Gormlaith ingen Conaing mac Flainn,
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, fl. 870.
Gormlaith was a daughter of
Conaing mac Flainn
Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) 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 Flann mac Congalaig (died 812), a previous king. He ruled from 839 to ...
,
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of
Brega
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, and the unnamed daughter of
Niall Caille
Niall mac Áeda (died 846), called Niall Caille (Niall of the Callan) to distinguish him from his grandson Niall mac Áeda (died 917), was High King of Ireland.
Background
Niall belonged to Cenél nEógain, a northern branch of the Uí Néill, ...
and
Gormflaith ingen Donncadha
(modern spelling: or ) is an Irish language female given name meaning "blue princess" or "illustrious princess".
is also a Gaelic mythological personification of Ireland. The word ' is a compound of the Irish words ' ("blue") and ' ("soverei ...
. Her known siblings included
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 the ...
(died 851) and Flann mac Conaing (died 868), both of whom were
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 the ...
.
She was the first wife of
Flann Sinna
Flann Sinna ( lit. ''Flann of the Shannon''; Irish: ''Flann na Sionainne''; 84725 May 916), also known as Flann mac Máel Sechnaill, was the son of Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid of Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Southern Uí Néill. He ...
, High-King of Ireland, by whom she had
Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna
Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna (c. 870–948) was an Irish Queen of Tara, Munster, and Leinster.
Family background
Gormflaith was the daughter of Flann Sinna, High King of Ireland from 879 to 916. Her mother was Gormlaith ingen Flann mac Cona ...
and
Donnchad Donn
Donnchad Donn mac Flainn (''Duncan of the Brown Hair, son of Flann'') (died 944) was High King of Ireland and King of Mide. He belonged to Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the southern Uí Néill.
Origins
Donnchad was the son of High King Flann ...
.
Via Gormflaith, she was ancestor to the
O'Neill dynasty
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of
Ulster
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. Donnchad Donn was the ancestor to the Ua Mael Seachlainn kings of Mide.
Family tree
Donnchad Midi
Donnchad mac Domnaill (733 – 6 February 797), called Donnchad Midi, was High King of Ireland. His father, Domnall Midi, had been the first Uí Néill High King from the south-central Clann Cholmáin based in modern County Westmeath and weste ...
,(733–6 February 797)
Áed mac Néill (died 819) ,
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Niall Caille
Niall mac Áeda (died 846), called Niall Caille (Niall of the Callan) to distinguish him from his grandson Niall mac Áeda (died 917), was High King of Ireland.
Background
Niall belonged to Cenél nEógain, a northern branch of the Uí Néill, ...
, died 846. =
Gormflaith ingen Donncadha
(modern spelling: or ) is an Irish language female given name meaning "blue princess" or "illustrious princess".
is also a Gaelic mythological personification of Ireland. The word ' is a compound of the Irish words ' ("blue") and ' ("soverei ...
, died 861. Conchobar mac Donnchada, d. 833.
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Daughter =
Conaing mac Flainn
Conaing mac Flainn (died 849) 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 Flann mac Congalaig (died 812), a previous king. He ruled from 839 to ...
(d. 849)
Áed Findliath
Áed mac Néill (died 879), called Áed Findliath ("fair-grey Áed"; Modern Irish: ''Aodh Fionnadhliath'') to distinguish him from his paternal grandfather Áed Oirdnide, was king of Ailech and High King of Ireland. He was also called Áed Ol ...
,d. 879.
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Gormlaith =
Flann Sinna
Flann Sinna ( lit. ''Flann of the Shannon''; Irish: ''Flann na Sionainne''; 84725 May 916), also known as Flann mac Máel Sechnaill, was the son of Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid of Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Southern Uí Néill. He ...
(d. 916)
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 the ...
(died 851) Flann (died 868)
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Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna
Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna (c. 870–948) was an Irish Queen of Tara, Munster, and Leinster.
Family background
Gormflaith was the daughter of Flann Sinna, High King of Ireland from 879 to 916. Her mother was Gormlaith ingen Flann mac Cona ...
, d. 948.
Donnchad Donn
Donnchad Donn mac Flainn (''Duncan of the Brown Hair, son of Flann'') (died 944) was High King of Ireland and King of Mide. He belonged to Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the southern Uí Néill.
Origins
Donnchad was the son of High King Flann ...
=Niall Glúndub ,
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Muirchertach mac Néill Donnall, King of Tara
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Domnall ua Neill Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
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O'Neill dynasty
The O'Neill dynasty ( Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the North ...
Ua Mael Sechlainn
Kings of Mide
References
* Byrne, Francis John (1973), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', London: Batsford,
* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
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