Congalach Knogba ( Congalach Knogba poppy Mael Mitig ; irl. Congalach Cnogba mac Máel Mithig ; died in 956 ) - King of Nauta ( Northern Bregui ) ( 929 - 956 ) and High King of Ireland ( 944 - 956 ). Mentioned as the supreme king of Ireland in the Annals of Ulster and the Annals of the Four Masters .
| Kongalah Knogba | |||||||
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| Irl. Congalach Cnogba | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Flann Mack Mael Finn | ||||||
| Successor | Muirhertach poppy Kongalach | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Donnhad Donn | ||||||
| Successor | Domnall Wa Neill | ||||||
| Birth | |||||||
| Death | 956 Dun Eileen Castle in modern county Kildare | ||||||
| Kind | Seal Aedo Slane | ||||||
| Father | Mael Mitig Mack Flannacine | ||||||
| Mother | League | ||||||
| Spouse | 1) Ene 2) Deichter | ||||||
| Children | sons: Muirhertach and Domnall daughters: Dirbayl and Mirin | ||||||
Content
Biography
Origin
Kongalah Knogba belonged to the dynasty of , one of the branches of the South Ui Neil . Representatives of the Aedo Forces Slane ruled over two kingdoms of Breguet, Nautom and Lagorom [1] . Several of its members in the VI-VIII centuries owned the title of supreme kings of Ireland. The last of these kings was Kinaed poppy Irgalayg , who died in 728 [2] . Then this dynasty weakened and for a long time did not play any role either among the Wye Neils or in the history of Ireland . The forces of Aedo Slane became dominant again after the supreme king Kongalakh Knogba came to power.
Kongalah Knogba came from the Wye Koning clan, one of the two parts of the Force Aedo Slane, whose family owned the kingdom of Naut, located on the north bank of the Liffey River [2] . The residence of the rulers of Nauta was located on the territory of the ancient Irish mound of the same name [3] .
Kongalach Knogba was a descendant of the tenth generation of the High King of Ireland Aed Slane ( 598 - 604 ), the founder of the clan [1] . On the maternal side, Congalach was associated with Clann Holmain , a branch of the South Wye Neil: his mother's grandfather was the High King of Ireland Flann Sinn ( 847/848 - 916 ), and his uncle - the High King Donnhad Donne ( 919 - 944 ).
However, the “ Inishfalllen Annals ” cite a different genealogy: the family tree of Kongalaha Knogba mentions the enemy Wu Neil, Ruaidri Wa Canannáin ( Ir. Ruaidrí ua Canannáin ) from Kenel Conayl , although this may be a mistake for the census tellers.
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In 919, King Breguy Mael Mitig Mack Flannacine died with High King Niall Glundub in a battle with the Vikings . In 929, Kongalah became king of North Brega (Nouta).
The Irish annals report frequent wars of Congalach (as King Bregui) with their neighbors, and then wars as the supreme king of Ireland with rebellious vassals. In this case, alliances were often made with the Vikings - the biggest enemies of the Irish - including, and with the King of the Dublin Vikings, Olav (Amlaib) Kvaran ( Irl. Amlaíb Cuarán ). However, the alliances with the Vikings were not strong and from allies they quickly turned into enemies with whom Kongalah waged war. At this time, the Vikings again captured significant territories in Ireland, including Dublin and the lands around it.
Kongalah Knogba died during the war with the Leinster kingdom and the Dublin Vikings in 956, ambushed near Dun Eileen Castle in the modern county of Kildare .
Family and Children
Kongalah Knogba was twice married:
- Ene (d. 953), daughter of Fergal poppy Domnaylla
- Deichter, daughter of Beollan Mack Karmaika
From the two wives, Kongalah had two sons and two daughters:
- Muirhertach (d. 964 ), king of the North Brega (956–964)
- Domnall (d. 976 ), king of North Brega (964–976)
- Deerbeil (d. 1013 ), wife of Conkhobar Wy Failgi
- Mirin (d. 979 ), abbess in Kildare
His grandson, Congalach poppy Domnayll (died in 977 ), was killed by the King of Dublin, Olav Kvaran.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 318.
- ↑ 1 2 Charles- EdwardsTM Cináed mac Írgalaig (d. 728) // Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . - Oxford University Press , 2004. Archived July 14, 2014.
- ↑ Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 70.
Literature
- Byrne F. D. Kings and supreme rulers of Ireland. - SPb. : Eurasia , 2006 .-- 368 p. - ISBN 5-8071-0169-3 .
- McCarthy, Dan, “The Chronology of the Irish Annals” in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 1998, pp. 203–255 (pdf).
- Woolf, Alex, Pictish Matriliny Reconsidered in The Innes Review, volume XLIX, no. 2 (Fall 1998), pp. 147–167. ISSN 0020-157X