Dub Calgaid mac Laidcnén
Dub Calgaid mac Laidcnén (died 769) was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of South Leinster. He belonged to the Sil Chormaic sept of this branch of the Laigin and specifically to a branch which took over leadership of the Uí Dróna -the baronies of Idrone in modern County Carlow. His last paternal ancestor to hold the throne was his great great grandfather Crundmáel Erbuilc (died 655)[1] He was the brother of Donngal mac Laidcnén (died 761). He ruled from 761 to 769.
The Uí Cheinnselaig became involved in a period of infighting and in 769 Dub Calgaid was defeated and slain at the Battle of Ferns by his successor Cennselach mac Brain (died 770) of the Sil Máeluidir sept.[2]
Notes
- ^ Mac Niocaill, pg.128, fig.22
- ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 769.2, Mac Niocaill pg.130
References
- Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
- Gearoid Mac Niocaill (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
- Book of Leinster,Rig Hua Cendselaig at [2] at University College Cork
External links
- CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
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