Colmán Bec
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Colmán Bec mac Diarmato (died 585)[1] was a King of Uisnech in Mide. He was the son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died 565), the high king of Ireland and also king of Uisnech and brother of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 557).[2] He ruled Uisnech from 565-585.[3]
In 566 Colman participated in an expidition to the Hebrides with the King of Dál Riata Conall mac Comgaill (died 573).[4] In 572 Colman Bec attacked Munster but was defeated at the Battle of Feimin (Tipperary Co.) by the Munster king Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn(died 577).[5] Many of the men of Meath were slain but Colman managed to escape the battle.[6]
Colman then appears in the annals making a bid for the high kingship of Ireland. In 584 the high king Báetán mac Ninneda of the Cenél nEógain was killed at Léim ind Eich by Colman's son Cuiméne and his cousin Cuiméne son of Librén at the instigation of Colman.[7] A king list by Marianus Scotus names Colmán Bec as high king jointly with Áed mac Ainmuirech (died 596) of the Cenél Conaill but he is not mentioned in other king lists nor given this title in the annals.[8] In 585 Colman was slain at the battle of Belach Daithe won by Áed mac Ainmuirech.[9]His cousin Librén son of Illand was also slain.
Colmán Bec was possibly identical with Colmán Már, the distinction arising out of 8th century politics. [10] Colman Bec was ancestor of the Caílle Follamain dynasty of Meath originally referred to as Clann Cholmáin Bicc. His son Óengus mac Colmáin Bec (died 621) was also a king of Uisnech.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
- ^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, Table 3
- ^ the Laud Synchronisms give him a reign of 21 years
- ^ Annals of Ulster AU 567.2,568.1
- ^ Annals of Ulster AU 573.1; Annals of Tigernach AT 572.1
- ^ the Annals of Innisfallen AI 573.1 claim he was slain in this battle
- ^ Annals of Ulster AU 586.1; Annals of Tigernach AT 584.1
- ^ T.M.Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland , pg.485-486
- ^ Annals of Ulster AU 587.2; Annals of Tigernach AT 585.1; locations for this battle include Ballaghanea,Co.Cavan and Farbill,Co.Westmeath per Onomasticon Goedelicum
- ^ Byrne, pg.xvii
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[edit] References
- Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Annals of the Four Masters at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Annals of Innisfallen at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
- Book of Leinster,Rig Uisnig at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Laud Synchronisms at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
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