Crundmáel Bolg Luatha
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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
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 ...
of the Sil Chormaic sept as King of Ui Cheinnselaig. The annals record that he was besieged in 626 by the Ui Neill and the ''Annals of Ulster'' call this the "sack of ashes". He was slain at the Battle of Duma Aichir in 628 by Fáelán mac Colmáin (died 666) from 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 ...
, later King of Leinster. He was succeeded by his son Colgu Bolg Luatha who was slain in 647.''Annals of Ulster'' AU 647.3 ; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 648.2


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* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a

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* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,


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