Congal Cennfota mac Dúnchada
Congal Cennfota mac Dúnchada (died
644), a previous king.[1]
He ruled from 670 to 674. His nickname Cennfota means "Long-headed".
The Dal Fiatach dominated the kingship of Ulster from 637 to 674. Family strife was a common theme among the dynasty at this time. In
718) in 674.[3]
Congal had a daughter named Conchenn ingen Congaill who was married first to Fínsnechta Fledach (died 695) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine, high king of Ireland and Congal may have had some support from the Ui Neill.[4] She married secondly Bécc Bairrche.[5]
Notes
See also
- Kings of Ulster
References
- Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
- Annals of Tigernach at [2] at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
- Gearoid Mac Niocaill (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
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