Lethlobar mac Loingsig
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Lethlobar mac Loingsig was a Dál nAraidi
king of Ulaid
, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the grandson of Tommaltach mac Indrechtaig
, a previous king of Ulaid. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim. He ruled as king of the Dal nAraide from 824/849-873 and as leth-ri (co-king) of Ulaid from 857-871 and sole king of Ulaid from 871-873.
Lethlobar first appears in the annals in the year 828 when he inflicted a battle-route on the Vikings. He is called King of Dál Araidi regarding this event and Lethlobar follows Eochaid mac Bressail (d.824) as king in the king lists in the Book of Leinster. However two other kings of the Dál Araidi appear in the Annals of Ulster, Cináed mac Eochada (died 832) and Flannacán mac Eochada (died 849). These last two kings as well as Eochaid mac Bressail are however referred to as kings of Dál Araidi in the north and they belonged to a sept descended from Fiachra Cossalach
(died 710) who may have been related to the northern Eilne branch. There was a branch of the Dal nAraidi in west County Down in the south, the Uí Echach Cobo, but they were always referred to as Kings of Coba (or Cuib) in the annals. Whether Lethlobar was king earlier or not he was definitely king from 849 on.
In 857 the Dal Fiatach
king of Ulaid, Matudán mac Muiredaig
died and Lethlobar became king in a joint-kingship with Cathalán mac Indrechtaig
of the Leth Cathail (Lecale) branch of the Dal Fiatach. Cathalán was assassinated at the instigation of the high king Áed Findliath of the northern Ui Neill
in 871 and Lethlobar became sole king. At his death notice in the annals he is referred to as an old man.
His son Cenn Étig mac Lethlobuir (died 900) was also a ruler of all Ulaid and succeeded him as King of Dál nAraidi. His daughter Barrdub was married to Áed mac Eochocáin (died 919), a Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid.
Dál nAraidi
Dál nAraidi was a kingdom of the Cruthin in the north-east of Ireland in the first millennium. The lands of the Dál nAraidi appear to correspond with the Robogdii of Ptolemy's Geographia, a region shared with Dál Riata...
king of Ulaid
Ulaid
The Ulaid or Ulaidh were a people of early Ireland who gave their name to the modern province of Ulster...
, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the grandson of Tommaltach mac Indrechtaig
Tommaltach mac Indrechtaig
Tommaltach mac Indrechtaig was a King of Dal nAraide in Ulaid and possible King of all Ulaid. He was the son of Indrechtach mac Lethlobair , a previous King of Dal nAraide. He ruled from 776 to 790 and as King of all Ulaid from 789 to 790...
, a previous king of Ulaid. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim. He ruled as king of the Dal nAraide from 824/849-873 and as leth-ri (co-king) of Ulaid from 857-871 and sole king of Ulaid from 871-873.
Lethlobar first appears in the annals in the year 828 when he inflicted a battle-route on the Vikings. He is called King of Dál Araidi regarding this event and Lethlobar follows Eochaid mac Bressail (d.824) as king in the king lists in the Book of Leinster. However two other kings of the Dál Araidi appear in the Annals of Ulster, Cináed mac Eochada (died 832) and Flannacán mac Eochada (died 849). These last two kings as well as Eochaid mac Bressail are however referred to as kings of Dál Araidi in the north and they belonged to a sept descended from Fiachra Cossalach
Fiachra Cossalach
Fiachra Cossalach was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He ruled from 709-710.Fiachra's exact ancestry is uncertain, though he may have been a son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail and hence a member of the Eilne branch of the family...
(died 710) who may have been related to the northern Eilne branch. There was a branch of the Dal nAraidi in west County Down in the south, the Uí Echach Cobo, but they were always referred to as Kings of Coba (or Cuib) in the annals. Whether Lethlobar was king earlier or not he was definitely king from 849 on.
In 857 the Dal Fiatach
Dál Fiatach
The Dál Fiatach were a group of related dynasties located in eastern Ulster in the Early Christian and Early Medieval periods of the history of Ireland.-Description:...
king of Ulaid, Matudán mac Muiredaig
Matudán mac Muiredaig
Matudán mac Muiredaig was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of Muiredach mac Eochada , the previous king. He ruled from 839-857.-Biography:His father had been killed by his own brother Áed...
died and Lethlobar became king in a joint-kingship with Cathalán mac Indrechtaig
Cathalán mac Indrechtaig
Cathalán mac Indrechtaig was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail centered in the Lecale barony of modern County Down...
of the Leth Cathail (Lecale) branch of the Dal Fiatach. Cathalán was assassinated at the instigation of the high king Áed Findliath of the northern Ui Neill
Uí Néill
The Uí Néill are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach , an historical King of Tara who died about 405....
in 871 and Lethlobar became sole king. At his death notice in the annals he is referred to as an old man.
His son Cenn Étig mac Lethlobuir (died 900) was also a ruler of all Ulaid and succeeded him as King of Dál nAraidi. His daughter Barrdub was married to Áed mac Eochocáin (died 919), a Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid.