Donngal mac Laidcnén

Donngal mac Laidcnén (died 761) 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 ruled from 758 to 761.

Donngal faced an attack by the Osraige under their king Anmchad mac Con Cherca. He suffered an initial defeat at Gowran in 759.^[2] In 761 Donngal was defeated and slain at the Battle of Belach Gabraín (pass of Gowran in east-central Osraige) versus the Osraige.^[3] He was succeeded by his brother Dub Calgaid mac Laidcnén (died 769).^[4]

His son Cellach Tosach mac Donngaile (died 809) was also a King of Uí Cheinnselaig.

Notes

1. ^ Mac Niocaill, pg.128, fig.22
2. ^ Annals of Tigernach,AT 759.6
3. ^ Annals of Ulster,AU 761.3; AT 761.2, Mac Niocaill, pg.130
4. ^ Book of Leinster,Rig Hua Cendselaig

References

• Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
• Annals of Tigernach at [2] at University College Cork
• Gearoid Mac Niocaill (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
• Book of Leinster,Rig Hua Cendselaig at [3] at University College Cork

External links

• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

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