Ailill mac Cathail
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Ailill mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (d. 701)[1] was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl (d. 665) and brother of his predecessor Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (d. 696).[2]
Though mentioned in the annals as king[3] and in the saga The Story of the Finding of Cashel[4], he is omitted from lists in the Laud Synchronisms and the Book of Leinster[5]. Also in the list of signatories to the signing of Adomnan's Law of the Innocents at Birr in 697; he is only mentioned as king of Mag Feimin while Eterscél mac Máele Umai (d. 721) is named king of Munster.
Ailil had three sons: Fogantach, Aonghus and Dubhda but none of his descendants were kings.
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- Annals of Tigernach
- T.M.Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland
- Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings
- Book of Leinster,{MS folio 150a} Fland cecinit.
- Book of Munster,Rev.Eugene O'Keeffe
- Laud Synchronisms
- The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
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Ailill mac Cathail
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| Preceded by Finguine mac Cathail |
King of Munster c. 696 – 701 with Eterscél mac Máele Umai (c. 696–701) }} |
Succeeded by Eterscél mac Máele Umai |
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