Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604) was a king of the
Uí Failge, a
Laigin people of
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
. He was the grandson of
Bruidge mac Nath Í
Bruidge mac Nath Í (died 579) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is ...
(died 579), a previous king.
He is listed as king in the ''
Book of Leinster'' 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. 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 branch versus the
Clann Cholmáin in the feud among the southern Ui Neill. As a result he was slain in 604 on the same day as
Áed Sláine in the interests of
Conall Guthbinn (died 635), king of
Uisnech.
[''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.
Notes
See also
*
Kings of Ui Failghe
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
a
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork* 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
a
University College Cork* ''Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502'', compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin a
a
University College Cork
External links
a
University College Cork
604 deaths
People from County Offaly
6th-century Irish monarchs
7th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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