Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin
Encyclopedia
Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin was a King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge
branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Fáelán mac Murchado
(died 738), a previous king. This sept had their royal seat at Naas in the eastern part of the Liffey plain, Airthir Liphi. He ruled from 776 to 785.
The men of Leinster had submitted to the authority of the high king Donnchad Midi (died 797) of the Clann Cholmáin
in 770. In 777 a host of the Laigin was led by Donnchad into his war with the Síl nÁedo Sláine
of Brega
.
In 780 Donnchad campaigned against leinster again. Ruaidrí and the king of the southern Uí Cheinnselaig
, Cairpre mac Laidcnén
, were defeated at the Battle of Óchtar Ocha (at Kilcock, near Kildare). Donnchad pursued them with his adherents, and laid waste and burned their territory and churches. the Annals of Ulster state of this event:
mac Muiredaig (died 795), a rival of Ruaidrí. The next year, in 781, however, border warfare with the Síl nÁedo Sláine of Brega occurred. The Battle of the Rig was fought and the king of the Uí Garrchon, Cú Chongalt, was slain.
In 782 open warfare between Ruaidrí and his rival Bran of the Uí Muiredaig sept broke out. Bran was defeated and captured at the battle of Curragh (near Kildare). Brans's allies Mugrón mac Flainn, king of Uí Fhailgi, and Dub dá Crích son of Laidcnén of the Uí Cheinnselaig were slain.
His sons included Muiredach mac Ruadrach
(died 829), a king of Leinster; and Diarmait (died 832), King of Airthir Liphi and ancestor of the later Uí Fáeláin kings.
Uí Dúnlainge
The Uí Dúnlainge, from the Old Irish "grandsons of Dúnlaing", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster kings who traced their descent from Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada. He was said to be a cousin of Énnae Cennsalach, eponymous ancestor of the rival Uí Chennselaig....
branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Fáelán mac Murchado
Fáelán mac Murchado
Fáelán mac Murchado was a King of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Murchad mac Brain Mut , a previous king...
(died 738), a previous king. This sept had their royal seat at Naas in the eastern part of the Liffey plain, Airthir Liphi. He ruled from 776 to 785.
The men of Leinster had submitted to the authority of the high king Donnchad Midi (died 797) of the Clann Cholmáin
Clann Cholmáin
Clann Cholmáin is the name of the dynasty descended from Colmán Mór , son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill — they were the kings of Mide — they traced their descent to Niall Noígiallach and his son Conall Cremthainne.Related dynasties descended through Conall...
in 770. In 777 a host of the Laigin was led by Donnchad into his war with the Síl nÁedo Sláine
Síl nÁedo Sláine
Síl nÁedo Sláine is the name of the descendants of Áed Sláine , son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Conall Cremthainne....
of Brega
Kings of Brega
-Overview:Brega took its name from Mag Breg, the plain of Brega, in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of the Uí Néill kindred, belonging to the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the Hill of Tara, the site...
.
In 780 Donnchad campaigned against leinster again. Ruaidrí and the king of the southern Uí Cheinnselaig
Uí Cheinnselaig
The Uí Ceinnselaig , from the Old Irish "grandsons of Cennsalach", are an Irish dynasty of Leinster who trace their descent from Énnae Cennsalach, a supposed contemporary of Niall of the Nine Hostages...
, Cairpre mac Laidcnén
Cairpre mac Laidcnén
Cairpre mac Laidcnén was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of South Leinster. He belonged to the Sil Chormaic sept of this branch of the Laigin and specifically to a branch which took over leadership of the Uí Dróna - the baronies of Idrone in modern County Carlow...
, were defeated at the Battle of Óchtar Ocha (at Kilcock, near Kildare). Donnchad pursued them with his adherents, and laid waste and burned their territory and churches. the Annals of Ulster state of this event:
"Great hosts ... pour forth for themselves streams of gore; a company parts with Life in the overthrow of Óchtar Ocha."That same year a congress of the synods of Uí Néill and Laigin was held at Tara and peace was restored. This campaign by Donnchad may have been in support of his son-in-law Bran Ardchenn
Bran Ardchenn
Bran Ardchenn mac Muiredaig was a King of Leinster of the Uí Muiredaig sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Muiredach mac Murchado , a previous king. This sept had their royal seat at Maistiu in South Kildare. He ruled from 785-795.Bran was a rival of Ruaidrí mac...
mac Muiredaig (died 795), a rival of Ruaidrí. The next year, in 781, however, border warfare with the Síl nÁedo Sláine of Brega occurred. The Battle of the Rig was fought and the king of the Uí Garrchon, Cú Chongalt, was slain.
In 782 open warfare between Ruaidrí and his rival Bran of the Uí Muiredaig sept broke out. Bran was defeated and captured at the battle of Curragh (near Kildare). Brans's allies Mugrón mac Flainn, king of Uí Fhailgi, and Dub dá Crích son of Laidcnén of the Uí Cheinnselaig were slain.
His sons included Muiredach mac Ruadrach
Muiredach mac Ruadrach
Muiredach mac Ruadrach was a King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. This sept had their royal seat at Naas in the eastern part of the Liffey plain, Airthir Liphi. He was the son of Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin , a previous king...
(died 829), a king of Leinster; and Diarmait (died 832), King of Airthir Liphi and ancestor of the later Uí Fáeláin kings.