Crimthann mac Áedo (died
633
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) was a
King of Leinster from the
Uí Máil Uí Máil were an Irish dynasty of Leinster. They were descended from Maine Mál, the brother of the legendary high king Cathair Mór. The Uí Máil were a dominant dynasty in Leinster competing for the kingship in the 7th century before being event ...
branch of the Laigin. He was the son of
Áed Dibchine
Áed Dibchine mac Senaig (died 595) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He is the first king of this branch to hold the overlordship of Leinster.
The '' Book of Leinster'' king lists mention a certain Áed Cerr mac ...
mac Senaig (died
595
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Year 595 ( DXCV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 595 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...
), a previous king. He would have succeeded sometime after the death of
Rónán mac Colmáin
Rónán mac Colmáin was a King of Leinster following Brandub mac Echach (died 605). There were two men named Rónán mac Colmáin active in Leinster in the early seventh century and confusion exists as to which one was king. Some later sources ...
. His brother Rónán Crach was possibly the Leinster king mentioned in the saga "Fingal Rónáin" (The Kinslaying of Rónán) and is also said to have been a bishop who was slain by Crimthann.
In
626 the
Ui Neill laid siege to a prince of the Ui Cheinnselaig named
Crundmáel Bolg Luatha
Crundmáel Bolg Luatha mac Áedo (died 628) was a King of Uí Cheinnselaig. He was the grandson of a previous king Éogan Cáech and great-great grandson of the Leinster king Crimthann mac Énnai (died 483). He ruled from 625 to 630 and succeeded ...
(died
628
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Year 628 ( DCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 628 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...
). This same prince was slain by Crimthann's rival
Fáelán mac Colmáin
Fáelán mac Colmáin (died 666) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Coirpri, a previous king. Faelan was the founder of the true fortunes of the Ui Dunlainge dynasty.Byrne, pg.15 ...
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 ...
at the Battle of Duma Aichir in 628.
Also, in that year the new high king
Domnall mac Áedo
Domnall mac Áedo (died 642), also known as Domnall II, was an Irish king and son of Áed mac Ainmuirech and his consort Land, the daughter of Áed Guaire mac Amalgada of Airgíalla. Domnall was High King of Ireland from 628 until his death. He ...
(died 642) of the
Cenél Conaill
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 ...
ravaged Leinster.
Crimthann was defeated and slain at the Battle of Áth Goan in western Liffey by an alliance of his rival Faelan of the Ui Dunlainge with
Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (died
637
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Year 637 ( DCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 637 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in E ...
), the king of
Munster
Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...
and
Conall Guthbinn
Conall mac Suibni (died 635), called Conall Guthbinn, Prince of Meath, was King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600), a previous king.Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', p. 604, table ...
mac Suibni (died
635
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Year 635 (Roman numerals, DCXXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 635 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent me ...
) of the
Clann Cholmáin
Clann Cholmáin is the dynasty descended from Colmán Már mac Diarmato, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill — they were the kings of Mide (Meath) — they traced their descent to Niall Noígiallach and hi ...
. The Clann Cholmáin aided the Ui Dunlainge rise to power in Leinster to further their ambitions in Meath. A Munster tract claims that Faílbe paid the tribute of the Laigin to the Ui Neill but Byrne dismisses this as later Munster propaganda to claim Leth Moga (the southern half of Ireland).
[Byrne, pg.151]
Notes
See also
*
Kings of Leinster
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,
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
External links
a
University College Cork
630s deaths
Kings of Leinster
7th-century Irish monarchs
People from County Wicklow
Year of birth unknown
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