Crimthann mac Áedo (died 633)[1] was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Áed Dibchine mac Senaig (died 595), a previous king.[2] He would have succeeded sometime after the death of Rónán mac Colmáin. His brother Rónán Crach was possibly the Leinster king mentioned in the saga "Fingal Rónáin" (The Kinslaying of Rónán) and is also said to have been a bishop who was slain by Crimthann.[3]
Crimthann was defeated and slain at the Battle of Áth Goan in western Liffey by an alliance of his rival Faelan of the Ui Dunlainge with Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (died 637), the king of Munster and Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni (died 635) of the Clann Cholmáin.[7] The Clann Cholmáin aided the Ui Dunlainge rise to power in Leinster to further their ambitions in Meath.[8] A Munster tract claims that Faílbe paid the tribute of the Laigin to the Ui Neill but Byrne dismisses this as later Munster propaganda to claim Leth Moga (the southern half of Ireland).[9]
crimthann, Áedo, died, king, leinster, from, máil, branch, laigin, Áed, dibchine, senaig, died, previous, king, would, have, succeeded, sometime, after, death, rónán, colmáin, brother, rónán, crach, possibly, leinster, king, mentioned, saga, fingal, rónáin, ki. Crimthann mac Aedo died 633 1 was a King of Leinster from the Ui Mail branch of the Laigin He was the son of Aed Dibchine mac Senaig died 595 a previous king 2 He would have succeeded sometime after the death of Ronan mac Colmain His brother Ronan Crach was possibly the Leinster king mentioned in the saga Fingal Ronain The Kinslaying of Ronan and is also said to have been a bishop who was slain by Crimthann 3 In 626 the Ui Neill laid siege to a prince of the Ui Cheinnselaig named Crundmael Bolg Luatha died 628 4 This same prince was slain by Crimthann s rival Faelan mac Colmain of the Ui Dunlainge at the Battle of Duma Aichir in 628 5 Also in that year the new high king Domnall mac Aedo died 642 of the Cenel Conaill ravaged Leinster 6 Crimthann was defeated and slain at the Battle of Ath Goan in western Liffey by an alliance of his rival Faelan of the Ui Dunlainge with Failbe Flann mac Aedo Duib died 637 the king of Munster and Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni died 635 of the Clann Cholmain 7 The Clann Cholmain aided the Ui Dunlainge rise to power in Leinster to further their ambitions in Meath 8 A Munster tract claims that Failbe paid the tribute of the Laigin to the Ui Neill but Byrne dismisses this as later Munster propaganda to claim Leth Moga the southern half of Ireland 9 Contents 1 Notes 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksNotes Edit all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals Daniel P McCarthy Francis J Byrne Irish Kings and High Kings Table 8 T M Charles Edwards Early Christian Ireland pg 622 Annals of Ulster AU 626 2 Annals of Tigernach AT 627 4 Annals of Ulster AU 628 1 Annals of Tigernach AT 630 1 Annals of Tigernach AT 630 6 Annals of Ulster AU 633 2 Annals of Tigernach AT 636 2 Annals of Innisfallen AI 637 2 Byrne pg 154 Byrne pg 151See also EditKings of LeinsterReferences EditAnnals of Ulster at CELT Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork Annals of Tigernach at CELT Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork Charles Edwards T M 2000 Early Christian Ireland Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 36395 0 Byrne Francis John 2001 Irish Kings and High Kings Dublin Four Courts Press ISBN 978 1 85182 196 9External links EditCELT Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork This biography of a member of an Irish royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crimthann mac Aedo amp oldid 992736491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
