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Donnchad Donn, the Glossary

Donnchad Donn mac Flainn (Duncan of the Brown Hair, son of Flann) (died 944) was High King of Ireland and King of Mide.^[1]

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10th-century High Kings of Ireland
944 deaths
Kings of Mide
Nobility from County Meath

Annals of Ulster

The Annals of Ulster (Annála Uladh) are annals of medieval Ireland.

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Órlaith íngen Cennétig

Órlaith íngen Cennétig, was Queen of Ireland. Donnchad Donn and Órlaith íngen Cennétig are Nobility from County Meath.

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The Cenél Conaill, or "kindred of Conall", are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and allegedly the first Irish nobleman to convert to Christianity.

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Brian Boru

Brian Boru (Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and possibly ended Viking invasions of Ireland.

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Cellachán Caisil

Cellachán mac Buadacháin (died 954), called Cellachán Caisil, was King of Munster.

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Clann Cholmáin

Clann Cholmáin is the dynasty descended from Colmán Már mac Diarmato, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill.

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Congalach Cnogba

Conghalach Cnoghbha (older spelling: Congalach Cnogba or Congalach mac Máel Mithig) was High King of Ireland, according to the lists in the Annals of the Four Masters, from around 944 to 956. Donnchad Donn and Congalach Cnogba are 10th-century High Kings of Ireland and Nobility from County Meath.

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County Louth

County Louth (Contae Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster.

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Dalcassians

The Dalcassians (Dál gCais) are a Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century.

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Dub Lémna ingen Tighearnáin

Dub Lemna ingen Tighearnáin, Queen of Ireland, died 943. Donnchad Donn and Dub Lémna ingen Tighearnáin are 9th-century births and Nobility from County Meath.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Flann Sinna

Flann mac Máel Sechnaill (84725 May 916), better known as Flann Sinna (Flann na Sionainne), was the son of Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid of Clann Cholmáin, the leading branch of the Southern Uí Néill. Donnchad Donn and Flann Sinna are 10th-century High Kings of Ireland, kings of Mide and Nobility from County Meath.

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Francis John Byrne

Francis John Byrne (1934 – 30 December 2017) was an Irish historian.

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Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna

Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna (c. 870–948) was an Irish Queen of Tara, Munster, and Leinster.

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Gormlaith ingen Flann mac Conaing

Gormlaith ingen Conaing mac Flainn, Queen of Tara, fl. Donnchad Donn and Gormlaith ingen Flann mac Conaing are Nobility from County Meath.

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High King of Ireland

High King of Ireland (Ardrí na hÉireann) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland.

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Kells, County Meath

Kells is a town in County Meath, Ireland.

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Kingdom of Breifne

The Kingdom of Breifne or Bréifne, anglicized as Breffny, was a medieval overkingdom in Gaelic Ireland.

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Kings of Ailech

The Kings of Ailech were the over-kings of the medieval Irish province of Ailech in north-western Ireland.

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Kingship of Tara

The term Kingship of Tara was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara.

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List of High Kings of Ireland

Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had a High King (Ard Rí) based at Tara since ancient times, and compilations like the 11th-century Lebor Gabála Érenn, followed by Early Modern works like the Annals of the Four Masters and Foras Feasa ar Éirinn, purported to trace the line of High Kings.

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List of kings of Meath

In medieval Ireland, the kings of Mide were of the Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Uí Néill. Donnchad Donn and List of kings of Meath are kings of Mide.

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List of rulers of Tyrconnell

This article lists the rulers of Tyrconnell (Irish: Tír Ċonaıll), a medieval Irish kingdom which covered much of what is now County Donegal.

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Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill

Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (Maolsheachlann mac Domhnaill), also called Máel Sechnaill Mór or Máel Sechnaill II (949 – 2 September 1022), was a King of Mide and High King of Ireland. Donnchad Donn and Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill are 10th-century High Kings of Ireland and kings of Mide.

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Muirchertach mac Néill

Muirchertach mac Néill (died 26 February 943), called Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks (Muirchertach na Cochall Craicinn), was a King of Ailech.

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Munster

Munster (an Mhumhain or Cúige Mumhan) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south of the island.

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Niall Glúndub

italic (Modern Irish: italic, 'Niall Black-Knee, son of Áed'; died 14 September 919) was a 10th-century Irish king of the italic and High King of Ireland. Donnchad Donn and Niall Glúndub are 10th-century High Kings of Ireland.

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Norse–Gaels

The Norse–Gaels (Gall-Goídil; Gall-Ghaeil; Gall-Ghàidheil, 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture.

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O'Rourke

O'Rourke (Ó Ruairc) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Leitrim.

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Osraige

Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory.

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Queen regnant

A queen regnant (queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king.

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Síl nÁedo Sláine

Síl nÁedo Sláine are the descendants of Áed Sláine (Áed mac Diarmato), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill.

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Thomond

Thomond (Classical Irish: Tuadhmhumhain; Modern Irish: Tuamhain), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenagh and its hinterland.

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Uí Néill

The Uí Néill (meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405.

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Vikings

Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnchad_Donn

Also known as Donnchad Donn mac Flainn, Donnchadh Donn, Donnchadh Donn mac Flainn.

Donnchad Donn, the Glossary

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10th-century High Kings of Ireland

944 deaths

Kings of Mide

Nobility from County Meath

References