Ailill mac Cathail
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Ailill mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (died 701) was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta
. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair
mac Cathaíl (d. 665) and brother of his predecessor Finguine mac Cathail
Con-cen-máthair (d. 696).
Though mentioned in the annals as king and in the saga Senchas Fagbála Caisil
"The Story of the Finding of Cashel", he is omitted from lists in the Laud Synchronisms and the Book of Leinster
. Also in the list of signatories to the signing of Adomnan's Law of the Innocents at Birr
in 697; he is only mentioned as king of Mag Feimin while Eterscél mac Máele Umai
(d. 721) is named king of Munster
.
Ailil had three sons: Fogantach, Aonghus and Dubhda but none of his descendants were kings.
Eóganachta
The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta were an Irish dynasty centred around Cashel which dominated southern Ireland from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, and its offshoot Carbery, well into the 16th century...
. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair
Cathal Cú-cen-máthair
Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl , often known as Cú-cen-máthair, was an Irish King of Munster from around 661 until his death. He was a son of Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach and belonged to the Glendamnach sept of the Eóganachta dynasty...
mac Cathaíl (d. 665) and brother of his predecessor Finguine mac Cathail
Finguine mac Cathail
Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl . He succeeded Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind in 678....
Con-cen-máthair (d. 696).
Though mentioned in the annals as king and in the saga Senchas Fagbála Caisil
Senchas Fagbála Caisil
Senchas Fagbála Caisil "The Story of the Finding of Cashel" is an early medieval Irish text which relates, in two variants, the origin legend of the kingship of Cashel. Myles Dillon has dated the first variant to the 8th century, and the second tentatively to the 10th century.-Witnesses:The text...
"The Story of the Finding of Cashel", he is omitted from lists in the Laud Synchronisms and the Book of Leinster
Book of Leinster
The Book of Leinster , is a medieval Irish manuscript compiled ca. 1160 and now kept in Trinity College, Dublin, under the shelfmark MS H 2.18...
. Also in the list of signatories to the signing of Adomnan's Law of the Innocents at Birr
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
in 697; he is only mentioned as king of Mag Feimin while Eterscél mac Máele Umai
Eterscél mac Máele Umai
Eterscél mac Máele Umai was a king of Munster from the Eóganacht Áine branch of the Eóganachta. He was the grandson of Cúán mac Amalgado , a previous king....
(d. 721) is named king of Munster
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
.
Ailil had three sons: Fogantach, Aonghus and Dubhda but none of his descendants were kings.