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| x Ailill Molt | 482 C.E. |
Ailill mac Nath Í (died c. 482), called Ailill Molt, is included in most lists of the High Kings of Ireland and is also called King of Connacht. His cognomen, molt, means "ram" but its origin is unknown.
Ailill was said to be the son of Nath Í and...
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| x Saint Gall |
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Ireland | 646 C.E. |
Saint Gall, Gallen, or Gallus (c. 550 - c. 646) was an Irish disciple and one of the traditionally twelve companions of Saint Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. Saint Deicolus is called an older brother of Gall.
Gall and his...
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550 C.E. | Arbon |
| x Colmán of Lindisfarne | Ireland | Feb 18, 675 C.E. |
Colmán of Lindisfarne (c. 605-18 February 675) also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. Colman resigned the Bishopric of Lindisfarne after the Synod of Whitby called by King Oswiu of Northumbria decided to calculate...
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605 C.E. | Ireland | |
| x Blathmac | Ireland | 835 C.E. |
Saint Blathmac was a distinguished Irish monk, b. in Ireland about 750. He was murdered and became a martyr in Iona, about 825. His biography written by Strabo, the Benedictine Abbot of Reichenau (824-849), and thus the story of his martyrdom has...
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750 C.E. | Iona | |
| x Brian Boru |
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Apr 23, 1014 |
Brian mac Cennétig, called Brian Bóruma, Brian Boru, Emperor of the Irish (c. 941–23 April 1014), (English: Brian Boru, Irish: Brian Bórumha or Brian Bóru), was an Irish king who ended the centuries-long domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by...
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941 C.E. | Clontarf, Dublin | |
| x Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain |
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Jul 14, 1086 |
Toirdelbach Ua Briain (1009–14 July 1086), anglicised Turlough O'Brien, was King of Munster and effectively High King of Ireland. A grandson of Brian Bóruma, Toirdelbach was the son of Tadc mac Briain who was killed in 1023 by his half-brother...
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| x Muircheartach Ua Briain |
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Mar 10, 1119 |
Muirchertach Ua Briain (c.1050–c.10 March 1119), son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain and great-grandson of Brian Bóruma, was High King of Ireland.
Muirchertach was a son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain, a previous Dalcassian king of Ireland. In 1086 his father...
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| x Magnus III of Norway |
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Aug 1103 |
Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse Magnús berfœttr, modern Norwegian Magnus Berrføtt, 1073, Norway – August 1103, Ulster) son of Olaf Kyrre and grandson of Harald Hardrada, was King of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of Mann and the Isles from 1099...
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| x Henry II of England |
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Le Mans | Jul 6, 1189 |
Henry II, called Curtmantle (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as King of England (1154–1189), Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled...
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Mar 5, 1133 | Chinon |
| x Edward Bruce | Oct 14, 1318 |
Edward de Brus (Medieval Gaelic: Edubard a Briuis), modernised Edward the Bruce or Edward of Bruce (Modern Scottish Gaelic: Eideard Bruis/Iomhair Bruis; c. 1280–October 14, 1318) was a younger brother of King Robert I of Scotland, who supported his...
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1275 | Faughart | ||
| x Robert Boyle |
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Ireland | Dec 30, 1691 |
Robert Boyle (25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was a natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, inventor, and gentleman scientist, also noted for his writings in theology. He is best known for the formulation of Boyle's law. Although his research...
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Jan 25, 1627 | London |
| x William III of England |
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Binnenhof | Mar 8, 1702 |
William III (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was a sovereign Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned...
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Nov 14, 1650 | Kensington Palace |
| x Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis |
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Grosvenor Square | Oct 5, 1805 |
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (31 December 1738 – 5 October, 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the...
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Dec 31, 1738 | Ghazipur |
| x Charles Gavan Duffy |
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Ireland | Feb 9, 1903 |
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG (12 April 1816 – 9 February 1903) Irish nationalist and Australian colonial politician, was the 8th Premier of Victoria and one of the most colourful figures in Victorian political history. Duffy was born in Dublin...
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Apr 12, 1816 | Nice |
| x Aidan of Lindisfarne |
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Ireland | 651 C.E. |
Known as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, St Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to...
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| x Conn of the Hundred Battles | 157 C.E. |
Conn Cétchathach ("of the Hundred Battles", pron. /kɒn 'keːdxəθax), son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant...
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| x Cormac mac Airt |
Cormac mac Airt (son of Art), also known as Cormac ua Cuinn (grandson of Conn) or Cormac Ulfada (long beard), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He is probably the most famous of the ancient...
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| x Art mac Cuinn |
Art mac Cuinn ("son of Conn"), also known as Art Óenfer (literally "one man", used in the sense of "lone", "solitary", or "only son"), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.
According to legend, he...
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| x Olaf III Guthfrithson |
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941 C.E. |
Amlaíb mac Gofraid (Old Norse: Óláfr Guðrøðarson), (died 941), a member of the Norse-Gael Uí Ímair dynasty, was king of Dublin from 934 to 941. Gofraid ua Ímair, his father, held both Dublin and York until Athelstan of England expelled him from York...
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| x Abban of New Ross | Ireland |
Saint Abbán of New Ross (also known as Ewin, Abhan, or Evin; also Nevin, Neville, Stephan) (fl. 550—650) was a contemporary and namesake of Saint Abban of Magheranoidhe. He is also called Saint Abban of Murnevin.
Abban was involved in the foundation...
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| x Niall of the Nine Hostages |
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Ireland | 405 C.E. |
Niall Noígíallach (Old Irish "having nine hostages") (pronounced [niːˈəl noɪˈjiːəlax]), or in English, Niall of the Nine Hostages, son of Eochaid Mugmedón, was an Irish king, the eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill kindred who dominated Ireland from...
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| x Anthony Daly | Ireland | 1820 |
Anthony Daly (died 1820) was a native of Rahruddy, a townland west of Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland, and a leader of the local Whiteboy movement. Daly was hanged on the Hill of Seefinn in 1820 for attempted murder.
Samuel Barber composed a...
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| x Diarmait mac Mail na mBo | Feb 7, 1072 |
Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó (died 7 February 1072), was king of Leinster and a contender for the title of High King of Ireland.
He was one of the most important and significant Kings in Ireland in the pre-Norman era. His influence extended beyond the...
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| x Lóegaire mac Néill | 460 C.E. |
Lóegaire (floruit 5th century) (died c. 462), also Lóeguire, is said to have been a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. The Irish annals and king lists include him as a King of Tara or High King of Ireland. He appears as an adversary of Saint Patrick...
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| x Lughaid mac Loeguire | 507 C.E. |
Lugaid mac Lóegairi (died c. 507) was a High King of Ireland. He was a grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
One of the supposed twelve sons of Lóegaire mac Néill, his mother was Angas, a daughter of (Ailill) Tassach of the Uí Liatháin. Compared...
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| x Diarmait mac Cerbaill |
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565 C.E. |
Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died c. 565) was King of Tara or High King of Ireland. According to traditions, he was the last High King to follow the pagan rituals of inauguration, the ban-feis or marriage to goddess of the land.
While many later stories...
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| x Lugaid mac Con |
Lugaid mac Con, sometimes known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mother...
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| x Cairbre Lifechair |
Cairbre Lifechair ("lover of the Liffey"), son of Cormac mac Airt, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He came to the throne after the death of Eochaid Gonnat. During his time Bresal Belach was...
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| x Fíacha Sroiptine |
Fiacha Sraibhtine, son of Cairbre Lifechair, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. On his father's death, Fothad Cairpthech and Fothad Airgthech, sons of Lugaid mac Con, had taken the throne...
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| x Muiredach Tirech |
Muiredach Tirech, son of Fiacha Sraibhtine, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century. He gained power by exiling the three Collas, who had killed his father. The Collas later returned and tried to provoke him into trying to kill them....
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| x Crimthann mac Fidaig |
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Crimthann Mór, son of Fidach (simplified pron. /'kri:vən mo:r mak 'fi:əi/), also written Crimthand Mór, was a semi-mythological king of Munster and High King of Ireland of the 4th century. He gained territory in Britain and Gaul, but died tragically...
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| x Thorgest |
Thorgest (also listed as: Turgeis, Thorgisl, Thorgils, Old Norse:ￃﾞurgestr) first came to Ireland with a large fleet of Viking ships from Norway in 839. Thorgest invaded and set up his headquarters in Armagh. He took control of the area and all...
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| x Echmarcach mac Ragnaill |
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill was the Gall-Gaidhel King of the Isles, Dublin (1036-1038 & 1046-1052), and much of Galloway.
Echmarcach's long career brought both glories and failures. In 1036 he seized the Kingship of Dublin with the assistance of...
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| x Godred Crovan |
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Isle of Man | 1095 |
Godred Crovan (Old Irish: Gofraid mac meic Arailt, Gofraid Méranech; Guðrøðr) (died 1095) was a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. Godred's epithet Crovan may mean "white hand" (Middle...
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| x Vergilius of Salzburg |
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Ireland | 784 C.E. |
Vergilius of Salzburg (also Virgilius, Feirgil or Fergal) (born c. 700 in Ireland; died 27 November 784 in Salzburg) was an Irish churchman, an early astronomer and bishop of Salzburg. His obituary calls him the geometer.
He originated from a noble...
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| x Sigtrygg Silkbeard |
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1036 |
Sigtrygg II Silkbeard Olafsson (also Sihtric, Sitric and Sitrick in Irish texts; or Sigtryg and Sigtryggr in Scandinavian texts) was a Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin (AD 989–994; restored 994–1000; restored 1000 and abdicated 1036) of the Uí Ímair...
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| x Tuathal Maelgarb |
Túathal mac Cormaic (died 540s), called Túathal Máelgarb, was said to be a grandson of Coirpre mac Néill. He was High King of Ireland. In the earliest accounts he appears to have been regarded as the man who completed the conquest of what would...
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| x Niall Glúndub | Ireland | Oct 919 C.E. |
Niall Glúndub mac Áedo (d. October 919) was a 10th century Irish king of the Cenél nEógain and High King of Ireland. While many Irish kin groups were members of the Uí Néill, tracing their descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages (Niall Noígallach),...
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| x Cerball mac Muirecáin | 909 C.E. |
Cerball mac Muirecáin (died 909) was king of Leinster. He was the son of Muirecán mac Diarmata and a member of the Uí Fáeláin, the descendants of Fáelán mac Murchado (died 738), of one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge of modern County Kildare in...
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| x Áed mac Ainmuirech | 598 C.E. |
Áed mac Ainmuirech (died 598) was high-king of the Northern Uí Néill. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill and was a distant cousin of Columba of Iona. He was the son of Ainmuire mac Sétnai (died 569), a previous possible high king.
He came to power...
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| x Fiachnae mac Báetáin | 626 C.E. |
Fiachnae mac Báetáin, also called Fiachnae Lurgan or Fiachnae Find, was king of the Dál nAraidi and high-king of the Ulaid in the early 7th century. He was a son of Báetán mac Echdach and brother of Fiachra Cáech (died c. 608), grandson of the Ulaid...
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| x Sihtric | 927 C.E. |
Sihtric Cáech (or in Norse Sigtrygg) (died 927) was a Norse King of Dublin who later reigned as King of York. His epithet means the 'Squinty'. He belonged to the House of Ivar.
The Annals of Ulster records the arrival of two viking fleets in Ireland...
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| x Domnall mac Áedo | 642 C.E. |
Domnall mac Áedo (died 642) was a son of Áed mac Ainmuirech. Domnall was High King of Ireland from 628 until his death. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill kindred of the northern Uí Néill.
The year of Domnall's birth is not known, and even an...
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| x St. Catald |
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Ireland |
Saint Catald of Taranto (also known as Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal), a friend of Saint Patrick, was an Irish monk who lived roughly from 400 to 480 CE. He was made a saint around 685.
His monastery was in Lismore, County Waterford but...
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| x Amlaíb Conung |
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875 C.E. |
Amlaíb Conung (died c.875) (Old Norse: Óláfr) was a Norse or Norse-Gael leader in Ireland and Scotland in the years after 850. Together with his brothers Ímar and Auisle he appears frequently in the Irish annals.
Amlaíb has often been seen as the...
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| x Saint Baithen | Ireland | 600 C.E. |
Baithéne mac Brénaind, or St Baithen, was an Irish monk, specially selected by St. Columba as one of the band of missionaries who set sail for Britain in 563.
Born in 536, the son of Brenan, he was an ardent disciple of St. Columba, and was...
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| x Saint Berach | Ireland | 595 C.E. |
Saint Berach of Termonbarry, (died 595). Berach was a disciple of Saint Kevin and a celebrated Irish saint, whose memory is still celebrated in County Roscommon.
Berach was of the tribe of Cinel Dobtha, or O'Hanley of Doohey Hanley, to which also...
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| x Saint Brogan | Ireland |
Saint Brogan was an Irish saint who lived in the sixth or seventh century.
Several persons noted for their holiness seem to have borne this name, which is variously written Brogan, Broccan, Bracan, and even Bearchan and Bearchanus.
Of these, two are...
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| x MacCathbad Colman | Ireland |
Saint Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was bishop of Kilroot (Co. Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (Co. Antrim).
He was a contemporary of...
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| x Saint Conal | Ireland | 500 C.E. |
Saint Conal (or Conall) was an Irish bishop who flourished in the second half of the fifth century and ruled over the church of Drum, County Roscommon, the place being subsequently named Drumconnell, after St. Conal.
St. Attracta is said to have...
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| x Cronan Mochua | Ireland | 637 C.E. |
Saint Cronan Mochua (6th century - 30 March, 637), was the founder of the Diocese of Balla, subsequently merged into that of Tuam, Ireland. He is not to be confused (though he often is) with his contemporary Saint Cronan of Roscrea (died 640)....
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| x Cronan, Abbot | Ireland | 640 C.E. |
Saint Crónán (died 640) was the abbot-bishop and patron of the diocese of Roscrea (a see later incorporated into the diocese of Killaloe), Ireland. He is not to be confused (though he often is) with his contemporary Saint Crónán Mochua of Tuamgraney...
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| x Augaire mac Ailella | 917 C.E. |
Augaire mac Ailella (with similar spellings like Ugaire and Aililla) was the king of Leinster, Ireland king who is said to have led the Irish forces at the Battle of Confey circa 915-917 AD. The Irish were defeated by Vikings under King Sigtrygg...
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| x Coirpre mac Néill |
Coirpre mac Néill (fl. c. 485–493). , also Cairbre or Cairpre, was said to be a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Coirpre was perhaps the leader of the conquests which established the southern Uí Néill in the midlands of Ireland. The record of the...
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| x Fínsnechta Fledach | 695 C.E. |
Fínsnechta Fledach mac Dúnchada (died 695) was High King of Ireland. Fínsnechta belonged to the southern Síl nÁedo Sláine sept of the Uí Néill and was King of Brega, in modern County Meath, Ireland. He was a grandson of Áed Sláine. His father...
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| x Hasculf Thorgillsson | 1171 |
Also Asgall mac Torcáill, (d. 1171) was the last Norse King of Dublin. His fortress is believed to have stood on the modern site of Dublin Castle. After the 1171 invasion under Strongbow, Hasculf's Kingdom was captured by Anglo-Norman mercenaries...
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| x Muirchertach mac Ercae | 534 C.E. |
Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (died c. 534), called Mac Ercae, Muirchertach Macc Ercae and Muirchertach mac Ercae, was said to be High King of Ireland. The Irish annals contain little reliable information on his life, and the surviving record shows...
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| x Suibne Menn | 628 C.E. |
Suibne Menn or Suibne mac Fiachnai (died 628) was an Irish king who is counted as a High King of Ireland.
Suibne belonged to the junior branch of the Cenél nEógain kindred of the northern Uí Néill, the Cenél Feredaig, named for his grandfather...
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| x Áed Uaridnach | 612 C.E. |
Áed Uaridnach or Áed mac Domnaill (died 612) was an Irish king who was High King of Ireland. He is sometimes also known as Áed Allán, a name most commonly used for the 8th century king of the same name, this Áed's great-great-grandson.
Áed was the...
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| x Gofraid ua Ímair | 934 C.E. |
Gofraid or Gothfrith (Old Irish Gofraid ua Ímair, Old Norse Góröðr) (died 934) was a Norse-Gael king of Dublin and, for a short time, king of Northumbria. Gofraid was one of the grandsons of Ímar, the dynasty is known as the Uí Ímair, and along with...
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