Overview

Brega took its name from Mag Breg, the plain of Brega, in modern County Meath

County Meath

County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

, County Louth

County Louth

County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

 and County Dublin

County Dublin

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, Ireland

Ireland

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. They formed part of the Uí Néill

Uí Néill

The Uí Néill are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach , an historical King of Tara who died about 405....

 kindred, belonging to the Síl nÁedo Sláine

Síl nÁedo Sláine

Síl nÁedo Sláine is the name of the descendants of Áed Sláine , son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Conall Cremthainne....

 branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the Hill of Tara

Hill of Tara

The Hill of Tara , located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland...

, the site where the High King of Ireland

High King of Ireland

The High Kings of Ireland were sometimes historical and sometimes legendary figures who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over the whole of Ireland. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken sequence of High Kings, ruling from Tara over a hierarchy of...

 was proclaimed. Brega was bounded on the east by the Irish Sea

Irish Sea

The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man...

 and on the south by the River Liffey

River Liffey

The Liffey is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water, and a range of recreational opportunities.-Name:The river was previously named An Ruirthech,...

. It extended northwards across the River Boyne

River Boyne

The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth. Salmon...

 to the foothills of County Louth

County Louth

County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

. The western boundary, which separated it from the Kingdom of Mide

Kingdom of Mide

Mide , spelt Midhe in modern Irish and anglicised as Meath, was a medieval kingdom in Ireland for over 1,000 years. Its name means "middle", denoting the fact that lay in the middle of Ireland....

, was probably quite fluid and is not accurately known.

Brega was annexed in the 6th century by the Uí Néill. By the middle of the 8th century the Síl nÁedo Sláine had split into two hostile branches: Southern Brega, or the Kingdom of Loch Gabhair

Loch Gabhair

Loch Gabhair meaning "Lake of the Goats" is a townland in the parish of Ratoath, Ireland. It is located between the villages of Ratoath and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Ireland....

, which was ruled by the Uí Chernaig; and Northern Brega, or the Kingdom of Cnogba/Knowth

Knowth

Knowth is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of Brú na Bóinne in the valley of the River Boyne in Ireland.Knowth is the largest of all passage graves situated within the Brú na Bóinne complex. The site consists of one large mound and 17 smaller satellite tombs...

, which was ruled by the Uí Chonaing. Despite this, many kings of Brega ruled over both areas, and thus Brega as a whole, until the kingdom's extinction in the early years of the Norman invasion of Ireland

Norman Invasion of Ireland

The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...

.

Kings of Brega

Persons in bold considered to be High Kings of Ireland.

1. Áed Sláine
   Áed Sláine
   Áed mac Diarmato , called Áed Sláine , was the son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Legendary stories exist of Áed's birth. Saint Columba is said to have prophesied his death...
   
   (died 604) son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill
   Diarmait mac Cerbaill
   Diarmait mac Cerbaill was King of Tara or High King of Ireland. According to traditions, he was the last High King to follow the pagan rituals of inauguration, the ban-feis or marriage to goddess of the land....
   
   
2. Conall Laeg Breg
   Conall Laeg Breg
   Conall Laeg Breg mac Áedo Sláine was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato . He ruled from 604-612...
   
    mac Áedo Sláine (d. 612)
3. Congal mac Áedo Sláine
   Congal mac Áedo Sláine
   Congal mac Áedo Sláine was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato ....
   
    (died 634)
4. Ailill Cruitire
   Ailill Cruitire
   Ailill Cruitire mac Áedo Sláine was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato . His byname meant "harper"....
   
    mac Áedo Sláine (died 634)
5. Blathmac
   Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine
   Blathmac was a son of Áed Sláine. According to the Irish annals he was High King of Ireland.-Sons of Áed Sláine:Blathmac's father Áed Sláine was a son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, the apical ancestor of the southern branches of the Uí Néill kindred which dominated Ireland from the late 6th century...
   
   (died 665) and Diarmait
   Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine
   Diarmait was a son of Áed Sláine. According to the Irish annals he was High King of Ireland.-Sons of Áed Sláine:Diarmait's father Áed Sláine was a son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, the apical ancestor of the southern branches of the Uí Néill kindred which dominated Ireland from the late 6th century...
   
   (died 665), sons of Áed Sláine
6. Conaing Cuirre
   Conaing Cuirre
   Conaing mac Congaile , called Conaing Cuirre, was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congal mac Áedo Sláine , a previous king of Brega...
   
    mac Congaile (died 662)
7. Sechnassach
   Sechnassach
   Sechnassach mac Blathmaic followed his father Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine and uncle Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine as High King of Ireland and King of Brega...
   
   (died 671) son of Blathmac
8. Cenn Fáelad
   Cenn Fáelad
   Cenn Fáelad mac Blathmaic followed his father Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine and his brother Sechnassach as High King of Ireland and king of Brega...
   
   (died 675) son of Blathmac
9. Finsnechta Fledach
   Fínsnechta Fledach
   Fínsnechta Fledach mac Dúnchada was High King of Ireland. Fínsnechta belonged to the southern Síl nÁedo Sláine sept of the Uí Néill and was King of Brega, in modern County Meath, Ireland. He was a grandson of Áed Sláine. His father Dúnchad had died in 659...
   
   (died 695) son of Dúnchad son of Áed Sláine
10. Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
    Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
    Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was the son of Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile , a previous king of Brega. The territory of Brega that he ruled was called Cnogba or North Brega which he ruled from...
    
    (died 696)
11. Irgalach mac Conaing
    Írgalach mac Conaing
    Írgalach mac Conaing Cuirre , also called Írgalach ua Conaing, was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile and brother of Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre , previous kings of Brega...
    
     Cuirre (died 702)
12. Amalgaid mac Congalaig
    Amalgaid mac Congalaig
    Amalgaid mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre...
    
     (died 718)
13. Conall Grant
    Conall Grant
    Conall Grant mac Cernaig was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine . His father Cernach Sotal had died during plague years in 664...
    
     mac Cernaig (died 718)
14. Fogartach
    Fogartach mac Néill
    Fogartach mac Néill , sometimes called Fogartach ua Cernaich, was an Irish king who is reckoned a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill...
    
    (died 724) son of Niall son of Cernach Sotal son of Diarmait
15. Cináed
    Cináed mac Írgalaig
    Cináed mac Írgalaig or Cináed Cáech, "the one-eyed", was an Irish King of Brega who was High King of Ireland.-Background:Cináed was the son of Írgalach mac Conaing , a previous King of Brega...
    
    (died 728) son of Irgalach
16. Conaing mac Amalgado
    Conaing mac Amalgado
    Conaing mac Amalgado was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Amalgaid mac Congalaig , a previous king...
    
     (died 742)
17. Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
    Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
    Indrechtach mac Dungalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the grandson of Conaing Cuirre , a previous king. He ruled from 742 to 748....
    
     (died 748)
18. Dúngal mac Amalgado
    Dúngal mac Amalgado
    Dúngal mac Amalgado was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Amalgaid mac Congalaig and brother of Conaing mac Amalgado , previous kings...
    
     (died 759)
    1. -Coirpre mac Fogartaig
       Coirpre mac Fogartaig
       Coirpre mac Fogartaig was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill ....
       
        (died 771)
19. Congalach mac Conaing
    Congalach mac Conaing
    Congalach mac Conaing was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill...
    
     (died 778)
20. Diarmait mac Conaing
    Diarmait mac Conaing
    Diarmait mac Conaing was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing mac Amalgado and brother of Congalach mac Conaing , previous kings...
    
     (died 786)
21. Flann mac Congalaig
    Flann mac Congalaig
    Flann mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing , a previous king...
    
     (died 812)
22. Cernach mac Congalaig
    Cernach mac Congalaig
    Cernach mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing and brother of Flann mac Congalaig , previous kings...
    
     (died 818)
23. Cummascach mac Congalaig
    Cummascach mac Congalaig
    Cummascach mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing and brother of Flann mac Congalaig and Cernach mac Congalaig , previous kings...
    
     (died 839)
24. Conaing mac Flainn
    Conaing mac Flainn
    Conaing mac Flainn was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Flann mac Congalaig ,a previous kings...
    
     (died 849)
25. Cináed mac Conaing
    Cináed mac Conaing
    Cináed mac Conaing was King of Knowth in the medieval Irish province of Mide, succeeding his father Conaing mac Flainn in 849.Cináed's family belonged to the Knowth, or Uí Chonaing, branch of the Síl nÁedo Sláine, part of the southern branch of the dominant Uí Néill kin group...
    
     (died 851)
26. Flann mac Conaing (died 868)
27. Flannacán mac Cellaig (died 896)
28. Máel Finnia mac Flannacain (died 903)
29. Máel Mithig mac Flannacain (died 919)

Kings of Cnogba/Knowth

List incomplete: see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The Uí Chonaing had earlier been settled around Tailtiu and Ráith Airthir in the valley of the Blackwater; that district was left to another branch of Síl nÁeda Sláne, Síl nDlúthaig upon the conquest of the Ciannachta Breg during the reign of Cináed mac Írgalaig. The title King of Ciannachta

Ciannachta

The Ciannachta were a population group of early historic Ireland. They claimed descent from the legendary figure Tadc mac Cein. They first appear in historical sources in the 6th century, and were found in several parts of the island, including in Brega and Tír Eoghain...

 is first used by this dynasty in the Annals of Ulster in the year 742 and the use of the title King of Cnogba in 818; prior to this, it was a title used by the Ciannachta themselves. Earlier kings can be considered chiefs of the Uí Chonaing.

• Congal mac Áedo Sláine
  Congal mac Áedo Sláine
  Congal mac Áedo Sláine was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato ....
  
  , (died 634)
• Conaing Cuirre
  Conaing Cuirre
  Conaing mac Congaile , called Conaing Cuirre, was a King of Brega from the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congal mac Áedo Sláine , a previous king of Brega...
  
   mac Congaile (a quo Uí Chonaing), (died 662)
• Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
  Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre
  Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was the son of Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile , a previous king of Brega. The territory of Brega that he ruled was called Cnogba or North Brega which he ruled from...
  
  , (died 696)
• Irgalach mac Conaing
  Írgalach mac Conaing
  Írgalach mac Conaing Cuirre , also called Írgalach ua Conaing, was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile and brother of Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre , previous kings of Brega...
  
   Cuirre(died 702)
• Amalgaid mac Congalaig
  Amalgaid mac Congalaig
  Amalgaid mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing Cuirre...
  
  (died 718)
• Cináed
  Cináed mac Írgalaig
  Cináed mac Írgalaig or Cináed Cáech, "the one-eyed", was an Irish King of Brega who was High King of Ireland.-Background:Cináed was the son of Írgalach mac Conaing , a previous King of Brega...
  
  (died 728) son of Irgalach
• Conaing mac Amalgado
  Conaing mac Amalgado
  Conaing mac Amalgado was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Amalgaid mac Congalaig , a previous king...
  
  , (died 742) (rí Ciannachta)
• Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
  Indrechtach mac Dungalaig
  Indrechtach mac Dungalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the grandson of Conaing Cuirre , a previous king. He ruled from 742 to 748....
  
  , (died 748) (rí Ciannachta)
• Dúngal mac Amalgado
  Dúngal mac Amalgado
  Dúngal mac Amalgado was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Amalgaid mac Congalaig and brother of Conaing mac Amalgado , previous kings...
  
   (died 759)
• Congalach mac Conaing
  Congalach mac Conaing
  Congalach mac Conaing was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill...
  
  , d. 778 (rí Ciannachta)
• Diarmait mac Conaing
  Diarmait mac Conaing
  Diarmait mac Conaing was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conaing mac Amalgado and brother of Congalach mac Conaing , previous kings...
  
   (died 786)
• Flann mac Congalaig
  Flann mac Congalaig
  Flann mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing , a previous king...
  
   (died 812) (rí Ciannachta)
• Cernach mac Congalaig
  Cernach mac Congalaig
  Cernach mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing and brother of Flann mac Congalaig , previous kings...
  
   (died 818) (rí Cnodba)
• Cummascach mac Congalaig
  Cummascach mac Congalaig
  Cummascach mac Congalaig was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Congalach mac Conaing and brother of Flann mac Congalaig and Cernach mac Congalaig , previous kings...
  
   (died 839) (rí Ciannachta)
• Conaing mac Flainn
  Conaing mac Flainn
  Conaing mac Flainn was a King of Brega from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Flann mac Congalaig ,a previous kings...
  
   (died 849) (rí Brega)
• Cináed mac Conaing
  Cináed mac Conaing
  Cináed mac Conaing was King of Knowth in the medieval Irish province of Mide, succeeding his father Conaing mac Flainn in 849.Cináed's family belonged to the Knowth, or Uí Chonaing, branch of the Síl nÁedo Sláine, part of the southern branch of the dominant Uí Néill kin group...
  
  , d. 851 (rí Ciannachta)
• Flann mac Conaing (died 868) (rí Brega)
• Flannacan mac Cellach (descendant of Congalach), d. 896 (rí Brega)
• Máel Finnia mac Flannacán, d. 903 (rí Brega)
• Máel Mithig mac Flannacán, d. 919 (rí Cnogba)
• Congalach
  Congalach Cnogba
  Conghalach Cnoghbha was High King of Ireland, according to the lists in the Annals of the Four Masters, from around 944 to 956...
  
  mac Mael Mithig (rí Cnogba), d. 956

Kings of Lagore/Deiscert Breg (South Brega)

List incomplete: see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The title King of Southern Brega does not appear in the Annals of Tigernach until 729 and in the Annals of Ulster until 751. Earlier rulers can be considered rulers of the Uí Chernaig sept of Síl nÁedo Sláine

Síl nÁedo Sláine

Síl nÁedo Sláine is the name of the descendants of Áed Sláine , son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Conall Cremthainne....

.

• Niall mac Cernaig Sotal
  Niall mac Cernaig Sotal
  Niall mac Cernaig Sotal was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine...
  
  , (died 701)
• Maine mac Néill
  Maine mac Néill
  Maine mac Néill was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the son of Niall mac Cernaig Sotal and great-grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine ....
  
  , (died 712)
• Conall Grant
  Conall Grant
  Conall Grant mac Cernaig was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine . His father Cernach Sotal had died during plague years in 664...
  
   mac Cernaig, (died 718)
• Fogartach mac Néill
  Fogartach mac Néill
  Fogartach mac Néill , sometimes called Fogartach ua Cernaich, was an Irish king who is reckoned a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill...
  
  , (died 724)
• Cathal mac Néill
  Cathal mac Néill
  Cathal mac Néill or Cathal Cerr or Cathal Corc was a king of Southern Brega at Lagore. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was the son of Niall mac Cernaig Sotal and great-grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine...
  
  , (died 729)
• Cathal mac Áeda
  Cathal mac Áeda
  Cathal mac Áeda was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. He was the son of Áed Laigin mac Néill and great-great grandson of the high king Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine . His father had been slain at the Battle of Allen in the great defeat of the Ui Neill...
  
  , (died 737) (rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Cernach mac Fogartaig
  Cernach mac Fogartaig
  Cernach mac Fogartaig was a king in southern Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill...
  
  , (died 738)
• Fergus mac Fogartaig
  Fergus mac Fogartaig
  Fergus mac Fogartaig was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill . He ruled from 738 to 751....
  
  , (died 751
  751
  Year 751 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 751 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Pepin the Short is elected as king of the...
  
  ) (rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Coirpre mac Fogartaig
  Coirpre mac Fogartaig
  Coirpre mac Fogartaig was a King of Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king Fogartach mac Néill ....
  
  , (died 771) (rí Brega)
• Niall mac Conaill
  Niall mac Conaill
  Niall mac Conaill was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Conall Grant mac Cernaig who had contended for the rule of all Brega in the 710's...
  
  , (died 778) (rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Máel Dúin mac Fergusa
  Máel Dúin mac Fergusa
  Máel Dúin mac Fergusa was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus mac Fogartaig , a previous king of South Brega, and grandson of the high-king Fogartach mac Néill...
  
  , (died 785
  785
  Year 785 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The article denomination 785 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years...
  
  ) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Fogartach mac Cummascaig
  Fogartach mac Cummascaig
  Fogartach mac Cummascaig was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the grandson of the high-king Fogartach mac Néill...
  
   (died 786) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Cummascach mac Fogartaig
  Cummascach mac Fogartaig
  Cummascach mac Fogartaig was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fogartach mac Cummascaig , the previous king. He ruled from 786 to 797....
  
   (died 797) (rí Deiscert Breg)
• Ailill mac Fergusa
  Ailill mac Fergusa
  Ailill mac Fergusa was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus mac Fogartaig and brother of Máel Dúin mac Fergusa , previous kings. he ruled from 797-800.The annals record that he died from being...
  
  , (died 800
  800
  Year 800 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. It was around this time that the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years, so from this time on, the years began being known as 800 and onwards.- Europe :* December 25 - Pope Leo III...
  
  ) (rí Deiscert Breg)
• Cernach mac Fergusa
  Cernach mac Fergusa
  Cernach mac Fergusa was a King of in South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill...
  
   (died 805) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Conall mac Néill (died 815) (rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Fogartach mac Cernaig (died 815) (leth-rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Óengus mac Máele Dúin (died 825) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Diarmait mac Néill (died 826) (rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Cairpre mac Máele Dúin (died 836) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Tigernach mac Fócartai
  Tigernach mac Fócartai
  Tigernach mac Fócartai , also called Tigernach of Lagore, was King of Lagore.-Background:Tigernach belonged to the Uí Chernaig branch of the once-powerful Síl nÁedo Sláine kindred, part of the southern Uí Néill. His great-great-grandfather Fogartach mac Néill had been High King of Ireland...
  
  , (died 865) (rí Locha Gabor, lethrí Breg)
• Diarmait mac Etersceili (died 868) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Máel Sechnaill mac Néill (died 870) (leth-rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Tolarg mac Cellaig (died 888) (leth-rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Máel Ograi mac Congalaig (died 908) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Fogartach mac Tolairg (died 916) (rí Desceirt Breagh)
• Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) (rí Locha Gabor)
• Gilla Mo Chonna mac Fogartach mac Ciarmac (rí Deiscert Breg), d. 1013