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Írgalach mac Conaing

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118:, was born half-blind, from which he derived his byname Cináed Cáech. {Cinaed died 728-defeated and killed at the battle of Druim Corcainn (or Druim Ciarain, the place is unidentified) by 76:Írgalach's reign began an intense rivalry between the Uí Chonaing and Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore in south Brega of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. His brother Congalach had been defeated by 80:(died 701) of this sept at the Battle of Imlech Pich in 688. In 701, Irgalach killed Niall, who was under Adomnán's protection, at Drumain Ua Casan. The 90:"Cursed son," said he, "hardest and worst man of God's making, know that shortly you will be separated from your sovereignty, and you will go to Hell." 132:
record that Írgalach met his death the next year in 702 when invading Britons slew him on the coast opposite Inis Mac Nesáin (
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was pregnant and begged Adomnán to spare her unborn child. This he did, in part, but her child,
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Adomnán also cursed Írgalach's descendants. His wife Muirenn (died 748), daughter of
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give the story of the curse the saint laid upon Irgalach for this act:
66: 107: 47: 58:(died 696), previous kings of Brega. He ruled from 696 to 702. 39: 61:Írgalach is listed as one of the guarantors of the 363: 73:in 697 where he is called King of Ciannachta. 306: 311:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 274:, CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, 2003 54:mac Congaile (died 662) and brother of 14: 364: 324: 285: 38:from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba ( 24: 271:Annals of Ulster AD 431–1201 257:, CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts 238:Radner, "Writing history", p. 318. 65:("Law of the Innocents") of Saint 25: 403: 140:link this with Adomnán's curse. 94:According to the account in the 143:Joan Radner, translator of the 232: 220: 206: 194: 182: 173: 160: 13: 1: 244: 83:Fragmentary Annals of Ireland 56:Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre 7: 28:Írgalach mac Conaing Cuirre 10: 408: 392:8th-century Irish monarchs 387:7th-century Irish monarchs 291:Irish Kings and High-Kings 120:Flaithbertach mac Loingsig 325:Radner, Joan N. (1999), 307:Charles-Edwards, T. M., 179:Charles-Edwards, p. 603. 154: 30:(died 702), also called 309:Early Christian Ireland 168:Early Christian Ireland 78:Niall mac Cernaig Sotal 46:branch of the southern 166:T.M. Charles-Edwards, 92: 88: 293:, London: Batsford, 116:High King of Ireland 50:. He was the son of 18:Irgalach mac Conaing 287:Byrne, Francis John 254:Annals of Tigernach 112:Cináed mac Írgalaig 32:Írgalach ua Conaing 377:7th-century births 227:Fragmentary Annals 201:Fragmentary Annals 189:Fragmentary Annals 145:Fragmentary Annals 138:Fragmentary Annals 96:Fragmentary Annals 16:(Redirected from 399: 357: 356: 354: 331: 321: 303: 282: 281: 279: 265: 264: 262: 239: 236: 230: 224: 218: 214:Annals of Ulster 210: 204: 198: 192: 186: 180: 177: 171: 164: 129:Annals of Ulster 122:of the northern 102:(died 715), the 69:arranged at the 44:Síl nÁedo Sláine 21: 407: 406: 402: 401: 400: 398: 397: 396: 362: 361: 360: 352: 350: 348: 329: 319: 301: 277: 275: 268: 260: 258: 251: 247: 242: 237: 233: 225: 221: 211: 207: 199: 195: 187: 183: 178: 174: 165: 161: 157: 100:Cellach Cualann 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 405: 395: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 372:Kings of Brega 359: 358: 346: 322: 317: 304: 299: 283: 266: 248: 246: 243: 241: 240: 231: 219: 205: 193: 181: 172: 170:, Appendix II. 158: 156: 153: 52:Conaing Cuirre 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 404: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 369: 367: 349: 347:1-85500-190-X 343: 339: 335: 328: 323: 320: 318:0-521-36395-0 314: 310: 305: 302: 300:0-7134-5882-8 296: 292: 288: 284: 273: 272: 267: 256: 255: 250: 249: 235: 228: 223: 216: 215: 209: 202: 197: 190: 185: 176: 169: 163: 159: 152: 150: 146: 141: 139: 135: 134:Ireland's Eye 131: 130: 125: 124:Cenél Conaill 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 91: 87: 85: 84: 79: 74: 72: 71:Synod of Birr 68: 64: 63:Cáin Adomnáin 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 36:King of Brega 33: 29: 19: 351:, retrieved 337: 333: 308: 290: 276:, retrieved 270: 259:, retrieved 253: 234: 226: 222: 212: 208: 200: 196: 188: 184: 175: 167: 162: 149:Irish annals 144: 142: 137: 127: 95: 93: 89: 81: 75: 60: 31: 27: 26: 217:, AU 702.2. 136:), and the 382:702 deaths 366:Categories 245:References 229:, FA 156. 203:, FA 150. 42:) of the 353:22 March 289:(1973), 278:21 March 261:21 March 114:, later 108:Leinster 106:king of 48:Ui Neill 34:, was a 334:Celtica 126:}. The 104:Uí Máil 67:Adomnán 344:  315:  297:  40:Knowth 330:(PDF) 155:Notes 355:2008 342:ISBN 313:ISBN 295:ISBN 280:2008 263:2008 368:: 338:23 336:, 332:, 20:)

Index

Irgalach mac Conaing
King of Brega
Knowth
Síl nÁedo Sláine
Ui Neill
Conaing Cuirre
Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
Cáin Adomnáin
Adomnán
Synod of Birr
Niall mac Cernaig Sotal
Fragmentary Annals of Ireland
Cellach Cualann
Uí Máil
Leinster
Cináed mac Írgalaig
High King of Ireland
Flaithbertach mac Loingsig
Cenél Conaill
Annals of Ulster
Ireland's Eye
Irish annals
Annals of Ulster
Annals of Tigernach
Annals of Ulster AD 431–1201
Byrne, Francis John
ISBN
0-7134-5882-8
ISBN
0-521-36395-0

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