Máel Muire ingen Cináeda was a daughter (
"ingen") of
Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpin),
King of Dal Riáta. She married two important Irish kings of the
Uí Néill.
Her first husband was
Áed Findliath
Áed mac Néill (died 879), called Áed Findliath ("fair-grey Áed"; Modern Irish: ''Aodh Fionnadhliath'') to distinguish him from his paternal grandfather Áed Oirdnide, was king of Ailech and High King of Ireland. He was also called Áed Olach ...
(r. 862–879), of the
Cenél nEógain,
King of Ailech and
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 ...
.
Niall Glúndub
Niall Glúndub mac Áeda (Modern Irish: ''Niall Glúndubh mac Aodha'', "Niall Black-Knee, son of Áed"; died 14 September 919) was a 10th-century Irish king of the Cenél nEógain and High King of Ireland. Many Irish kin groups were members of the ...
, ancestor of the
O'Neill dynasty
The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the Northern ...
, was the son of this marriage.
Her second husband was
Flann Sinna of
Clann Cholmáin, King of
Mide and also
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 ...
.
As the daughter, wife and mother of kings, when Máel Muire died in 913, her death was reported by the Annals of Ulster, an unusual thing for the male-centred chronicles of that time.
See also
*
Máel Muire (female name)
Máel Muire was an Irish- Gaelic given name.
The name was used by both sexes. For male bearers of the name, see Máel Muire.
Bearers of the name
* Máel Muire ingen Cináeda, daughter of Kenneth MacAlpin and wife of two Irish kings, died 913.
* ...
References
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9th-century Irish women
Irish princesses
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10th-century Irish people
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