Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742) was a
King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (
Knowth) of the
Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern
Ui Neill. He was the son of
Amalgaid mac Congalaig (died
718), a previous king. He ruled from
728 to 742.
The Síl nÁedo Sláine were involved in infighting in this period with rivalry between the Uí Chonaing sept and the Uí Chernaig sept of South Brega. Conaing's father Amalgaid had been slain in the Battle of Cenannas (near Kells) versus
Conall Grant mac Cernaig (died 718) of the rival sept. The annals record the killing of
Cathal mac Néill of the Uí Chernaig in
729 but do not mention the circumstances. In
737 the Battle of Lía Ailbe in (Moynalvy, Co. Meath) was fought between the two septs, Conaing was victorious and
Cathal mac Áeda and
Cernach mac Fogartaig of the rival sept were defeated with Cathal slain. In 738 Cernach was killed by his own adherents.
In 742 Conaing was strangled. The ''Annals of Tigernach'' claim the deed was done by the high king
Áed Allán
Áed Allán (or Áed mac Fergaile) (died 743) was an 8th-century Irish king of Ailech and High King of Ireland. Áed Allán was the son of Fergal mac Máele Dúin and a member of the Cenél nEógain, a branch of the Northern Uí Néill.
Ferga ...
(died
743) 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 ...
. He is referred to as King of Ciannachta (''regis Ciannachte'') in his death obit.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 742.7; ''Annals of Tigernach'' aty 742.5]
Conaing's sons
Congalach mac Conaing (died
778) and
Diarmait mac Conaing (died
786) were also Kings of Brega.
Notes
See also
*
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 th ...
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
External links
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Kings of Brega
742 deaths
8th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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