Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) was a King of
Brega
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from the Uí Chonaing
sept
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of Cnogba (
Knowth
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) of the
Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern
Ui Neill. He was the son of
Flann mac Congalaig (died 812), a previous king. He ruled from 839 to 849.
The Uí Chonaing sept had conquered the lands of the Ciannachta (south of the Lower Boyne in modern County Meath) and were normally styled Kings of Ciannachta in this period. In 841 Conaing had a rival from his own kin Áed, son of Dúnchad, killed by his associates in his presence. At his death date in the annals he is styled ''rex Bregh'' – King of Brega – a title that had not been used in the annals since 771.
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His sons
Cináed mac Conaing (died 851) and Flann mac Conaing (died 868) were also Kings of Brega. His daughter
Gormlaith ingen Conaing mac Flainn was the wife of
Flann Sinna (died 916).
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
a
University College Cork* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
External links
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University College Cork
Kings of Brega
849 deaths
9th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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