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 King of Brega in the annals but is second in a poem on the rulers of Síl nÁedo Sláine in the ''Book of Leinster''.
His father had treacherously slain his nephew,
Suibne mac Colmáin
Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600) was a King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 555/558), also King of Uisnech. He ruled Uisnech from 587 to 600.
The Marianus Scotus king list names S ...
(died 600) of the
Clann Cholmáin and was then himself slain in battle by Suibne's son
Conall Guthbinn (died 635) setting off a feud among the southern Ui Neill. As part of this feud Conall Laeg Breg was slain in the Battle of Odba by
Óengus mac Colmáin (died 621) of Clann Cholmáin Bicc in 612.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 612.2; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 610.2]
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See also
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Kings of Brega
The Kings of Brega were rulers of Brega, a petty kingdom north of Dublin in medieval Ireland.
Overview
Brega took its name from ' ('), meaning "fine plain", in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of th ...
References
* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
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University College Cork* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Book of Leinster'',
Flann Mainistrech: "Síl Aeda Sláne Na Sleg" a
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University College Cork
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Kings of Brega
7th-century Irish monarchs
612 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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