463:
List incomplete: see Mac ShamhrĂĄin, 2004. The UĂ Chonaing had earlier been settled around
Tailtiu and RĂĄith Airthir in the valley of the Blackwater; that district was left to another branch of SĂl nĂeda SlĂĄne, SĂl nDlĂșthaig upon the conquest of the Ciannachta Breg during the reign of CinĂĄed mac
472:
in the year 742 and the use of the title King of Cnogba in 818; prior to this, it was a title used by the
Ciannachta themselves. Earlier kings can be considered chiefs of the UĂ Chonaing.
110:
Brega was annexed in the 6th century by the UĂ NĂ©ill. By the middle of the 8th century the SĂl nĂedo SlĂĄine had split into two hostile branches: Southern Brega, or the
Kingdom of
917:
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123:
126:. Despite this, many kings of Brega ruled over both areas, and thus Brega as a whole, until the kingdom's extinction in the early years of the
1028:
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229:
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Church and dynasty in Early
Christian Brega: Lusk, Inis PĂĄtraic and the cast of MĂĄel-Finnia, king and saint,
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127:
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155:
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341:
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691:
List incomplete: see Mac ShamhrĂĄin, 2004. The title King of
Southern Brega does not appear in the
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The Island of St
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138:. In the divisions of that kingdom in the twelfth century parts of Brega, or East
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Rulers of Brega, a petty kingdom north of Dublin in medieval
Ireland.
130:. In later centuries Brega was threatened by the rise of the Viking
79:
branch of the southern UĂ NĂ©ill. The kingdom of Brega included the
1012:
23, 1893, pp. 55â63 (parts II and III in JRSAI 1894 and 1895)
167:
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and consolidated his position by donating land from it for
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Table 8.1, Lineages of SĂl nĂedo SlĂĄine, p. 127; in
1122:
Settlement
Dynamics in Co. Meath:the Kingdom of Loegaire
107:, was probably quite fluid and is not accurately known.
99:
to include Sliabh
Breagha the line of hills in southern
1010:
Journal of the Royal
Society of Antiquarians of Ireland
637:
Flannacan mac Cellach (descendant of Congalach), died
1175:
87:
was proclaimed. Brega was bounded on the east by the
103:. The western boundary, which separated it from the
337:) son of Niall son of Cernach Sotal son of Diarmait
1182:
1110:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
975:, Appendix II; with gaps filled in by the poem
1029:Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
927:Gilla Mo Chonna mac Fogartach mac Ciarmac (
687:Kings of Lagore/Deiscert Breg (South Brega)
53:
45:
1063:Excavations at Knowth, Co. Meath, 1962â65
489:mac Congaile (a quo UĂ Chonaing), (died
458:
118:; and Northern Brega, or the Kingdom of
1142:(ed.) Mac ShamhrĂĄin, Four Courts, 2004.
967:This list is based on Francis J.Byrne,
182:considered to be High Kings of Ireland.
1183:
166:, the half-brother of Ua Ruairc, took
903:MĂĄel Ograi mac Congalaig (died 908) (
889:MĂĄel Sechnaill mac NĂ©ill (died 870) (
468:is first used by this dynasty in the
454:MĂĄel Mithig mac Flannacain (died 919)
451:MĂĄel Finnia mac Flannacain (died 903)
134:and came under the suzerainty of the
971:, Appendix II; T.M.Charles Edwards,
952:(2000), p. 15; James Henthorn Todd,
882:Diarmait mac Etersceili (died 868) (
95:. It extended northwards across the
861:Cairpre mac MĂĄele DĂșin (died 836) (
71:, Ireland. They formed part of the
59:), meaning "fine plain", in modern
13:
1154:The Kingship and Landscape of Tara
910:Fogartach mac Tolairg (died 916) (
847:Ăengus mac MĂĄele DĂșin (died 825) (
840:Fogartach mac Cernaig (died 815) (
289:) son of DĂșnchad son of Ăed SlĂĄine
14:
1212:
1172:CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts
991:T.M. Charles-Edwards, pg.551â553
659:MĂĄel Mithig mac FlannacĂĄn, died
648:MĂĄel Finnia mac FlannacĂĄn, died
448:FlannacĂĄn mac Cellaig (died 896)
896:Tolarg mac Cellaig (died 888) (
854:Diarmait mac NĂ©ill (died 826) (
1170:: "SĂl Aeda SlĂĄne Na Sleg" at
1032:16/3-4, 1935, pp. 101â24.
1006:Notices of the town of Navan I
985:
961:
942:
630:Flann mac Conaing (died 868) (
1:
1150:The Medieval Kingdom of Brega
1100:8/4, 1992â93, pp. 112â23
998:
833:Conall mac NĂ©ill (died 815) (
497:Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
464:Ărgalaig. The title King of
445:Flann mac Conaing (died 868)
293:Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
142:, came under the control of
7:
1055:Historical note on Cnogba (
38:
10:
1217:
1128:14, pp. 372â401, 2000
1083:A nnote on Trim and Sletty
1073:, Batsford, London, 1973.
1071:Irish Kings and High-Kings
969:Irish Kings and High Kings
523:(died 728) son of Irgalach
225:mac Ăedo SlĂĄine (died 634)
128:Norman invasion of Ireland
75:kindred, belonging to the
1047:1/1, 1955, pp. 53â60
1020:Colonisation under early
541:Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
363:Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
122:, which was ruled by the
114:, which was ruled by the
43:Brega took its name from
1156:, ed. Edel Bhreathnach,
1069:C 66, pp. 383â400;
935:
804:Cummascach mac Fogartaig
794:Fogartach mac Cummascaig
597:Cummascach mac Congalaig
428:Cummascach mac Congalaig
91:and on the south by the
1196:Lists of Irish monarchs
1176:University College Cork
1108:Early Christian Ireland
973:Early Christian Ireland
955:Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib
950:Early Christian Ireland
948:T. M. Charles-Edwards,
898:leth-rĂ Desceirt Breagh
891:leth-rĂ Desceirt Breagh
842:leth-rĂ Desceirt Breagh
722:mac Cernaig, (died 718)
708:Niall mac Cernaig Sotal
1104:Thomas Charles-Edwards
977:SĂl Aeda SlĂĄne Na Sleg
869:Tigernach mac FĂłcartai
513:Amalgaid mac Congalaig
477:Congal mac Ăedo SlĂĄine
459:Kings of Cnogba/Knowth
325:mac Cernaig (died 718)
313:Amalgaid mac Congalaig
213:Congal mac Ăedo SlĂĄine
205:mac Ăedo SlĂĄine (died
152:Diarmaid mac Murchadha
54:
46:
784:MĂĄel DĂșin mac Fergusa
764:Coirpre mac Fogartaig
748:Cernach mac Fogartaig
695:until 729 and in the
587:Cernach mac Congalaig
557:Congalach mac Conaing
422:Cernach mac Congalaig
396:Congalach mac Conaing
384:Coirpre mac Fogartaig
243:), sons of Ăed SlĂĄine
198:Diarmait mac Cerbaill
83:, the site where the
35:in medieval Ireland.
1132:Ailbhe Mac ShamhrĂĄin
1065:(George Eogan ed.),
1041:, ancient and modern
918:BeollĂĄn mac Ciarmaic
754:Fergus mac Fogartaig
571:Diarmait mac Conaing
527:Conaing mac Amalgado
507:Irgalach mac Conaing
406:Diarmait mac Conaing
353:Conaing mac Amalgado
303:Irgalach mac Conaing
160:Donnchad Ua Cerbaill
85:High King of Ireland
1051:Byrne, Francis John
824:Cernach mac Fergusa
726:Fogartach mac NĂ©ill
693:Annals of Tigernach
577:Flann mac Congalaig
551:DĂșngal mac Amalgado
416:Flann mac Congalaig
373:DĂșngal mac Amalgado
249:mac Congaile (died
1089:3, pp. 316â19
912:rĂ Desceirt Breagh
856:rĂ Desceirt Breagh
835:rĂ Desceirt Breagh
814:Ailill mac Fergusa
778:rĂ Desceirt Breagh
758:rĂ Desceirt Breagh
742:rĂ Desceirt Breagh
617:CinĂĄed mac Conaing
607:Conaing mac Flainn
440:CinĂĄed mac Conaing
434:Conaing mac Flainn
282:Finsnechta Fledach
144:TigernĂĄn Ua Ruairc
1168:Flann Mainistrech
1158:Four Courts Press
774:Niall mac Conaill
675:mac Mael Mithig (
509:Cuirre (died 702)
349:) son of Irgalach
277:) son of Blathmac
265:) son of Blathmac
132:Kingdom of Dublin
1208:
1164:Book of Leinster
1146:Edel Bhreathnach
1094:Odhbha and Navan
1092:D. O Murchadha,
1035:S. Ma na Midhe,
992:
989:
983:
981:Book of Leinster
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959:
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929:rĂ Deiscert Breg
818:rĂ Deiscert Breg
808:rĂ Deiscert Breg
732:Cathal mac NĂ©ill
701:SĂl nĂedo SlĂĄine
697:Annals of Ulster
470:Annals of Ulster
203:Conall Laeg Breg
77:SĂl nĂedo SlĂĄine
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223:Ailill Cruitire
172:Mellifont Abbey
105:Kingdom of Mide
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720:Conall Grant
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93:River Liffey
81:Hill of Tara
65:County Louth
61:County Meath
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877:lethrĂ Breg
270:Cenn FĂĄelad
258:Sechnassach
178:Persons in
124:UĂ Chonaing
116:UĂ Chernaig
97:River Boyne
47:Magh Breagh
1185:Categories
999:References
573:(died 786)
553:(died 759)
515:(died 718)
466:Ciannachta
442:(died 851)
436:(died 849)
430:(died 839)
424:(died 818)
418:(died 812)
189:Ăed SlĂĄine
1067:Proc. RIA
677:rĂ Cnogba
672:Congalach
665:rĂ Cnogba
591:rĂ Cnodba
330:Fogartach
196:) son of
164:AirgĂalla
89:Irish Sea
31:north of
768:rĂ Brega
679:), died
654:rĂ Brega
643:rĂ Brega
632:rĂ Brega
611:rĂ Brega
529:, (died
499:, (died
479:, (died
236:Diarmait
230:Blathmac
73:UĂ NĂ©ill
39:Overview
1126:Peritia
1087:Peritia
619:, died
559:, died
156:Laighin
154:of the
148:Breifne
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33:Dublin
1201:Gaels
1061:, in
1039:Navan
1008:, in
936:Notes
25:Brega
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1075:ISBN
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150:and
140:Mide
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