Kings of Uisnech

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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:

Kings of Uisnech family tree

 Diarmait mac Cerbaill (Fergus), died 565
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 Colmán Már, died 555/558.    Colmán Bec, died 589.
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 Suibhne, died 600.  Fergus, died 618.  Óengus, died 621.
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 Conall Guthbinn, died 635.  Colcu, died 618.  Máel Dóid, died 654
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 Airmedach Cáech, died 637.
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 Sechnasach, died 681.  Diarmait Dian, died 689  Fáelchú, died 637
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Mide
_________________________|_____________ | | | | | | | | Bodbchad Áed Colcu Murchad Midi, died 715 died 704 died 704 died 714 also King of the Uí Néill | | Domnall Midi, died 763 King of
Tara

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 Domnaill
    Midi (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.