Gaelic and Norse Lords

Cellach (d. 658), son of Máel-Cobo and high-king of Ireland, belonged to the dynasty of Cenél Conaill. His father Máel-Cobo (d. 615), one of the five sons of Áed (qv) son of Ainmere (qv), was high-king…

Cellach (d. 776), son of Dúnchad and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Dúnlainge. His father Dúnchad (qv) (d. 728), ancestor of the lineage of Uí Dúnchada, briefly enjoyed the overkingship of Leinster, but Cellach's…

Cellachán Caisil (‘of Cashel’) (d. 954), son of Buadachán and overking of Munster, was the last notable overking of the dynastic federation of the Éoganachta. Although Cellachán's lineage, Clann Donngaile of Éoganacht Chaisil, had provided several previous kings, his immediate…

Cellach Cualann (d. 715), son of Gerthide and overking of Leinster, was the last and arguably the most colourful representative of the Uí Máil dynasty to hold that dignity. His sobriquet associates him with Cualu, the Bray area in north Wicklow. While Cellach's father Gerthide…

Cennétig (d. 903), son of Gáethíne and king of Loíches, was probably the most distinguished representative of Síl Mescill, the ruling lineage of Loíches Cúile ocus Réta. From their caput at Ráith Baccáin in Mag Réta (Morret Heath near Port Laoise), the forebears of…

Cennétig (d. 951), son of Lorcán and overking of north Munster, was the first representative of the Dál Cais dynasty to achieve prominence at national level. He belonged to the lineage of Uí Thairdelbaig, which in the early tenth century was contesting the kingship of Dál Cais (…

Cenn-Fáelad (d. 675), son of Blathmac and king of Tara, was an early representative of Síl nÁedo Sláine, a dynasty of the Uí Néill confederation. A decade earlier, his father Blathmac (qv) (d. 665) and uncle…

Cerball (d. 888), son of Dúngal and king of Osraige, was certainly among the most distinguished representatives of the dynasty of Dál mBirn. As in the case of his nephew Cennétig (qv) son of Gáethíne, the most detailed account of Cerball's…

Cerball (d. 909), son of Muirecán and overking of Leinster, the last noteworthy ruler of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty before the battle of Clontarf, belonged to the lineage of Uí Fháeláin. His father Muirecán, king of Nás and Airther Liphi (Naas and the eastern Liffey plain), was…

Cian (d. 1015), son of Máel-muad and king of South Munster, belonged to Uí Echach Muman, a dynasty of the Éoganachta. His father, who heads the pedigree of Cenél nÁedo, a lineage of Uí Echach, was his predecessor in the kingship. Cian had at least two brothers, Cathal and…

Cináed (d. 851), son of Conaing and king of Cianachta and north Brega, belonged to the Uí Chonaing lineage of Síl nÁedo Sláine, an Uí Néill dynasty based at Cnogba (Knowth), Co. Meath. His father, Conaing, died (849) as king of Brega. Cináed had at least two brothers; Dúnchad, the…

Cináed Cáech (d. 728), son of Írgalach and king of Tara, belonged to the Uí Chonaing lineage of the Uí Néill dynasty of Síl nÁedo Sláine. His father Írgalach (qv), ruler of Brega, was slain in 702; his mother was Muirenn, a daughter of…

Cináed Kenneth MacAlpin (d. 858), son of Alpín and king of the Scots and Picts, is assigned to the Cenél nGabráin lineage of Dál Riata, although the authenticity of his lineage has been questioned by some modern historians. It seems that Cináed (‘Kenneth’) attained the kingship of…

Colmán Bec (d. 587), son of Diarmait and prominent Uí Néill dynast, is probably to be identified as ancestor of Clann Cholmáin. His father Diarmait (qv) (d. 565) son of Cerball, king of Tara, descended from…

Colmán Már (‘the great’) (d. 555/63), putatively a son of Diarmait and king of Uisnech, is accepted in some sources as eponymous ancestor of Clann Cholmáin, a dynasty of the Uí Néill. His father is identified as Diarmait (qv) (d. 565) son…

Colmán Rímid (‘the counter/computist?’) (d. 604), son of Báetán and overking of the Uí Néill, belonged to the dynasty of Cenél nÉogain. His father Báetán (qv) son of Muirchertach/Mac Ercae (qv…

Conall Cóel (‘the slender’) (d. 654), son of Máel-Cobo and putatively king of Tara, belonged to the dynasty of Cenél Conaill. His father Máel-Cobo, son of Áed (qv) son of Ainmere (qv), and a powerful figure…

Conall Cremthainne (d. 480?), an early dynast of Uí Néill and putatively king of Uisnech, was regarded by the pre-Norman genealogists as the common ancestor of Síl nÁedo Sláine and Clann Cholmáin. Conall (also called Conall Err Breg) is included among the fourteen sons credited to…

Conall Gulban (5th cent.?), an early Uí Néill figure, is eponymous ancestor of the dynasty of Cenél Conaill. He is claimed as a son of Niall Noígiallach (qv), along with thirteen alleged brothers including…

Conchobar (d. 833), son of Donnchad and king of Tara, belonged to the Clann Cholmáin dynasty of the Southern Uí Néill. His father Donnchad Midi (qv) had retained the kingship of Tara till his death (797). His mother was Fuirseach,…

Conchobar (d. 973), son of Tadc and overking of Connacht, belonged to Síl Muiredaig, a lineage of the Uí Briúin Aí dynasty. His father, known as Tadc in Túir (of the tower), had held the overkingship, but died in 956 leaving a province wracked by internal strife. Supremacy…

Congalach Cnogba (d. 956), son of Máel-mithig and king of Tara, belonged to Síl nÁedo Sláine, a Southern Uí Néill dynasty. His achievement is noteworthy not only in that he was the last of his dynasty to reign as overking of Uí Néill but also because he claimed sway over Leinster…

Congal Cennfhota (‘longheaded’) (d. 674), son of Dúnchad and overking of Ulaid, belonged to the dynasty of Dál Fiatach. His father and uncle, Dúnchad and Máel-Cobo, held the overkingship of Ulaid in turn, marking a revival of Dál Fiatach fortunes after the slaying in 637 of…

Congal Cennmagair (d. 710), son of Fergus Fánat and king of Tara, belonged to the dynasty of Cenél Conaill. Although his father did not, it seems, achieve political prominence, his grandfather Domnall (qv) (d. 642) son of…

Congal Cloen (Cáech) (d. 637/9), son of Scandal Sciathlethan and overking of Ulaid, belonged to the Síl Fiachnai lineage of the Dál nAraide (Cruthin) dynasty. Although misplaced in the pre-Norman genealogies (he is attached to a parallel line as a son of Scandal son of Bécc), Congal…