Cennselach mac Brain (died 770) was a king of the
Uí Cheinnselaig of South
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...
. He was of the Sil Máeluidir sept of this branch of the Laigin, who were found in the later baronies of Shelmalier on the lower reaches of the Slaney River in southern modern County Wexford. He was the son of
Bran Ua Máele Dúin
Bran ua Máele Dúin (or Bran mac Dúnchada) (died 712) was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of South Leinster. He was of the Sil Máeluidir sept of this branch of the Laigin, who were found in the later baronies of Shelmalier on the lower reaches ...
(died 712), a previous king. He ruled from 769 to 770.
The Uí Cheinnselaig were involved in infighting at this time. The Sil Máeluidir sept had not held the throne since 727. In 769, Cennselach defeated his predecessor
Dub Calgaid mac Laidcnén
Dub Calgaid mac Laidcnén (died 769) was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of South Leinster. He belonged to the Sil Chormaic sept of this branch of the Laigin and specifically to a branch which took over leadership of the Uí Dróna -the baronies ...
, who was slain, at the Battle of Ferns. Cennselach, himself, was defeated and slain in battle in 770 by his successor
Eterscél mac Áeda (died 778).
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 770.7, Mac Niocaill, pg.130; Byrne, pg.157]
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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,
* Gearoid Mac Niocaill (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
* ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig Hua Cendselaig'' a
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University College Cork
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