irish saint, commemorated by Colgan under date of 4 January; but much obscurity attaches to his life-work. The ''Annals of the Four Masters'' and the ''Annals of U ...

576–592
, , , , Son of Colmán Már mac Coirpre , , ''unknown'' , , 639 , -


Uí Máil, 592–595

, - , Áed Dibchine
592–595
, , , , Son of Seanach Diodhach mac Carthann Muadh , , ''unknown'' , , 595 , -


Uí Cheinnselaig, 595–624

, - ,
Brandub mac Echach Brandub mac Echach (died 605) was an Irish king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of Leinster. His father, Echu mac Muiredaig had been a king of the Ui Cheinnselaig. They belonged to a branch known as the Uí Felmeda descended from Fedelmid, son of Énna ...

595–605
, , , , Son of Echu mac Muiredaig , , ''unknown'' , , 605 , - , Rónán mac Colmáin
605–624
, , , , Son of Colmán mac Cormaic , , ''unknown'' , , 624 , -


Uí Máil, 624–633

, - ,
Crimthann mac Áedo Crimthann mac Áedo (died 633) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Áed Dibchine mac Senaig (died 595), a previous king. He would have succeeded sometime after the death of Rónán mac Colmáin. Hi ...

624–633
, , , , Son of Áed Dibchine , , ''unknown'' , , 633 , -


Uí Dúnlainge, 633–666

, - , Fáelán mac Colmáin
633–656
656–666
, , , , Son of Colmán Már mac Coirpri , , ''unknown'' , , 666 , -


Uí Cheinnselaig, 656

, - , Crundmáel Erbuilc
656
, , , , Son of Rónán mac Colmáin , , ''unknown'' , , 656 , -


Uí Máil, 666–680

, - , Fiannamail mac Máele Tuile
666–680
, , , , Son of Máele Tuile mac Rónán Crach , , ''unknown'' , , 680 , -


Uí Dúnlainge, 680–693

, - , Bran Mut mac Conaill
680–693
, , , , Son of Conall mac Fáelán , , ''unknown'' , , 693 , -


Uí Máil, 693–715

, - , Cellach Cualann
693–715
, , , , Son of Gertighe mac Diocolla Dana , , ''unknown'' , , 715 , -


Uí Dúnlainge, 715–728

, - , Murchad mac Brain Mut
715–727
, , , , Son of Bran Mut mac Conaill , , ''unknown'' , , 727 , - , Dúnchad mac Murchado
727–728
, , , , Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut , , ''unknown'' , , 728 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 728–738

, - , Fáelán mac Murchado
728–738
, , , , Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut , , ''unknown'' , , 738 , -


Uí Dúnlainge, 738

, - , Bran Becc mac Murchado
738
, , , , Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut , , ''unknown'' , , 738 , -


Uí Cheinnselaig, 738

, - , Áed mac Colggen
738
, , , , Son of Colcú mac Bressail , , ''unknown'' , , 738 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 738–760

, - , Muiredach mac Murchado
738–760
, , , , Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut , , ''unknown'' , , 760 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 760–776

, - , Cellach mac Dúnchada
760–776
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Dúnchad mac Murchado , , ''unknown'' , , 776 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 776–785

, - , Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin
776–785
, , , , Son of Fáelán mac Murchado , , ''unknown'' , , 785 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 785–795

, - , Bran Ardchenn
785–795
, , , , Son of Muiredach mac Murchado , , ''unknown'' , , 795 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 795–808

, - , Fínsnechta Cethardec
795–808
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Cellach mac Dúnchada , , ''unknown'' , , 808 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 808–818

, - , Muiredach mac Brain
808–818
, , , , Son of Bran Ardchenn , , ''unknown'' , , 818 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 818–829

, - , Muiredach mac Ruadrach
818–829
, , , , Son of Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin , , ''unknown'' , , 829 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 829–834

, - , Cellach mac Brain
829–834
, , , , Son of Bran Ardchenn , , ''unknown'' , , 834 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 834–838

, - , Bran mac Fáeláin
834–838
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Fáelán mac Cellaig , , ''unknown'' , , 838 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 838–854

, - , Lorcán mac Cellaig
838–851
, , , , Son of Cellach mac Brain , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , Túathal mac Máele-Brigte
851–854
, , , , Son of Muiredach mac Brain , , ''unknown'' , , 854 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 854–862

, - , Ruarc mac Bran
854–862
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Bran mac Fáeláin , , ''unknown'' , , 862 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 862–863

, - , Muirecán mac Diarmata
862–863
, , , , Son of Diarmata mac Ruadrach , , ''unknown'' , , 863 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 863–871

, - , Dúnlaing mac Muiredaig
863–869
, , , , Son of Muiredach mac Brain , , ''unknown'' , , 869 , - , Ailill mac Dúnlainge
869–871
, , , , Son of Dúnlaing mac Muiredaig , , ''unknown'' , , 871 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 871–884

, - , Domnall mac Muirecáin
871–884
, , , , Son of Muirecán mac Diarmata , , ''unknown'' , , 884 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 884–885

, - , Muiredach mac Brain
884–885
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Bran mac Fáeláin , , ''unknown'' , , 885 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 885–909

, - , Cerball mac Muirecáin
885–909
, , , , Son of Muirecán mac Diarmata , , ''unknown'' , , 909 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 909–917

, - , Augaire mac Aililla
909–917
, , , , Son of Ailill mac Dúnlainge , , ''unknown'' , , 917 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 917–943

, - ,
Faelan mac Muiredach Faelán mac Muiredach (Fáeláin) (died 942) was a King of Leinster in Ireland, from 917 until his death in 942. He was a member of the Uí Dúnchada, a sept of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. Faelan mac Muiredach, was the son of Muiredach mac Brain, ...

917–942
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Muiredach mac Brain , , ''unknown'' , , 942 , - , Lorcán mac Fáelán
942–943
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of
Faelan mac Muiredach Faelán mac Muiredach (Fáeláin) (died 942) was a King of Leinster in Ireland, from 917 until his death in 942. He was a member of the Uí Dúnchada, a sept of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. Faelan mac Muiredach, was the son of Muiredach mac Brain, ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 943 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 943–947

, - , Bran Fionn mac Máelmórda
943–947
, , , , Son of Máelmórda mac Muirecán , , ''unknown'' , , 947 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 947–958

, - , Túathal mac Úgaire
947–958
, , , , Son of Augaire mac Aililla , , ''unknown'' , , 958 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 958–966

, - ,
Cellach mac Faelan Cellach mac Faelan was the eighth of ten Kings of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare, a member of the Uí Dúnchada, one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge The Uí Dúnlainge, from the Old Irish "gr ...

958–966
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of
Faelan mac Muiredach Faelán mac Muiredach (Fáeláin) (died 942) was a King of Leinster in Ireland, from 917 until his death in 942. He was a member of the Uí Dúnchada, a sept of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. Faelan mac Muiredach, was the son of Muiredach mac Brain, ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 966 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 966–972

, - , Murchad mac Bran Fionn
966–972
, , , , Son of Bran Fionn mac Máelmórda , , ''unknown'' , , 972 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 972–978

, - , Úgaire mac Túathail
972–978
, , , , Son of Túathal mac Úgaire , , ''unknown'' , , 978 , -


Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 978–1003

, - , Domnall Claen
978–984
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Lorcán mac Fáelán , , ''unknown'' , , 984 , - ,
Donnchad mac Domnall Claen Donnchad mac Dómnaill Clóen was the tenth and last King of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare. He was a member of the Uí Dúnchada, one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty which rotated the k ...

984–1003
, , ''unknown'' , , Son of Domnall Claen , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 1003–1014

, - , Máelmórda mac Murchada
1003–1014
, , , , Son of Murchad mac Bran Fionn , , ''unknown'' , , 1014 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 1014–1016

, - , Dúnlaing mac Tuathal
1014
, , , , Son of Túathal mac Úgaire , , ''unknown'' , , 1014 , - , Donncuan mac Dúnlainge
1014–1016
, , , , Son of Dúnlaing mac Tuathal , , ''unknown'' , , 1016 , -


Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 1016–1018

, - , Bran mac Máelmórda
1016–1018
, , , , Son of Máelmórda mac Murchada , , ''unknown'' , , ''1052'' , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 1018–1033

, - , Augaire mac Dúnlainge
1018–1024
, , , , Son of Dúnlaing mac Tuathal , , ''unknown'' , , 1024 , - , Donnchad mac Dúnlainge
1024–1033
, , , , Son of Dúnlaing mac Tuathal , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Mac Giolla Phádraig (Dál Birn), 1033–1039

, - , Donnchad mac Gilla Pátraic
1033–1039
, , , , Son of Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada , , ''unknown'' , , 1039 , -


Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 1039–1042

, - , Murchad mac Dúnlainge
1039–1042
, , , , Son of Dúnlaing mac Tuathal , , ''unknown'' , , 1042 , -


Mac Murchada (Uí Cheinnselaig), 1042–1115

, - ,
Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Irish pronunciation: ) or Diarmid O'Dyna, also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, was a demigod, son of Donn and one of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology (traditionally set in the 2nd to 4th century). He ...

1042–1072
, , , , Son of Donnchad Máel na mBó , , Derbforgaill, daughter of Donnchad mac Briain , , 7 February 1072 , - ,
Murchad mac Diarmata Murchad mac Diarmata (English: Murrough MacDermot) (died 1070) was a late eleventh-century ruler of the kingdoms of Leinster, Dublin, and the Isles. He was a member of the Uí Chennselaig, and a son of Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, King of Lei ...

1052–1070
, , , , Son of
Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Irish pronunciation: ) or Diarmid O'Dyna, also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, was a demigod, son of Donn and one of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology (traditionally set in the 2nd to 4th century). He ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 1070 , - , Domnall mac Murchada
1072–1075
, , , , Son of
Murchad mac Diarmata Murchad mac Diarmata (English: Murrough MacDermot) (died 1070) was a late eleventh-century ruler of the kingdoms of Leinster, Dublin, and the Isles. He was a member of the Uí Chennselaig, and a son of Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, King of Lei ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 1075 , - , Donnchad mac Domnaill Remair
1075–1089
, , , , Son of Domnall Remar mac Máel na mBó , , ''unknown'' , , 1089 , - , Énna mac Diarmata
1089–1092
, , , , Son of
Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Irish pronunciation: ) or Diarmid O'Dyna, also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, was a demigod, son of Donn and one of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology (traditionally set in the 2nd to 4th century). He ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 1092 , - , Diarmait mac Énna
1092–1098
, , , , Son of Énna mac Diarmata , , ''unknown'' , , 1098 , - ,
Donnchadh mac Murchada Donnchad mac Murchada (aka 'Donnchadh Ua Mael-na-mbo' and 'Donnchad grandson of Mael na mBó') was a King of Leinster from 1098 until 1115 when he died in battle while fighting Domnall Gerrlámhach, the King of Dublin. A near contemporary account ...

1098–1115
, , , , Son of
Murchad mac Diarmata Murchad mac Diarmata (English: Murrough MacDermot) (died 1070) was a late eleventh-century ruler of the kingdoms of Leinster, Dublin, and the Isles. He was a member of the Uí Chennselaig, and a son of Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, King of Lei ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 1115 , -


Ó Conchobhair Uí Failghe, 1115

, - , Conchobar mac Congalaig
1115
, , , , Son of Congalach Ua Conchobair, , unknown , , 1115 , -


Mac Murchada (Uí Cheinnselaig), 1115–1171

, - , Diarmait mac Énna meic Murchada
1115–1117
, , , , Son of Énna mac Murchada , , ''unknown'' , , 1117 , - , Enna mac Donnchada meic Murchada
1117–1126
, , , , Son of
Donnchadh mac Murchada Donnchad mac Murchada (aka 'Donnchadh Ua Mael-na-mbo' and 'Donnchad grandson of Mael na mBó') was a King of Leinster from 1098 until 1115 when he died in battle while fighting Domnall Gerrlámhach, the King of Dublin. A near contemporary account ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 1126 , - , Diarmait mac Murchada
1126–1166
1169–1171
, , , , Son of Donnchad mac Murchada , , ''unknown'' , , 1171 , -


Caomhánach, 1171–1603 (Uí Cheinnselaig)

, - , Domhnall Caomhánach mac Murchada
1171–1175
, , , , Son of Diarmait mac Murchada , , ''unknown'' , , 1175 , - , Domhnall Óg mac Domhnall Caomhánach
–
, , , , Son of Domhnall Caomhánach mac Murchada , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , Muirchertach mac Domhnall Óg mac Murchada Caomhánach
–1282
, , , , Son of Domhnall Óg mac Domhnall Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1282 , - , Muiris mac Muirchertach mac Murchada Caomhánach
1282–1314
, , , , Son of Muirchertach mac Domhnall Óg mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1314 , - , Art mac Murchada Caomhánach
1314–1323
, , , , Son of Domhnall Óg mac Domhnall Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1361 , - , Domhnall mac Art mac Murchada Caomhánach
1323–1338
, , , , Son of Art mac Domhnall Óg mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1338 , - , Domhnall mac Domhnall mac Murchada Caomhánach
1338–1347
, , , , Son of Domhnall mac Art mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1338 , - , Muirchertach mac Muiris mac Murchada Caomhánach
1347–1354
, , , , Son of Muiris mac Muirchertach mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1354 , - , Art Mór mac Murchada Caomhánach
1354–1362
, , , , Son of Muirchertach mac Muiris mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1362 , - , Diarmait mac Murchada Caomhánach
1362–1369
, , , , Son of Domhnall mac Domhnall mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1369 , - , Donnchadh mac Muirchertach mac Murchada Caomhánach
1369–1375
, , , , Son of Muirchertach mac Muiris mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1375 , - ,
Art Mór mac Murchadha Caomhánach Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wh ...

1369–1375
, , , , Son of Muirchertach mac Muiris mac Murchada Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1375 , - , Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1375–1417
, , , , Son of
Art Mór mac Murchadha Caomhánach Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wh ...
, , ''unknown'' , , 1417 , - , Donnchadh mac Art mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1417–1478
, , , , Son of Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1478 , - , Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1478
, , , , Son of Gerald mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1478 , - , Muircheartach mac Donnchadh mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1478–1512
, , , , Son of Donnchadh mac Art mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1512 , - , Art Buidhe mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1512–1517
, , , , Son of Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1517 , - ,
Gerald mac Murchadha Caomhánach Gerald Kavanagh ( ga, Gerald Mac Murchadha Caomhánach), known as Gerald of Ferns, was King of Leinster from 1518 to 1522, when his son Morogh succeeded him. His father was Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach, who was a king of Ireland and King ...

1517–1523
, , , , Son of Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1523 , - , Muiris mac Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1523–1531
, , , , Son of Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1531 , - , Muircheartach mac Art Buidhe mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1531–1547
, , , , Son of Art Buidhe mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1547 , - , Muiris mac Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1523–1531
, , , , Son of Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1531 , - , Murchadh mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1531–1557
, , , , Son of Muiris mac Domhnall Riabhach mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1531 , - , Criomthann mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1557–1582
, , , , Son of Murchadh mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1582 , - , Domhnall Spáinneach mac Murchadha Caomhánach
1582–1603
, , , , Son of Donnchadh mac Cathaoir mac Murchadha Caomhánach , , ''unknown'' , , 1632 , -


See also

* List of High Kings of Ireland * List of Kings of Osraige *
List of kings of Ulster The King of Ulster (Old Irish: ''Rí Ulad'', Modern Irish: ''Rí Uladh'') also known as the King of Ulaid and King of the Ulaid, was any of the kings of the Irish provincial over-kingdom of Ulaid. The title rí in Chóicid, which means "king of ...
*
List of 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 ...
* List of kings of Munster * List of kings of Mide


Sources

*Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, section 26, page 181, Ríg Lagen; http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G800011A/text026.html *Kings of Leinster Genealogical Tables, pages 288–290,"Irish Kings and High Kings", Francis John Byrne, Dublin, 1973. *''Kings, Saints and Sagas'', Alfred. P. Smyth, in ''Wicklow:History and Society'', 1994. *''Kings, the kingship of Leinster and the regnal poems of "laidshencfhas Laigen:a reflection of dynastic politics in Leinster, 650–1150'',
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 � ...
, in ''Seanchas:Studies in Early and Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of
Francis John Byrne Francis John Byrne (1934 – 30 December 2017) was an Irish historian. Born in Shanghai where his father, a Dundalk man, captained a ship on the Yellow River, Byrne was evacuated with his mother to Australia on the outbreak of World War II. ...
, ed. Alfred P. Smyth, pp. 299–312,
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, 2000 *Kings of Leinster Genealogical Tables, pages 247–249, "War, Politics and the Irish of Leinster 1156–1606", Emmett O'Bryne, Dublin, 2004. *Register of Irish Chiefs as compiled by genealogist Sean J. Murphy: http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/chiefs/register.htm


External links


Annals of the Kings of Leinster
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