Here there is doubt as to who reigned after Domnall. Some historiographers say that four kings, namely Cellach and Conall Cóel and the two sons of Áed Sláine, namely Diarmait and Blathmac, ruled in shared reigns.
All four putative successors to Domnall had been his allies at the great Battle of Mag Rath in 637, where Congal Cáech was defeated and the authority of the Uí Néill re-established, and it is not implausible that all four ruled together. He ruled from 643-654.[3] The king lists have Cellach and Conall reigning before Diarmait and Blathmac.[4] Both Cellach and Conall are omitted from the earliest king list—a late 7th century poem called Baile Chuinn.[5]
In 650, they successfully ended a challenge to their authority in the north by defeating and killing their cousin Óengus mac Domnaill at the Battle of Dún Cremthainn.[6] Conall Cóel was killed by Diarmait in 654 while Cellach died in 658, perhaps at Bru na Bóinne.[7] It is possible Cellach had been captured by Diarmait in 654 and died a prisoner.[8]
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Charles-Edwards, T.M. (2004). "Cellach mac Máele Coba (d. 658)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50091. Retrieved 25 October 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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cellach, máele, coba, died, irish, king, said, have, been, high, king, ireland, cellach, máel, coba, Áedo, died, belonged, cenél, conaill, branch, northern, néill, according, irish, annals, derived, from, chronicle, ireland, have, been, high, king, jointly, wi. Cellach mac Maele Coba died 658 was an Irish king and is said to have been High King of Ireland Cellach was the son of Mael Coba mac Aedo died 615 and belonged to the Cenel Conaill branch of the northern Ui Neill 1 According to the Irish annals derived from the Chronicle of Ireland he may have been High King jointly with his brother Conall Coel following the death of his uncle Domnall mac Aedo in 642 The Annals of Ulster for 643 say 2 Here there is doubt as to who reigned after Domnall Some historiographers say that four kings namely Cellach and Conall Coel and the two sons of Aed Slaine namely Diarmait and Blathmac ruled in shared reigns All four putative successors to Domnall had been his allies at the great Battle of Mag Rath in 637 where Congal Caech was defeated and the authority of the Ui Neill re established and it is not implausible that all four ruled together He ruled from 643 654 3 The king lists have Cellach and Conall reigning before Diarmait and Blathmac 4 Both Cellach and Conall are omitted from the earliest king list a late 7th century poem called Baile Chuinn 5 In 650 they successfully ended a challenge to their authority in the north by defeating and killing their cousin oengus mac Domnaill at the Battle of Dun Cremthainn 6 Conall Coel was killed by Diarmait in 654 while Cellach died in 658 perhaps at Bru na Boinne 7 It is possible Cellach had been captured by Diarmait in 654 and died a prisoner 8 His daughter Cacht ingen Cellaig married Mael Duin mac Maele Fithrich died 681 King of Ailech Notes edit Byrne Table 4 Charles Edwards Appendix IV Mac Niocaill pg 153 Annals of Ulster AU 643 7 king lists in Book of Leinster give him 15 year reign and Laud Synchronisms 14 years Charles Edwards pg 485 Charles Edwards pg 484 AU 650 2 Annals of Tigernach AT 650 2 Mac Niocaill pg 98 AU 654 1 658 1 AT 657 1 Mac Niocaill pg 98References editAnnals of Ulster at 1 at University College Cork Annals of Tigernach at 2 at University College Cork Byrne Francis John Irish Kings and High Kings Batsford London 1973 ISBN 0 7134 5882 8 Charles Edwards T M Early Christian Ireland Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2000 ISBN 0 521 36395 0 Mac Niocaill Gearoid 1972 Ireland before the Vikings Dublin Gill and Macmillan Charles Edwards T M 2004 Cellach mac Maele Coba d 658 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 50091 Retrieved 25 October 2007 Subscription or UK public library membership required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cellach mac Maele Coba amp oldid 1189681401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
