Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604) was a king of the Uí Failge, a

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people of

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. He was the grandson of Bruidge mac Nath Í (died 579), a previous king. He is listed as king in the ''

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'' king list though incorrectly as ''Aed Róin mac Falge Ruit''. He is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at

Rathangan, County Kildare Rathangan (; ) is a town in the west of County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. , the population was 3,263. It is located from the centre of Dublin, and from Kildare, at the intersection of the R401 road (Ireland), R401, R414 road, R41 ...

. His father Cathal mac Bruidgi was also mentioned as king in this poem but is not in the king list or annals. Áed took the side of the

Síl nÁedo Sláine Síl nÁedo Sláine () are the descendants of Áed Sláine (Áed mac Diarmato), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Con ...

branch versus 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 ...

in the feud among the southern Ui Neill. As a result he was slain in 604 on the same day as

Áed Sláine Áed mac Diarmato (died 604), called Áed Sláine (Áed of Slane), was the son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Legendary stories exist of Áed's birth. Saint Columba is said to have prophesied his death. His descendants, the Síl nÁedo Sláine— ...

in the interests of

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 ...

(died 635), king of

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.''Annals of Ulster'', AU 604.3; ''Annals of Tigernach'', AT 602.3; Byrne, pg.154; Ó Cróinín, pg.193; Mac Niocaill, pg.93 His son Ailill mac Áedo Róin was a king of the Uí Failge. However future kings were to descend from his brother Máel Uma.

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* ''Annals of Ulster'' a

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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a

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* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan * Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí (2005), ''A New History of Ireland'', Volume One, Oxford: Oxford University Press * ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig hua Falge'' a

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* ''Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502'', compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin a

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