Cellach mac Cerbaill (some sources "Callough"; nicknamed ''Cellach of the Hard Conflicts'') was king of

Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of ...

from 905 to his death in 908.

History

Cellach mac Cerbaill was a son of

Cerball mac Dúnlainge Cerball mac Dúnlainge (patronymic sometimes spelled ''Dúngaile'', ) (died 888) was king of Ossory in south-east Ireland. The kingdom of Ossory (''Osraige'') occupied roughly the area of modern County Kilkenny and western County Laois and lay b ...

, king of Osraige (died c. 888). Cellach was married to Echrad ingen Matudáin, daughter of Matudán mac Aeda, king of Ulaid (or Ulster) (died c. 950), by whom he had a son, Donnchad mac Cellaig, king of Osraige (died c. 976). Matudán mac Aeda was the son of Áed mac Eochocáin (died c. 919), son of

Eochocán mac Áedo Eochocán mac Áedo (died 883) was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the grandson of Eochaid mac Fiachnai (died 810), a previous king of Ulaid. He ruled from 882-883. His father Áed mac Eochada had died in 839. I ...

(died c. 883) and his wife, Inderb ingen Máel Dúin of the

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, daughter of Máel Dúin mac Áeda, king of Ailech (died c. 867). Máel Dúin mac Áeda was the son of

Áed Oirdnide mac Néill Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the I ...

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(died c. 819), a member of the Cenél nEógain dynasty of the

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. Cellach took part in the battle of Gowran in 893. He came to the throne after the deposition of his older brother

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, ...

in 905. Cellach was slain in the battle of Mag Ailbe fighting on the side of the illustrious king-bishop of Cashel

Cormac mac Cuilennáin Cormac mac Cuilennáin (831 A.D. - 13 September 908) was an Irish bishop and the king of Munster from 902 until his death at the Battle of Bellaghmoon. He was killed in Leinster. Cormac was regarded as a saintly figure after his death, and h ...

in 908. The

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record Cellach mac Cerbaill's death in 908: However, the

Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...

state that this conflict was called the Battle of Bealach-Mughna and assign it to have taken place in 903: His brother Diarmait was afterwards reinstated to the throne by their first cousin, high king

Flann Sinna Flann mac Máel Sechnaill (84725 May 916), better known as Flann Sinna (; ), was the son of Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid of Clann Cholmáin, the leading branch of the Southern Uí Néill. He was King of Mide from 877 onwards and a High ...

Legacy

He was ancestor of the later medieval

Mac Giolla Phádraig Mac or MAC may refer to: Common meanings * Mac (computer), a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. * Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth * Mac, a prefix to surnames derived from Gaelic languages * McIntosh (apple), a Canadian ...

family, and the Icelandic

Landnámabók (, "Book of Settlements"), often shortened to , is a medieval Icelandic written work which describes in considerable detail the settlement () of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries CE. is divided into five parts and ov ...

(in which he is called ''Kjallakr Kjarvalson'') names him as an ancestor of some of Iceland's early settlers.Landnámabók, p. 352

References

External links

Fitzpatrick - Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cellach mac Cerbaill Kings of Osraige FitzPatrick dynasty 10th-century Irish monarchs

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