Ailill mac Áedo Róin

Ailill mac Áedo Róin (died 639) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the son of Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), a previous king.[1]

He is listed as king in the Book of Leinster king list and is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare.[2] He may have ruled from 604 to 639.[3]

The annals only record his death date.[4] Future kings were to descend from his uncle Máel Uma.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mac Niocaill, pg.92
  2. ↑ Byrne, pg.153-154
  3. ↑ Book of Leinster king lists give him a reign of 24 years
  4. ↑ Annals of Ulster, AU 639.6; Annals of Tigernach, AT 641.8

See also

References

  • Annals of Ulster at at University College Cork
  • Annals of Tigernach at at University College Cork
  • Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
  • Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
  • Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at at University College Cork

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.