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 named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
. He was the grandson of
Failge Berraide, the eponymous ancestor of the dynasty.
He is listed as king in the ''Book of Leinster'' king list though incorrectly as ''Bruidgi mac Cathair''. He is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare. The annals record his death in the year 579 and this may have been in warfare with the
Ui Neill[''Annals of Ulster'', AU 579.3; Ó Cróinín, pg.192]
Notes
See also
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Kings of Ui Failghe
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* 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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University College Cork* ''Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502'', compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin a
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University College Cork
External links
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University College Cork
579 deaths
6th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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