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Cellach Mac Fíndgaine
Cellach (hypocoristic Cellachán) is an Irish name. It might refer to: * Cellach of Killala (fl. mid-6th century), supposed first Bishop of Killala in Ireland * Cellach I of Cennrígmonaid, a 9th/10th-century bishop * Cellach II of Cennrígmonaid, a 10th-century bishop * Cellach mac Máele Coba, a 7th-century High King of Ireland * Cellach mac Fáelchair, king of Osraige * Cellach mac Rogallaig (d. 705), a king of Connacht * Cellach Cualann, a 7th/8th-century king of Leinster * Cellach mac Dúnchada, king of Leinster * Cellach mac Brain, king of Leinster * Cellach mac Faelan, king of Leinster * Cellachán Caisil, a 10th-century king of Munster * Cellach húa Rúanada, Irish poet (d. 1079, Annals of Ulster) * Saint Cellach, 11th/12th-century bishop of Armagh * Saint Ceallach, hermit of Glendalough * Cel Spellman Ceallach John Spellman ( ; born 31 August 1995) is an English actor, writer and presenter best known for playing Matthew Williams in the revival of ITV drama ''Cold Fee ...
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Hypocoristic
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ...
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Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ...
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Cellach Of Killala
Cellach of Killala (fl. mid-6th century) is supposed to be an early Bishop of Killala, in Ireland. Cellach appears among the saints of the Uí Fiachrach in ''Genealogiae Regum et Sanctorum Hiberniae'', where Walsh suggests he may have been the ''Cellan Ua Fiachrach'' who appears under 1 May. It is not certain if he ever existed, as the only source, ''Betha Chellaig'', is a much later pseudo-historical account found in Leabhar Breac. The account states he was the eldest son of Eogan Bel, King of Connacht, was taught by Ciarán of Clonmacnoise. Ciarán made him a monk, and Cellach stayed with him until Eogan Bel was killed in the battle of Slicech (Sligo) against the northern Uí Néill, dated at 543, 546 or 547. He succeeded his father but under a curse from Ciarán, who foretold a dire fate. Cellach was eventually ousted and returned to Ciarán, with whom he remained until elevated to bishop of Killala in the reign of Tuathal Maelgarb. He later fled to a hermitage on Lough ...
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Cellach I Of Cennrígmonaid
Cellach I is traditionally said to have been the first Bishop of the Scots (fl. 878x889-906x), the bishopric later based at St. Andrews. He is mentioned in the historical writings of Walter Bower and Andrew of Wyntoun as a bishop of St. Andrews, but no pre-15th century sources say anything more than merely "Bishop". Wyntoun and Bower make him bishop as early as the reign of King Giric of Scotland (877x878-885x889). He was still bishop in the reign of King Causantín II of Scotland in 906 when, "in his sixth year King Causantín and Bishop Cellach met at the hill of belief near the royal city of Scone and pledged themselves that the laws and disciplines of the faith, and the laws of churches and gospels, should be kept in conformity with the customs of the Gaels". One interpretation of this passage is the demise of the "Pictish church" to the reforming Gaels, however it is certain that by the 15th century the bishop-list of the principal Scottish see was looking back at Cellach ...
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Cellach II Of Cennrígmonaid
Cellach II is the fourth alleged Bishop of the Scots (fl. mid-10th century), the predecessor of the later St Andrews bishopric (the bishopric may not actually have been fixed at St Andrews at this period). He is mentioned in the bishop-lists of the 15th-century historians Walter Bower and Andrew of Wyntoun as the successor of Máel Ísu I, and it is claimed by both sources that he reigned as bishop for twenty-five years after his confirmation at Rome. Bower calls Cellach's father "Ferdlag", and says that Cellach "was the first to go to Rome for confirmation". If Cellach's predecessor's (i.e. Máel Ísu's) predecessor Fothad I did get expelled from the bishopric in 955, (and Máel Ísu succeeded immediately), and if Máel Ísu's reign really was eight years, then Máel Ísu would have held the bishopric between the years 955 and 963. This would mean, on similar logic, that Cellach would have been reigning from 963 until at least 988. The early 11th century ''Chronicle of the Kin ...
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Cellach Mac Máele Coba
Cellach mac Máele Coba (died 658) was an Irish king and is said to have been High King of Ireland. Cellach was the son of Máel Coba mac Áedo (died 615) and belonged to the Cenél Conaill branch of the northern Uí Néill. According to the Irish annals derived from the ''Chronicle of Ireland'', he may have been High King, jointly with his brother Conall Cóel, following the death of his uncle Domnall mac Áedo in 642. The ''Annals of Ulster'' for 643 say:Here there is doubt as to who reigned after Domnall. Some historiographers say that four kings, namely Cellach and Conall Cóel and the two sons of Áed Sláine, namely Diarmait and Blathmac, ruled in shared reigns. All four putative successors to Domnall had been his allies at the great Battle of Mag Rath in 637, where Congal Cáech was defeated and the authority of the Uí Néill re-established, and it is not implausible that all four ruled together. He ruled from 643-654. The king lists have Cellach and Conall reigning ...
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Cellach Mac Fáelchair
Cellach mac Fáelchair (died 735) or Cellach Raigni was a King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny. He was the son of Fáelchar Ua Máele Ódrain (died 693), a previous king. The dynasty that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period was known as the Dál Birn. His year of accession is unknown, the last king of Osraige to be mentioned in the annals prior to Cellach was Cú Cherca mac Fáeláin (died 712), however the ''Book of Leinster'' king lists name two other kings between Cú Cherca and Cellach. At this time Osraige was part of the Kingdom of Munster and in the 8th century was often involved in conflicts with the men of Leinster, the Laigin. Cellach's father had been slain fighting versus Leinster. In 735 the men of Munster led by their king, Cathal mac Finguine (died 742) fought the Battle of Belach Éile with the men of Leinster. Many Munstermen were slain and among them was Cellach. The location of the battle makes it probable that Cellach of the Osraige was the ...
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Cellach Mac Rogallaig
Cellach mac Rogallaig (or Cellach Locha Cime) (died 705) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin Sil Cellaig branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Rogallach mac Uatach (died 649), a previous king. He succeeded his nephew Muiredach Muillethan mac Fergusso (died 702) as king in 702. He reigned from 702 to 705. The king lists in this period vary in their order of kings. The reign of Cellach is misplaced in the king-lists who place his reign between Dúnchad Muirisci mac Tipraite (died 683) and Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile (died 696). Both the ''Annals of Tigernach'' and the ''Annals of Ulster'' call him King of Connachta at his death obit however in 705. To confuse matters further he is listed as the guarantor of the Cáin Adomnáin in 697 at the Synod of Birr as King of Connacht. In July, 703 the high-king Loingsech mac Óengusso of the Cenél Conaill led a large army into Connacht to levy tribute but was defeated and slain along with many of his sons and other kings of th ...
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Cellach Cualann
Cellach Cualann mac Gerthidi (died 715) was the last king of Leinster from the Uí Máil dynasty. Cellach's byname is derived from the land of ''Cualu'' which lay around Glendalough. Cellach's father was not king of Leinster; his second cousin Fiannamail mac Máele Tuile (died 680) was. Cellach succeeded his cousin as king of Uí Máil when Fiannamail was murdered by a servant named Fochsechán, probably on the orders of Fínsnechta Fledach. The kingship of Leinster passed to the Uí Dúnlainge in the person of Bran Mut mac Conaill who died in 693, to be followed as king by Cellach. Reign Immediately after the death of Bran Mut a battle between the Leinstermen and their western neighbours the kingdom of Osraige is recorded, but Cellach is not associated with this. Cellach was one of the guarantors of the Cáin Adomnáin (Law of Adomnán) in 697 promulgated at the Synod of Birr. In 704 he warred with his northern neighbours, the Uí Néill of Clann Cholmáin, led by Bodbch ...
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Cellach Mac Dúnchada
Cellach mac Dúnchada (died 776) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Dúnchada sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Dúnchad mac Murchado (died 728), and Taileflaith. This sept had their royal seat at Líamhain (Lyons Hill, on the County Dublin, Dublin-County Kildare, Kildare border). He ruled from 760 to 776. During his reign the southern dynasty of Uí Cheinnselaig were preoccupied with war with the Osraige in 761 and civil wars in 769–770. The first mention of Cellach in the annals involves the Battle of Áth Orc (in County Offaly) in 770. In this battle Cellach defeated Cináed mac Flainn of the Uí Failge and Cathnio mac Bécce of the Fothairt, who were slain. Leinster had suffered a major defeat at the hands of the High King of Ireland, high king Áed Allán of the Cenél nEógain at the Battle of Áth Senaig (Ballyshannon, Co. Kildare) in 738. A period of peace existed under the high kings Domnall Midi (died 763) of the Clann Cholmáin and Nia ...
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Cellach Mac Brain
Cellach mac Brain (died 834) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Muiredaig sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. This sept had their royal seat at Maistiu (Mullaghmast) in South Kildare. He was the son of Bran Ardchenn mac Muiredaig (died 795), a previous king and brother of Muiredach mac Brain (died 818). He ruled from 829 to 834. Cellach's brother Muiredach ruled as co-king with Muiredach mac Ruadrach (died 829) of the Uí Fáeláin sept from 808 to 818. In 814 Muiredach and Cellach won a victory over the Uí Cheinnselaig of south Leinster. Upon the death of Muiredach, the other Muiredach mac Ruadrach became sole ruler until 829 at which time Cellach became king. In August, 833 Cellach attacked the community of Kildare killing many. Common hostility to Kildare may show that Cellach was in sympathy with Feidlimid mac Cremthanin (died 847) of Munster for political or religious reasons. In 831 the men of Laigin had joined Feidlimid in a campaign that plundered Brega. ...
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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 "grandsons (or descendants) of Dúnlaing", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster kings who traced their descent from Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada, a fifth-century King of Leinster. He was said to be a cousin of ... dynasty which rotated the kingship of Leinster between 750 and 1050, significant in County Kildare History. References Ui Fiachrach 10th-century kings of Leinster {{Ireland-hist-stub ...
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