His predecessor as king at Cashel was said to be Lorcan mac Coinlígáin, a distant cousin, the date of whose death is uncertain. The earliest record of Cellachán is an attack on Clonmacnoise in 936. In 939, he was allied with Norse Gaels from Waterford in an attack on the kingdom of Mide. The leader of the Waterford contingent is called mac Acuind (Hákon's son). They took captive the abbots of Clonenagh and Killeleigh but were defeated by the Uí Failge of Leinster.
In 941, in a struggle for control of the eastern Déisi, Cellachán came into conflict with the High King of Ireland, Donnchad Donn, and so too with Donnchad's nominated successor Muirchertach mac Néill. Muirchertach undertook a "circuit of Ireland" at the head of his army, a campaign commemorated in later verse, during which he took Cellachán prisoner (actually given up to the High King by his own people). Cellachán remained a captive at Donnchad's court for some years.
Cellachán had returned to Munster by 944, and perhaps earlier, as in that year he defeated and killed Cennétig mac Lorcáin and two of his sons at the battle of Gort Rottacháin. Cennétig was king of the Dál gCais and father of the famous Brian Boru. It may be that the conflict had begun earlier as Dál gCais traditions have Cennétig defeat Cellachán at a battle fought near Lough Saighlenn, somewhere in Munster.
There is little more recorded of Cellachán in the Irish annals. He raided Mide again in 951 with his only known son Donnchad. He died in 954 and Donnchad in 963.
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A Downloadable PDF File of the translation of the Irish saga CAITHREIM CEALLACHAIN CAlSIL -- The Victorious Career of Cellachan of Cashel or The Wars Between the Irishmen and the Norsemen in the Middle of the 10th Century
cellachán, caisil, cellachán, buadacháin, died, called, king, munster, contents, biography, issue, references, further, reading, also, external, linksbiography, editthe, buadachán, lachtnai, belonged, cashel, branch, eóganachta, kindred, eóganacht, chaisil, la. Cellachan mac Buadachain died 954 called Cellachan Caisil was King of Munster Contents 1 Biography 2 Issue 3 References and further reading 4 See also 5 External linksBiography EditThe son of Buadachan mac Lachtnai he belonged to the Cashel branch of the Eoganachta kindred the Eoganacht Chaisil The last of his cognatic ancestors to have held the kingship of Munster was Colgu mac Failbe Flaind d 678 eight generations earlier His predecessor as king at Cashel was said to be Lorcan mac Coinligain a distant cousin the date of whose death is uncertain The earliest record of Cellachan is an attack on Clonmacnoise in 936 In 939 he was allied with Norse Gaels from Waterford in an attack on the kingdom of Mide The leader of the Waterford contingent is called mac Acuind Hakon s son They took captive the abbots of Clonenagh and Killeleigh but were defeated by the Ui Failge of Leinster In 941 in a struggle for control of the eastern Deisi Cellachan came into conflict with the High King of Ireland Donnchad Donn and so too with Donnchad s nominated successor Muirchertach mac Neill Muirchertach undertook a circuit of Ireland at the head of his army a campaign commemorated in later verse during which he took Cellachan prisoner actually given up to the High King by his own people Cellachan remained a captive at Donnchad s court for some years Cellachan had returned to Munster by 944 and perhaps earlier as in that year he defeated and killed Cennetig mac Lorcain and two of his sons at the battle of Gort Rottachain Cennetig was king of the Dal gCais and father of the famous Brian Boru It may be that the conflict had begun earlier as Dal gCais traditions have Cennetig defeat Cellachan at a battle fought near Lough Saighlenn somewhere in Munster There is little more recorded of Cellachan in the Irish annals He raided Mide again in 951 with his only known son Donnchad He died in 954 and Donnchad in 963 In the time of Cellachan s descendant Cormac Mac Carthaig the Caithreim Chellachain Chaisil The Victorious Career of Cellachan of Cashel was composed probably inspired by the Cogadh Gaedhil re Gallaibh written for Muirchertach Ua Briain glorifying Murchad s ancestor Brian Boruma The Caithreim portrays the Eoganachta and Cellachan in particular fighting against Norsemen invaders but also gives credit to the Dal gCais ancestors of Muirchertach It is thought that this is related to the contemporary threat posed to the Munster families by the Connacht king Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair Issue EditDonnchadh mac Cellachan Mael Fogartach mac Donnchadh king of Munster Saorbhreathach mac Donnchadh forefather of the MacCarthys Murchadh mac Donnchadh forefather of the O CallaghansReferences and further reading EditByrne Francis John 1973 Irish Kings and High Kings London Batsford ISBN 0 7134 5882 8 Bugge Alexander 1905 Caithream Ceallachain Caisil Oslo Det Norske Historiske Kildeskriftfond Downham Clare 2007 Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland The Dynasty of Ivarr to A D 1014 Edinburgh Dunedin ISBN 978 1 903765 89 0 Hudson Benjamin T 2004 Cellachan mac Buadachain d 954 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Oxford University Press retrieved 6 March 2008 Wiley Dan 2004 Caithreim Chellachain Chaisil The Cycles of the Kings archived from the original on 7 May 2008 retrieved 26 October 2007See also EditCallaghan disambiguation External links EditThe First Callahan 10th Century AD A Downloadable PDF File of the translation of the Irish saga CAITHREIM CEALLACHAIN CAlSIL The Victorious Career of Cellachan of Cashel or The Wars Between the Irishmen and the Norsemen in the Middle of the 10th CenturyCellachan CaisilEoganachtaRegnal titlesPreceded byLorcan mac Coinligain King of Munsterc 944 954 Succeeded byMael Fathardaig mac Flainn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cellachan Caisil amp oldid 1082228286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
