Ardgal mac Conaill (died 520) was a King of
Uisnech
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in
Mide
Meath (; Old Irish: ''Mide'' ; spelt ''Mí'' in Modern Irish) was a kingdom in Ireland from the 1st to the 12th century AD. Its name means "middle," denoting its location in the middle of the island.
At its greatest extent, it included all of ...
of the
Ui Neill dynasty. He was the son of
Conall Cremthainne
Conall Cremthainne (died 480), also called Conall Err Breg, was an Irish king. He was the son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and one of the progenitors of the Uí Néill dynasty.
He is the first king of Uisnech in Mide from the Uí Néill ment ...
(died 480) and grandson of
Niall Noígíallach. He is considered the third king of Uisnech in the list in the ''Book of Leinster''.
Ardgal was slain in the Battle of Detna in Druimne Breg by Colgu, King of the Airthir of Airgialla and the high king
Muirchertach mac Muiredaig
Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (died c. 534), called Mac Ercae, Muirchertach Macc Ercae and Muirchertach mac Ercae, was said to be High King of Ireland in the 6th century. The Irish annals contain little reliable information on his life, and the surv ...
(died 532) on the Louth-Meath border which points to the origins of the family of
Diarmait mac Cerbaill
Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died ) was King of Tara or High King of Ireland. According to traditions, he was the last High King to follow the pagan rituals of inauguration, the ''ban-feis'' or marriage to goddess of the land.
While many later sto ...
in the territory north of the Boyne and Blackwater.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 520.2, 523.1; Byrne, pg.xvii]
Ardgal's descendants were known as the Cenél nArdgail. They were situated among the Luigne in Co.Meath.
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See also
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Kings of Uisnech
The Kings of Uisnech were of the Uí Néill and one of its major southern branches, the Clann Cholmáin. The Hill of Uisnech is located in what is now County Westmeath, and was in early historic Ireland considered as the area where all five provi ...
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig Uisnig'' a
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Kings of Uisnech
6th-century Irish monarchs
520 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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