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Ainmuire mac Sétnai (died 569) or Ainmire or Ainmere was a
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 ...
from the
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branch 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 ...
. He was the great-grandson of
Conall Gulban Conall Gulban (died c. 464) was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the ''Cenél Conaill'', who founded the kingdom of ''Tír Chonaill'' in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now County Donegal in Ulster. He was the son of Niall No ...
(died 464), founder of this branch. He ruled from 566 to 569. He was the first high king from the Cenél Conaill. Before becoming high king, Ainmere is mentioned in a number of events in which he is allied to other northern Uí Néill princes. These were
Forggus mac Muirchertaig Forggus mac Muirchertaig (died '' c''. 566), also called Forrgus mac Maic Ercae, is included in most lists of High Kings of Ireland. His father was Muirchertach mac Muiredaig, also called Mac Ercae, and his brother was Domnall Ilchelgach with whom ...
and his brother
Domnall Ilchelgach Domnall mac Muirchertaig (died ''Wiktionary:circa, c''. 566), called Domnall Ilchelgach (Domnall of the Many Deceits) and Domnall mac Maic Ercae, was said to be a High King of Ireland. Domnall was a son of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig, and belonged ...
(died 566) of the
Cenél nEógain Cenél is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cenél Conaill, the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach defined by oral and recorded history *Cenél nEógain (in English, Cenel Eogan) is ...
, as well as Ainmere's cousin Ninnid mac Dauach (a member of the Cenél nDuach branch of the Cenél Conaill). The northern Uí Néill fought the Connachta at the Battle of Slicech (modern
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) in 544/547 and slew the king
Eógan Bél Eógan Bél mac Cellaig (died 542) was a king of Connacht from the Uí Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was the grandson of the high king Ailill Molt. His reign began sometime after 500. His byname ''bél'' means "mouth" or "lip," supposedly ...
. In 561 these northern Uí Néill princes allied with
Áed mac Echach Áed mac Echach Tirmcharna (died 575) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Echu Tirmcharna mac Fergusso (died ca. 556). He came to the throne in the year 557 and ruled until 575. The slaying of ...
(died 577) of Connacht versus the high king
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(died 565) of the southern Uí Néill whom they defeated at the Battle of Cúl Dreimne (County Sligo). According to the annals, Saint
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organized this confederacy. The purpose of this battle may have been to ensure the succession to Diarmait for the northern Uí Néill. In 563 these northern princes fought the Battle of Móin Dairi Lothair versus the
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tribes in the north and crushed them. By this victory they expanded into modern
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to the
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. According to the report in the annals, Ainmere recovered the possessions of his father Sétnae. Ainmere succeeded to the high kingship on the death of Domnall Ilchelgach in 566. The middle Irish king lists have misplaced his reign putting it later than the annalistic tradition but other king lists have him in the correct order. He is also omitted from the earliest list of Kings of Tara, the ''
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'' (The Ecstasy of Conn), a late-7th-century Irish poem. He was slain by Fergus son of Néilléne (died 570) of the Cenél nEógain in 569. This Fergus was killed the next year by Ainmere's son
Áed mac Ainmuirech Áed mac Ainmuirech (born c.530 - died 598) was high-king of the Northern Uí Néill. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill and was a distant cousin of Columba of Iona. He was the son of Ainmuire mac Sétnai (died 569), a previous possible high king ...
(died 598) who was also a high king. According to Keating,
Báetán mac Ninneda Báetán mac Ninneda (died 586) was an Irish king of the Cenél Conaill, a sept of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of Ninnid mac Duach (flourished 561–563) and great grandson of Conall Gulban (died 464). He was a member of the Cenél nDua ...
of the Cenél nEógain instigated the assassination. The ''
Chronicum Scotorum ''Chronicon Scotorum'', also known as ''Chronicum Scotorum'', is a medieval Irish chronicle. Overview According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the ' Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric tim ...
'' records of Ainmire's death:''Chronicum Scotorum'', CS 568
"Femhen, when he was king was not an ignoble place; today, crimson is its aspect from Ainmire, son of Senna."
Ainmere had married Brigid ingen Cobthaig of the Uí Cheinnselaig who was mother of his son Áed.


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

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* ''Chronicum Scotorum'' a

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* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, * Geoffrey Keating, ''History of Ireland'' a

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