Indrechtach mac Dungalaig (died 748) was a King of
Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of 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 ...
) of 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
Ui Neill. He was the grandson of
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 ...
(died 662), a previous king. He ruled from 742 to 748.
In 743 he fought the Battle of Daim Deirg in Brega where he defeated Dúngal mac Flainn, king of Fir Chúl, who was slain. The Síl nDlúthaig
sept
A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as ''sliocht'', meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person ...
of the Síl nÁedo Sláine had been allies of the Uí Chonaing in their rivalry with the southern Brega sept of Uí Chernaig and this is the first time these two septs are mentioned in conflict in the annals. Indrechtach is called king of Ciannachta (''regis Ciannachte'') in his death obit in the annals.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 748.4]
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See also
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Kings of Brega
The Kings of Brega were rulers of Brega, a petty kingdom north of Dublin in medieval Ireland.
Overview
Brega took its name from ' ('), meaning "fine plain", in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of the ...
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
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Book of Leinster
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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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University College Cork
Kings of Brega
748 deaths
8th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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