Muyredah Mac Brain [1] ( dr. Irl. Muiredach mac Brain ; died in 818 ) is the co-ruler of Leinster (805–806 and 808–818) from the Wu Dunlinge clan. He ruled in conjunction with his second cousin Muyredah poppy Ruadrah .
| Muiredah Mack Brown | |||||||
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| Dr. Irl. Muiredach mac Brain | |||||||
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| Together with | Muyredah poppy Ruadrah | ||||||
| Predecessor | Finsnecht Four-Eyed | ||||||
| Successor | Finsnecht Four-Eyed | ||||||
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| Together with | Muyredah poppy Ruadrah | ||||||
| Predecessor | Finsnecht Four-Eyed | ||||||
| Successor | Muyredah poppy Ruadrah | ||||||
| Birth | |||||||
| Death | 818 | ||||||
| Kind | Woo Dunlinge | ||||||
| Father | Bran Ardhenn | ||||||
| Children | sons: Tuatal , Dunling , Arthur | ||||||
Biography
Muyredah was one of the sons of the ruler of Leinster Bran Ardhenn [2] [3] . The sept to which Muiredah belonged was named after his grandfather Wu Muiredig. The residence of its rulers was in Maistiu (modern Mullagmaste ) [4] .
King Bran Ardhenn was brutally murdered in 795 with his wife Aitn [5] [6] . The organizer of this assassination, Finsnecht the Four-Eyed , took control of the Leinster throne and freely ruled the kingdom until the year 804. However, this year he came into conflict with the High King of Ireland, Aed, the Initiate of the Kenel Eoghine family [7] . In this and the following years, the supreme king invaded Leinster several times. During the last campaign, committed in 805, Aed expelled Finsnecht from the kingdom. He found refuge at the court of Connaught king Muirgius poppy Tommaltaig . On the Leinster throne, the supreme king elevated Muyredah poppy Ruadraha from the septa Ui Faelayn and his second cousin Muyredah poppy Brown [8] . Together they began to rule the kingdom, but already in 806 Finsnecht, with the help of the troops provided to him by the ruler of Connaught, invaded Leinster. The ousted king defeated the army in the battle, led by Muyredah poppy Ruadrah and his brother Diarmait. This victory allowed Finsnecht to regain his power over the Leinster lands [9] [10] [11] .
Finsnecht the Four-Eyed died in 808 [12] , and the Leinster throne again passed to Muyredah poppy Ruadrach [2] [3] [11] . Muyredah poppy Brian is not mentioned in the royal lists preserved in the Leinster Book , where Muyredah poppy Ruadrah was named the sole ruler of the kingdom [13] . However, in the Irish annals he is called the co-regent king ( dr. Irl. Leth-ri ) [10] .
The annals report on the battle that took place in 814 between the army led by the unnamed sons of Bran Ardhenn and the army of Wu Hennselaig (South Leinster) led by King Catal Mack Dunlinge . The victory in the battle was won by the sons of Bran Ardhenn [14] , who were supposed to be Muiredah poppy Brian and his brother Kellah [10] [11] .
Muiredah poppy Brian died in 818 [10] [15] . Despite the attempt of the High King of Ireland, Aed the Initiate, to enthrone new rulers, called the “grandchildren of Bran Ardhenn” in the annals, Muiredah poppy Ruadrah managed to retain power and become the sole ruler of the kingdom [10] [16] .
Two sons of Muyredah poppy Brown, Tuatal and Dunling , as well as their father, were the rulers of all Leinster [2] [3] . Another son of Muyredah, who died in 847, Arthur, is named in the Irish annals by King Iartair Lifi (the western part of the Liffey River Valley ) [17] .
Notes
- ↑ Also known as King Leinster Muiredah II.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 326.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Charles-Edwards TM, 2000 , p. 619-620.
- ↑ Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 155 and 176.
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 795.1); Annals of Inishfalllen (year 795.1); Annals of the Four Masters (year 790.7).
- ↑ A New History of Ireland. Volume I. Prehistoric and Early Ireland / Ó Cróinín D. - Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2008 .-- P. 671–674. - ISBN 978-0-1992-2665-8 .
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 804.10); Annals of the Four Masters (year 799.9 and 10); The Scottish Chronicle (year 804).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 805.7); Annals of the Four Masters (year 800.16).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 806.4); Annals of the Four Masters (year 801.7).
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 186-188.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Byrne-Rothwell D. The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes . - House of Lochar, 2010 .-- Vol. 2. - P. 19-20. - ISBN 978-1-9048-1703-1 .
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 808.6); Annals of the Four Masters (year 803.4); The Scottish Chronicle (year 808).
- ↑ Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála . - Vol. I. - P. 182. Archived on May 25, 2014. Archived May 25, 2014 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 814.8).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 818.1); Annals of the Four Masters (year 813.6); The Scottish Chronicle (year 818).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (years 818.6 and 819.1).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 847.8); Annals of the Four Masters (year 845.8).
Literature
- Byrne F. D. Kings and supreme rulers of Ireland. - SPb. : Eurasia , 2006 .-- 368 p. - ISBN 5-8071-0169-3 .
- Charles-EdwardsTM Early Christian Ireland . - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press , 2000 .-- 728 p. - ISBN 978-0-5213-6395-2 .