The Kings of Brega were rulers of Brega, a

petty kingdom A petty kingdom is a kingdom described as minor or "petty" (from the French 'petit' meaning small) by contrast to an empire or unified kingdom that either preceded or succeeded it (e.g. the numerous kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England unified into t ...

north of Dublin in medieval Ireland.

Overview

Brega took its name from ' ('), meaning "fine plain", in modern

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and

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, Ireland. They formed part of the

Uí Néill The Uí Néill (; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties that claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who is believed to have died around c. 405. They are generally divided ...

kindred, belonging to 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 of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the

Hill of Tara The Hill of Tara ( or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. ...

, the site where the

High King of Ireland High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to leg ...

was proclaimed. Brega was bounded on the east by the

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and on the south by the

River Liffey The River Liffey (Irish language, Irish: ''An Life'', historically ''An Ruirthe(a)ch'') is a river in eastern Ireland that ultimately flows through the centre of Dublin to its mouth within Dublin Bay. Its major Tributary, tributaries include t ...

. It extended northwards across the

River Boyne The River Boyne ( or ''Abhainn na Bóinne'') is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows north-east through County Meath to reach the ...

to include Sliabh Breagha the line of hills in southern

. The western boundary, which separated it from the

Kingdom of Mide Meath ( ; ; ) 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 County Meath (which takes its name from the k ...

, 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 Loch Gabhar (Lagore), of which there are two possible origins. One is "Lake of the Goats" the other is ''Loch dá Gabhar'' (“lake of the two horses”) and is explained in the eleventh-century texts ''Dindshenchas Érenn'' as the place where the ...

, which was ruled by the Uí Chernaig; and Northern Brega, or the Kingdom of Cnogba/Knowth, which was ruled by the Uí Chonaing. Despite this, many kings of Brega ruled over both areas, and thus Brega as a whole, until the kingdom's extinction in the early years of the

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. In later centuries Brega was threatened by the rise of the Viking

Kingdom of Dublin The Kingdom of Dublin (Old Norse: ''Dyflin'') was a Norse kingdom in Ireland that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD. It was the first and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland, founded by Vikings who invaded the territory around Dublin ...

and came under the suzerainty of the

kings of Mide In medieval Ireland, the kings of Mide were of the Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Uí Néill. Several were High Kings of Ireland. After the collapse of the kingdom in the 12th century its dynasty, the Ua Mael Sechlainn or Ó Melaghlins, wer ...

. In the divisions of that kingdom in the twelfth century parts of Brega, or East ''Mide'', came under the control of

Tigernán Ua Ruairc Tighearnán Mór Ua Ruairc (older spelling: Tigernán Mór Ua Ruairc), anglicised as Tiernan O'Rourke (fl. 1124– 1172) ruled the kingdom of Breifne as the 19th king in its Ua Ruairc (later O'Rourke) dynasty (964–1605 CE), a branch of the ...

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and

Diarmaid mac Murchadha Diarmait Mac Murchada (Irish language, Modern Irish: ''Diarmaid Mac Murchadha''; Anglicisation, anglicised as Dermot MacMurrough or Dermot MacMurphy; – c. 1 May 1171), was Kings of Leinster, King of Leinster in Ireland from 1127 to 1171. In ...

of the Laighin.

Donnchad Ua Cerbaill Donnchad Ua Cerbaill or Donnchadh Ó Cearbhaill, king of Airgíalla, fl. –1168. Ua Cerbaill was a supporter of the Irish religious reform movement of the 12th century. He was a close associate of Saint Malachy, and with him founded Mellifont Ab ...

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, the half-brother of Ua Ruairc, took Árd Ciannachta and consolidated his position by donating land from it for

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. :Persons in bold considered to be High Kings of Ireland. #

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— ...

(died

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) son 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. The last High King to ...

Conall Laeg Breg Conall Laeg Breg mac Áedo Sláine (died 612) was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato (died 604). He ruled from 604 to 612. He is not called Ki ...

mac Áedo Sláine (died 612) # Congal mac Áedo Sláine (died

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) #

Ailill Cruitire Ailill Cruitire mac Áedo Sláine (died 634) was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato (died 604). His byname meant "harper". The exact date of h ...

mac Áedo Sláine (died 634) #

Blathmac Saint Blathmac () was a distinguished Irish monk, born in Ireland about 750 AD. He is known as "Blathmac, son of Flann", to distinguish him from the poet and monk Blathmac mac Con Brettan. He was killed and became a martyr in Iona, about 825. ...

(died 665) and

Diarmait Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (, ), also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, is a hero and demigod in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, traditionally thought to be set in the 2nd to 4th century. He is the son of Donn, son of Duibhne of the Fianna, ...

(died

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), sons of Áed Sláine #

Conaing Cuirre __NOTOC__ Conaing mac Congaile (died 662), called Conaing Cuirre, was a King of Kings of Brega, Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congal mac Áedo Sláine (died 634), a previous king of Brega. Th ...

mac Congaile (died

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) #

Sechnassach Sechnassach mac Blathmaic (died 671) followed his father Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine (died 665) and uncle Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665) as High King of Ireland and King of Brega. He belonged to the Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred of the sou ...

(died

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) son of Blathmac #

Cenn Fáelad Cenn Fáelad mac Blathmaic (died 675) followed his father Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine (d. 665) and his brother Sechnassach (d. 671) as High King of Ireland and king of Brega. He belonged to the Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred of the southern Uí N� ...

(died

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) son of Blathmac # Finsnechta Fledach (died

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) son of Dúnchad son of Áed Sláine # Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died

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) # Irgalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 702) #

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 ...

(died

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) #

Conall Grant Conall Grant mac Cernaig (died 718) was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665). His father Cernach Sotal had died during plague y ...

mac Cernaig (died 718) # Fogartach (died

724 __NOTOC__ Year 724 ( DCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 724th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) Events By date * January 26 – (24 Sha'ban 105 AH) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, becom ...

) son of Niall son of Cernach Sotal son of Diarmait # Cináed (died

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) son of Irgalach #

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 ...

(died 742) #

Indrechtach mac Dungalaig Indrechtach mac Dungalaig (died 748) 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 grandson of Conaing Cuirre (died 662), a previous king. He ruled from 7 ...

(died

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) #

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 ...

(died

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) ## -

Coirpre mac Fogartaig Coirpre mac Fogartaig (died 771) was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724). He is not listed in the poem ...

(died

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) #

Congalach mac Conaing Congalach mac Conaing (died 778) 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 Conaing mac Amalgado (died 742), a previous king. He is listed as ...

(died 778) # Diarmait mac Conaing (died

786 __NOTOC__ Year 786 ( DCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 786th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 786th year of the 1st millennium, the 86th year of the 8th century, and th ...

) # Flann mac Congalaig (died 812) # Cernach mac Congalaig (died 818) # Cummascach mac Congalaig (died 839) # Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) #

Cináed mac Conaing Cináed mac Conaing (died 851) was King of Knowth in the medieval Irish province of Mide, succeeding his father Conaing mac Flainn in 849. Cináed's family belonged to the Knowth, or Uí Chonaing, branch of the Síl nÁedo Sláine, part of th ...

(died 851) # Flann mac Conaing (died 868) # Flannacán mac Cellaig (died 896) # Máel Finnia mac Flannacain (died 903) # Máel Mithig mac Flannacain (died 919)

Kings of Cnogba/Knowth

List incomplete: see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The Uí Chonaing had earlier been settled around Tailtiu and Ráith Airthir in the valley of the Blackwater; that district was left to another branch of Síl nÁeda Sláne, Síl nDlúthaig upon the conquest of the Ciannachta Breg during the reign of Cináed mac Írgalaig.T.M. Charles-Edwards, pg.551–553 The title King of

Ciannachta The Ciannachta were a population group of early historic Ireland. They claimed descent from the legendary figure Tadc mac Céin. Modern research indicates Saint Cianán and his followers may have been the origin behind the tribal name as it is ...

is first used by this dynasty in the ''Annals of Ulster'' in the year 742 and the use of the title King of Cnogba in 818; prior to this, it was a title used by the Ciannachta themselves. Earlier kings can be considered chiefs of the Uí Chonaing. * Congal mac Áedo Sláine, (died

) *

mac Congaile (a quo Uí Chonaing), (died

) * Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre, (died

) * Irgalach mac Conaing Cuirre (died 702) *

(died 718) * Cináed (died 728) son of Irgalach *

, (died 742) (''rí Ciannachta'') *

, (died 748) (''rí Ciannachta'') *

(died 759) *

, died 778 (''rí Ciannachta'') * Diarmait mac Conaing (died 786) * Flann mac Congalaig (died 812) (''rí Ciannachta'') * Cernach mac Congalaig (died 818) (''rí Cnodba'') * Cummascach mac Congalaig (died 839) (''rí Ciannachta'') * Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) (''rí Brega'') *

, died

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(''rí Ciannachta'') * Flann mac Conaing (died 868) (''rí Brega'') * Flannacan mac Cellach (descendant of Congalach), died

896 __NOTOC__ Year 896 ( DCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * February – King Arnulf of Carinthia invades Italy at the head of an East Frankish expeditionary army. He storms ...

(''rí Brega'') * Máel Finnia mac Flannacán, died

903 __NOTOC__ Year 903 ( CMIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Berengar I of Italy proceeds to issue concessions and privileges to the Lombard nobility and monasteries. He gra ...

(''rí Brega'') * Máel Mithig mac Flannacán, died

919 __NOTOC__ Year 919 ( CMXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By Place Byzantine Empire * March 25 – Romanos Lekapenos, admiral (''droungarios'') of the Byzantine navy, seizes the Boukoleon Pal ...

(''rí Cnogba'') * Congalach mac Mael Mithig (''rí Cnogba''), died

956 Year 956 ( CMLVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Emperor Constantine VII appoints Nikephoros Phokas to commander of the Byzantine field army (''Domestic o ...

Kings of Lagore/Deiscert Breg (South Brega)

List incomplete: see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The title King of Southern Brega does not appear in the ''Annals of Tigernach'' until 729 and in the ''Annals of Ulster'' until 751. Earlier rulers can be considered rulers of the Uí Chernaig sept of

. *

Niall mac Cernaig Sotal Niall mac Cernaig Sotal (died 701) was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (died 665).Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', ...

, (died 701) *

Maine mac Néill Maine ( ) is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New ...

, (died 712) *

mac Cernaig, (died 718) *

Fogartach mac Néill Fogartach Mac'Artain (died 724), sometimes called Fogartach ua Cernaich, was an Irish king who is reckoned a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was King of B ...

, (died 724) *

Cathal mac Néill Cathal mac Néill (died 729 in Ireland, 729) or Cathal Cerr or Cathal Corc was a king of Southern Kings of Brega, Brega at Lagore. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was the son of ...

, (died 729) * Cathal mac Áeda, (died 737) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Cernach mac Fogartaig, (died 738) *

Fergus mac Fogartaig Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751) (or Fergal) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill (died 724). He ruled from 738 t ...

, (died 751) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'') *

, (died 771) (''rí Brega'') *

Niall mac Conaill Niall mac Conaill (died 778) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conall Grant mac Cernaig (died 718) who had contended for the rule of all Brega in the 710' ...

, (died 778) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'') *

Máel Dúin mac Fergusa Máel Dúin mac Fergusa (died 785) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751), a previous king of South Brega, and gran ...

, (died 785) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Fogartach mac Cummascaig (died 786) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Cummascach mac Fogartaig (died 797) (''rí Deiscert Breg'') * Ailill mac Fergusa, (died 800) (''rí Deiscert Breg'') * Cernach mac Fergusa (died 805) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Conall mac Néill (died 815) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Fogartach mac Cernaig (died 815) (''leth-rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Óengus mac Máele Dúin (died 825) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Diarmait mac Néill (died 826) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Cairpre mac Máele Dúin (died 836) (''rí Locha Gabor'') *

Tigernach mac Fócartai Tigernach, an early Irish personal name, may refer to: * Tigernach of Clones (d. 549), patron saint of Clones * Tigernach mac Fócartai (d. 865), king of Lagore (south Brega) * Tigernach Ua Braín (d. 1088), abbot of Clonmacnoise and Roscommon, put ...

, (died 865) (''rí Locha Gabor'', ''lethrí Breg'') * Diarmait mac Etersceili (died 868) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Máel Sechnaill mac Néill (died 870) (''leth-rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Tolarg mac Cellaig (died 888) (''leth-rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Máel Ograi mac Congalaig (died 908) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Fogartach mac Tolairg (died 916) (''rí Desceirt Breagh'') * Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) (''rí Locha Gabor'') * Gilla Mo Chonna mac Fogartach mac Ciarmac (''rí Deiscert Breg''), died 1013

Notes

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kings of Tara The term Kingship of Tara () was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara. The position was considered to be of eminent authority in medieval Irish literature ...

'', ''Journal of the

Galway Archaeological and Historical Society The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on 21 March 1900. It promotes historical preservation, as well as the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. As of January 2002, the Society had published 53 cons ...

'' 16/3-4, 1935, pp. 101–24. * S. Ma na Midhe, ''Some notes on

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, ancient and modern'', ''Riocht na Midhe'' 1/1, 1955, pp. 53–60 * Byrne, Francis John, ''Historical note on Cnogba (

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, ''Church and dynasty in Early Christian Brega: Lusk, Inis Pátraic and the cast of Máel-Finnia, king and saint,'' Table 8.1, Lineages of Síl nÁedo Sláine, p. 127; in ''The Island of St Patrick: Church and ruling dynasties in Fingal and Meath, 400–1148,'' (ed.) Mac Shamhráin, Four Courts, 2004. *

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, ''The Medieval Kingdom of Brega'' in ''The Kingship and Landscape of Tara'', ed. Edel Bhreathnach,

Four Courts Press Four Courts Press is an independent Irish academic publishing house, with its office at Malpas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. Founded in 1970 by Michael Adams, who died in February 2009, its early publications were primarily theological, notably ...

, Dublin, 2005 * ''Book of Leinster'',

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 ...

: "Síl Aeda Sláne Na Sleg" a
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