Kings of Uisnech

The Kings of Uisnech were of the Uí Néill and one of its major southern branches, the Clann Cholmáin. The Hill of Uisnech is located in what is now County Westmeath, and was in early historic Ireland considered as the area where all five provinces met.

Twelve men are listed as Kings of Uisnech. They are as follows:

• Fiachu mac Niall
• Maine mac Cerbaill, d. 538
• Colmán Mar mac Dairmait mac Cerbaill, d. 555/558
• Colmán Bec, d. 587.
• Suibhne mac Colmán Már, d. 600.
• Fergus mac Colman Már, d. 618.
• Conall Guthbinn, d. 635.
• Óengus mac Colman Mar, d. 654.
• Máel Dóid mac Suibhne, d. 654.
• Sechnasach mac Airmedach Cáech mac Conall Guthbinn,
• Diarmait Dian, d. 689.
• Murchad Midi, d. 715.

Kings of Uisnech family tree

 Diarmait mac Cerbaill (Fergus), d. 565
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 Colmán Már, d. 555/558.    Colmán Bec, d. 589.
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 Suibhne, d. 600.  Fergus, d. 618.  Óengus, d. 621.
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 Conall Guthbinn, d. 635.  Colcu, d. 618.  Máel Dóid, d. 654
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 Airmedach Cáech, d. 637.
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 Sechnasach, d. 681.  Diarmait Dian, d. 689  Fáelchú, d. 637
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 Bodbchad       Áed       Colcu       Murchad Midi, d. 715
 d. 704   d. 704  d.714   also King of the Uí Néill
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                                       Domnall Midi, d. 763
                                       King of Tara

List of Kings of Uisnech

The Clann Cholmáin genealogical chart used as the source for the above entry is actually only a partial list of the kings of Uisnech. The chart was meant to accompany the studies of the kings and queens of Tara that appeared in The Kingship and landscape of Tara; since these studies mainly dealt with kings and queens dating from the legendary period to the early eighth century, a considerable number of later kings of Uisnech were not included. According to the list found in The Book of Leinster, additional kings of Uisnech were:

• Murchad Midi mac Diarmata (d. 715)
• Áed and Colgu
• Domnall Midi mac Murchada (d. 763; also king of Tara)
• Niall mac Diarmata meic Airmedaig (?d. c. 768 or 826)
• Muiredach mac Domnaill Midi (d. 802)
• Donnchad Midi mac Domnaill Midi (d. 797; also king of Tara)
• Conchobar mac Donnchada Midi (d. 833)
• Máel Ruanaid mac Donnchada Midi (d. 843)
• Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (d. 862; also king of Tara)
• Lorcán mac Cathail meic Conchobair (blinded 864)
• Donnchad mac Eochacháin meic Conchobair (d. 877)
• Flann Sinna mac Máel Sechlainn (d. 916; also king of Tara)
• Conchobar mac Flainn Sinna (d. 919)
• Domnall mac Flainn Sinna (d. 921)
• Donnchad Donn mac Flainn Sinna (d. 944; also king of Tara)
• Óengus mac Donnchada Duinn (d. 945)
• Donnchad mac Domnaill meic Flainn Sinna (d. 950)
• Fergal mac Óengusa (d. c. 950)
• Áed mac Máele Ruanaid meic Flainn Sinna (d. 951)
• Domnall mac Donnchada Duinn (d. 952)
• Carlus mac Cuinn meicc Donnchada Duinn (d. 960)
• Muirchertach (likely son of Congalach Cnogba mac Máele Mithig of Brega [d. 964])
• Máel Sechnaill Mór mac Domnaill meic Donnchada Duinn (d. 1022; also king of Tara)
• Máel Sechnaill Got mac Máel Sechlainn meic Cináeda meic Domnaill meic Flainn Sinna (d. 1025)
• Róen mac Muirchertaig meic Máel Sechlainn meic Máele Ruanaid meic Conchobair meic Flainn Sinna (d. 1027)
• Domnall Got (d. 1030)
• Conchobar mac Flainn [? or should be Conchobar mac Domnaill meic Máel Sechlainn Móir] (d. 1073)
• Murchad mac Flainn mac Domnaill meic Máel Sechlainn Móir (d. 1076)
• Máel Sechnaill Bán mac Conchobair meic Domnaill (d. 1087)
• Domnall mac Flainn mac Domnaill meic Máel Sechlainn Móir (d. 1094)
• Conchobar mac Máel Sechlainn Báin (d. 1105)
• Donnchad mac Murchada mac Flainn (deposed 1105; d. 1106)
• Máel Sechnaill mac Donnchada meic Murchada (d. 1115?) and Murchad mac Donnchada meic Murchada

References

• "Clann Cholmáin" (Table 3) in "The Kingship and Landscape of Tara", ed Edel Bhreathnach, Four Courts, Dublin, 2005, pp.344-45.

• 'Ríg Uisnig', in R.I. Best, Osborn Bergin, and M.A. O'Brien (eds), The Book of Leinster formerly Lebar na Núachongbála vol. 1 (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1954), pp 196-8.