620s in Ireland
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[edit] 620
- Death of Saint Finbarr (born c. 550), Bishop of Cork and patron saint for the city and diocese of Cork.
[edit] 621
- The murder of the relatives of Baetan at Magh Slécht
[edit] 622
- Battle of Cennbag (at Cambo, modern County Roscommon)
- Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin becomes king of Connacht on the death of his father who was slain at the Battle of Cennbag.
- Death of Colmán mac Cobthaig, Uí Fiachrach king of Connacht[1]
[edit] 623
- Suibne Menn or Suibne mac Fiachnai (died 628) was an Irish king who is counted as a High King of Ireland and ended his reign in 623.
[edit] 624
- Domnall mac Áedo (died 642) was a son of Áed mac Ainmuirech; he was High King of Ireland from 624 until his death. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill kindred of the northern Uí Néill.
[edit] 625
- Death of Rónán mac Colmáin[2] was a King of Leinster following Brandub mac Echach (died 603).[3] He belonged to the Uí Cheinnselaig and was the son of Colmán mac Cormaicc.[4] The later Leinster king Crundmáel Erbuilc mac Rónáin (d. 655) was his son.
[edit] 626
- Fiachnae mac Báetáin was killed at the Battle of Leithet Midind, defeated by Fiachnae mac Demmáin of the Dál Fiatach.[5]
[edit] 627
- Possible year of birth of Saint Adomnán of Iona
- Death of Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach, king of Munster.
[edit] 628
- Possible year of birth of Saint Adomnán of Iona
[edit] 629
- The Battle of Carn Feradaig (Carhernarry, County Limerick); Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin, king of Connacht suffered a defeat at the hands of the Munster king Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib.
[edit] References
- ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
- ^ all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
- ^ The Book of Leinster gives him a reign of 10 years as King of Leinster and 20 years as King of Ui cennseleig
- ^ Byrne, Table 10.
- ^ Byrne, pp. 111 & 287.
[edit] Works cited
- Byrne, Francis John, Irish Kings and High-Kings. Batsford, London, 1973. ISBN 0-7134-5882-8.
