Kings of Uisnech
The Kings of Uisnech were of the
Uisnech is located in what is now County Westmeath
, and was in early historic Ireland considered as the area where all five provinces met.
A list of the kings of Uisnech is found amongst the regnal lists in The Book of Leinster. The earliest kings of Uisnech were:
- Conall Cremthainne mac Néill, died 480
- Fiachu mac Néill
- Ardgal mac Conaill, died 520
- Maine mac Cerbaill, died 538
- Diarmait mac Cerbaill, died 565 (also king of Tara)
- Colmán Mármac Diarmato, died 555/558
- Colmán Bec mac Diarmato, died 587.
- Suibne mac Colmáin, died 600.
- Fergus mac Colmáin, died 618.
- Óengus mac Colmáin, died 621.
- Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni, died 635.
- Máel Dóid mac Suibni, died 653.
- Diarmait Dian mac Airmetaig Cáech, died 689.
- Murchad Midi, died 715.
Kings of Uisnech family tree
Diarmait mac Cerbaill (Fergus), died 565 | |____________________________________ | | | | Colmán Már, died 555/558. Colmán Bec, died 589. | |____________________________________________ | | | | | | Suibhne, died 600. Fergus, died 618. Óengus, died 621. | |___________________________________________________ | | | | | | Conall Guthbinn, died 635. Colcu, died 618. Máel Dóid, died 654 | | Airmedach Cáech, died 637. | |____________________________________________________ | | | | | | Sechnasach, died 681. Diarmait Dian, died 689 Fáelchú, died 637 | also King ofMide_________________________|_____________ | | | | | | | | Bodbchad Áed Colcu Murchad Midi, died 715 died 704 died 704 died 714 also King of the Uí Néill | | Domnall Midi, died 763 King ofTara
Later kings of Uisnech included:
- Domnall Midi mac Murchada (died 763; also king of Tara)
- Niall mac Diarmata meic Airmedaig (?d. c. 768 or 826)
- Muiredach mac Domnaill Midi (died 802)
- Donnchad Midi mac DomnaillMidi (died 797; also king of Tara)
- Conchobar mac Donnchada (died 833)
- Máel Ruanaid mac Donnchada Midi (died 843)
- Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid(died 862; also king of Tara)
- Lorcán mac Cathail (blinded 864)
- Donnchad mac Aedacain meic Conchobair (died 877)
- Flann Sinna mac Máel Sechlainn (died 916; also king of Tara)
- Conchobar mac Flainn Sinna (died 919)
- Domnall mac Flainn Sinna (died 921)
- Donnchad Donn mac Flainn Sinna (died 944; also king of Tara)
- Óengus mac Donnchada Duinn (died 945)
- Donnchad mac Domnaill meic Flainn Sinna (died 950)
- Fergal mac Óengusa (d. c. 950)
- Áed mac Máele Ruanaid meic Flainn Sinna (died 951)
- Domnall mac Donnchada Duinn (died 952)
- Carlus mac Cuinn meicc Donnchada Duinn (died 960)
- Muirchertach [likely son of Congalach Cnogba mac Máele Mithig of Brega (died 964)]
- Máel Sechnaill Mór mac Domnaill meic Donnchada Duinn (died 1022; also king of Tara)
- Máel Sechnaill Got mac Máel Sechlainn meic Cináeda meic Domnaill meic Flainn Sinna (died 1025)
- Róen mac Muirchertaig meic Máel Sechlainn meic Máele Ruanaid meic Conchobair meic Flainn Sinna (died 1027)
- Domnall Got (died 1030)
- Conchobar mac Flainn [? or should be Conchobar mac Domnaill meic Máel Sechlainn Móir (died 1073)]
- Murchad mac Flainn mac Domnaill meic Máel Sechlainn Móir (died 1076)
- Máel Sechnaill Bán mac Conchobair meic Domnaill (died 1087)
- Domnall mac Flainn mac Domnaill meic Máel Sechlainn Móir (died 1094)
- Conchobar mac Máel Sechlainn Báin (died 1105)
- Donnchad mac Murchada mac Flainn (deposed 1105; died 1106)
- Máel Sechnaill mac Donnchada meic Murchada (died 1115?) and Murchad mac Donnchada meic Murchada
Bibliography
- "Clann Cholmáin" (Table 3) in "The Kingship and Landscape of Tara", ed Edel Bhreathnach, Four Courts, Dublin, 2005, pp. 344–45.
- 'Ríg Uisnig', in R.I. Best, Osborn Bergin, and M.A. O'Brien (eds), The Book of Leinster formerly Lebar na Núachongbála vol. 1 (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1954), pp 196–8.