Fallomon mac Con Congalt

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Follaman mac Con Congalt (died 766), also written Fallomon mac Con Congelt, was

King of Mide, a kingdom of the Uí Néill in central Ireland in modern County Westmeath and County Meath
.

Background

Follaman belonged to the

River Blackwater. The leading branch of Clann Cholmáin Bicc was later known as the Coille Follamain, or Caille Follamain, after Follaman himself. Its name is preserved in that of Killallon, some miles north-west of Clonmellon.[1]

Clann Cholmáin Bicc were perhaps in the shadow of the neighbouring

King of Tara, or more probably was appointed as deputy in the midlands—he is called "king of the Uí Néill" at his death—by northerner Suibne Menn.[2]

In the 8th century, a prolonged internal struggle among the various branches of the Síl nÁedo Sláine led to their decline and the rise of Clann Cholmáin Máir and perhaps also Clann Cholmáin Bicc.[3]

Life

The last of Follaman's ancestors to be reported in the

Cenél nEógain, who would eventually force Flaithbertach to abdicate and become a pilgrim or monk.[5]

Later in the year, war is reported in the midlands. The

King of Lagore.[7]

Nothing further is recorded of Follaman until after the death of Domnall Midi in 763, at which time he appears as an ally of Domnall's kin and, in particular, Domnall's son Donnchad Midi. This alliance is presumed to have existed from the earliest part of Domnall's reign, if not before, which began when he defeated and killed Áed Allán in 743.[8]

In 765 Follaman is recorded as aiding Donnchad against Murchad, another of Domnall Midi's sons. Murchad was killed at Carn Fiachach, near present-day Rathconrath, fighting against Follaman and Donnchad.[9] Follaman was killed in 766, at which time he is called king of Mide.[10] The Annals of Ulster call the killing "treacherous", while the Annals of Tigernach call it "deceitful". Since Donnchad was the main beneficiary—he became King of Mide after this—it has been suggested that the killing was on his orders.[11]

Fallomon mac Con Congalt
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King of Mide

c. 763 – 766 		Succeeded by

Notes

  1. ^ For the lands and peoples of the southern Uí Néill, see Byrne, Irish Kings, pp. 87–94; Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, pp. 15–36.
  2. ^ Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, pp.476–481.
  3. ^ Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, pp. 571–573; Herbert "Vita Columbae", p. 37.
  4. ^ Annals of Tigernach, AT 662.4.
  5. ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 732.10 & 733.3; Annals of Tigernach, AT 733.3 & 733.4.
  6. ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 733.7; Byrne, Irish Kings, p. 208.
  7. ^ Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, pp. 477–480.
  8. ^ On the alliance, Herbert, "Vita Columbae", p. 37; Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, p. 477.
  9. ^ Doherty, "Donnchad"; Annals of Ulster, AU 765.5.
  10. ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 766.2; Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, p. 480.
  11. ^ Herbert, "Vita Columbae", p. 38.

References

  • Annals of Tigernach, CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, 1996, retrieved 3 April 2008
  • Annals of Ulster AD 431–1201, CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, 2003, retrieved 23 March 2008
  • ISBN 0-7134-5882-8
  • Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2004), "Domnall mac Murchada (d. 763)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, retrieved 25 October 2007
  • Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
    ISBN 0-521-36395-0
  • Doherty, Charles (2004), "Donnchad mac Domnaill (733–797)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, retrieved 25 October 2007
  • Herbert, Máire (2001), "The Vita Columbae and Irish Hagiography: A Study of Vita Cainnechi", in Carey, John; Herbert, Máire; Ó Riain, Pádraig (eds.), Studies in Irish Hagiography: Saints and Scholars (PDF), Dublin: Four Courts, pp. 31–40,
    ISBN 1-85182-486-3
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