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Amalgaid Mac Congalaig
Amalgaid mac Congalaig (died 718) 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 Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 696). He ruled in north Brega from 702 to 718. Amalgaid's reign was dominated by the feuds among the septs of the Síl nÁedo Sláine and the beginnings of the return to power of the Clann Cholmáin of Uisnech. The kingship of Brega at this time was in rivalry between the septs of Uí Chonaing and the southern sept of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore in south Brega. Two contemporary members of the rival sept, Fogartach mac Néill (died 724) and Conall Grant mac Cernaig Sotal (died 718) were also counted as kings of Brega during this time. The Uí Chonaing were allied with the Síl nDlúthaig of Fir Cúl Breg. The feud among the southern and northern septs had been intensified by the murder of Niall mac Cernaig Sotal (died 701) by Amalgaid's uncle Irgalach mac Conaing Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Uí Néill kindred, belonging to the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the Hill of Tara, the site where the High King of Ireland was proclaimed. Brega was bounded on the east by the Irish Sea and on the south by the River Liffey. It extended northwards across the River Boyne to include Sliabh Breagha the line of hills in southern County Louth. The western boundary, which separated it from the Kingdom of Mide, was probably quite fluid and is not accurately known. Brega was annexed in the 6th century by the Uí Néill. By the middle of the 8th century the Síl nÁedo Sláine had split into two hostile branches: Southern Brega, or the Kingdom of Loch Gabhair, which was ruled by the Uí C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flann Mac Áedo
Flann mac Áedo (died 714) was a King of Fir Cúl in Brega of the Síl nDlúthaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine of Brega. He was the son of Áed mac Dlúthaig (died 701), King of Fir Cúl and great-grandson of Ailill Cruitire mac Áedo Sláine (died 634), a king of Brega. In his time a feud broke out among the Síl nÁedo Sláine between the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore and the northern septs of Uí Chonaing of Cnogba (Knowth) and the Síl nDlúthaig of Fir Cúl. The Síl nDlúthaig also had a feud with the main Clann Cholmáin line of Uisnech in Mide. Flann's father Áed had killed Diarmait Dian mac Airmetaig Cáech, the King of Uisnech in 689. In 711 the high king Fergal mac Máele Dúin (died 722) of the Cenél nEógain defeated and slew Flann's brother Cú Raí mac Áedo at the Battle of Sliab Fúait (in the Fews, Co.Armagh) along with the king of Uí Méith. In 712 the feud among the Síl nÁedo Sláine was intensified when Flann defeated and slew Maine mac Néill of Uí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
718 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 718 ( DCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 718 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – A Muslim supply fleet of 760 ships under Sufyan arrives from Egypt and North Africa, concealing itself along the Asiatic shore. The Byzantines learn of the fleet's location from defecting Christian Egyptian sailors. Emperor Leo III sends the Byzantine navy again; his Greek fire ships destroy the enemy vessels in the Sea of Marmara and seize their supplies on shore, denying the sieging army vital provisions. On land the Byzantine troops ambush an advancing Arab army, and destroy it in the hills around Sophon, south of Nicomedia (modern Turkey). The Arab besiegers are still suffering from hunger and pestilence. * August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flann Mainistrech
Flann Mainistrech (died 25 November 1056) was an Irish poet and historian. Flann was the son of Echthigern mac Óengusso, who had been lector at the monastery of Monasterboice (modern County Louth), in Irish ''Mainistir Buite'', whence Flann's byname, meaning "of Monasterboice". He belonged to the Ciannachta Breg, a kindred which, by the turn of the first millennium controlled Monasterboice, providing its abbots and other notables. Flann himself was also ''fer légind'' (lit. 'man of textual study', i.e. lector, head of a monastic school) there, as was his father. His son, also called Echthigern (d. 1067), would become superior () of Monasterboice. Flann's earliest datable works are from the years following the battle of Clontarf (1014), when Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill of the Uí Néill resumed his reign as High King of Ireland (1014-1022). These are and , which together comprise an Uí Néill-orientated history of the kingship of Tara. Among his other poems, some apparen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dúngal Mac Amalgado
Dúngal mac Amalgado (or Dúngal Cnogba) (died 759) 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) and brother of Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742), previous kings. He ruled from 748 to 759. The Uí Chonaing had conquered the Ciannachta tribe of Brega, between the Boyne and the Delvin, in the reign of Cináed mac Írgalaig (died 728). However a section of them remained called the Ard Ciannachta between the Boyne and the Dee. In 749 Dúngal won the battle of Ard Ciannachta versus this tribe and their chief, Ailill mac Duib dá Crích, was slain. The ''Annals of Ulster'' state that Aillil was slain in the first attack but in a counter-attack Domnall mac Cináeda of the Uí Chonaing was slain. They call Domnall king and do not associate Dúngal with the battle. The ''Annals of Tigernach'' make the same statements regarding the fortunes of the battle and Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conaing Mac Amalgado
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 Mag nAilbe (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 Tige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murchad Midi
Murchad mac Diarmato (died 715), called Murchad Midi (Murchad of Meath), was an Irish king. One of four or more sons of Diarmait Dian, he succeeded his father as King of Uisnech at the latter's death in 689. Life The Kings of Uisnech ruled a kingdom centred in modern County Westmeath, named for Uisnech (also Ushnagh), the Hill of Uisneach, reputed to be the centre of Ireland. They belonged to Clann Cholmáin, a kin group descended from Colmán Már, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, and were counted among the southern branches of the Uí Néill. In the 7th century, the dominant kin group among the southern Uí Néill, who shared the title of High King of Ireland or King of Tara with the northern Cenél Conaill kindred, were the rival Síl nÁedo Sláine, whose lands lay in modern County Dublin and County Meath, to the east of Uisnech. Murchad was among the guarantors of the ''Cáin Adomnáin'' (Law of Innocents) proclaimed at the Synod of Birr in 697. There are few repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall Noígiallach who founded the kingdom of Tír Eógain in the 5th century *Kin groups forming part of Dal Riata, most of which, after a varied evolution eventually became the Scottish region of Argyll ** Cenél nÓengusa, a kin group who ruled the island of Islay, and perhaps nearby Colonsay. After spending 4 centuries as part of Norway, and another 4 as part of the quasi-independent Lordship of the Isles, this region became Scottish in the late 15th century. ** Cenél nGabráin, the "kindred" of Gabrán, who ruled Kintyre, Knapdale (at that time including the lands between Loch Awe and Loch Fyne - Craignish, Ardscotnish, Glassary, and Glenary), the island o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fergal Mac Máele Dúin
Fergal mac Máele Dúin (died 11 December 722) was High King of Ireland. Fergal belonged to the Cenél nEógain sept of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich (died 681), a King of Ailech, and great grandson of the high king Áed Uaridnach (died 612). He belonged to the Cenél maic Ercae branch of the Cenél nEógain and was King of Ailech from 700 to 722. As King of Ailech Fergal participated in a victory over the men of Connacht in 707 where their king Indrechtach mac Dúnchado was slain. This was in revenge for the defeat and death of the high king Loingsech mac Óengusso in 703 at the Battle of Corann. Loingsech's son Fergal mac Loingsig was one of the participants. Fergal became High King in 710, on the death of Congal Cendmagair of the Cenél Conaill. He ruled from 710 to 722. The Cenél nEógain were expanding eastwards into Airgialla territory. In 711 Fergal mac Máele Dúin fought the Battle of Sliab Fuait (in the Fews, modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine Mac Néill
Maine mac Néill (died 712) was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the son of Niall mac Cernaig Sotal (died 701) and great-grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665). Maine is listed as one of the guarantors of the Cáin Adomnáin ("Law of the Innocents") of Saint Adomnán arranged at the Synod of Birr in 697 during his father's lifetime. In his time a feud broke out among the Síl nÁedo Sláine between the Uí Chernaig sept and the northern septs of Uí Chonaing of Cnogba (Knowth) and the Síl nDlúthaig of Fir Cúl. In 701 Maine's father Niall had been killed by the Uí Chonaing king of Brega, Írgalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 702). His brother Fogartach mac Néill (died 724) held power as well and was defeated at the Battle of Claenath, fought near Clane in modern County Kildare by Cellach Cualann (died 715), the King of Leinster in 704. His brother Fogartach was able to hold the kingship of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knowth
Knowth (; ga, Cnóbha) is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne located 8.4 km west of Drogheda in Ireland's valley of the River Boyne. It is the largest passage grave of the Brú na Bóinne complex. It consists of a large mound (known as Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs. The mound is about high and in diameter, covering roughly a hectare. It contains two passages placed along an east-west line and is encircled by 127 kerbstones, of which three are missing, and four badly damaged. The large mound has been estimated to date from c. 3200 BC. The passages are independent of each other, leading to separate burial chambers. The eastern passage arrives at a cruciform chamber, not unlike that found at Newgrange, which contains three recesses and basin stones into which the cremated remains of the dead were placed. The right-hand recess is larger and more elaborately decorated with megalithic art than the others, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
