Muiredach mac Ruadrach
Muiredach mac Ruadrach (died 829) was a
In 805 the Leinster king,
Upon the death of Finsnechta, the two Muiredachs then became the rulers. Upon the death of Muiredach mac Brain in 818, Muiredach mac Ruadrach became sole ruler. In the year of his co-rulers death, the annals record that the high king Áed Oirdnide again mustered his forces at Dún Cuair on the Leinster border and again attempted to divide the province among his appointees -the "grandsons" of Bran.[6] It is not known who these grandsons and the known candidates were too young at this time.[7] In 818 the Laigin were responsible for the killing of the prior of Cell Mór Enir (Kilmore, near Armagh)[8] The next year in 819, Áed Oirdnide ravaged Leinster in revenge devastating Cualu as far as Glendalough.[9]
In 820 the Laigin forces accompanied the new high king,
His brother, Diarmait (died 832) succeeded him as ruler of the Uí Fáeláin sept and was called King of Airthir Liphe (eastern Liffey) in the annals.[12] Diarmait's son, Muirecán mac Diarmata (died 863) was a king of Leinster.[citation needed]
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References
- Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Book of Leinster,Rig Laigin at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9