List of kings of Leinster

Kings of Leinster
Rí Laighin
Map of Leinster, c. 10th century.
Details
Style	Rí Laighin
First monarch	Úgaine Mór
Last monarch	Domhnall Spáinneach mac Murchadha Caomhánach
Formation	Ancient
Abolition	1603 or 1632 (de facto)
Residence	Dún Ailinne
Appointer	Tanistry

The following is a provisional list of the kings of Leinster who ruled the Irish kingdom of Leinster (or Laigin) up to 1632 with the death of Domhnall Spainneach Mac Murrough Caomhanach, the last legitimately inaugurated head of the MacMurrough Kavanagh royal line, though not last of the Leinster royal line. Today's province of Leinster is considerably larger than the former kingdom.

Legendary Kings[]

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Kings of Leinster[]

Laigin, classical antiquity[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Úgaine Mór 634–594 BC	Son of Eochu Buadach	unknown	594 BCE
Lóegaire Lorc 594–592 BC	Son of Úgaine Mór	unknown	592 BCE
592–592 BC	Son of Lóegaire Lorc	unknown	592 BCE
Cobthach Cóel Breg 592–542 BC	Son of Úgaine Mór	unknown	542 BCE
Labraid Loingsech 542–523 BC	Son of	unknown	523 BCE
Cathair Mór 119–122 AD	Son of mac Cormac Gealtach	11 children	122 AD

Uí Cheinnselaig, 5th century[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Fiacha Baicheda mac Cathair Mór –	Son of Cathair Mór	unknown	unknown
–436	Son of Fiacha Baicheda mac Cathair Mór	unknown	436
Énnae Cennsalach mac Labhradh –	Son of	unknown	unknown

Uí Bairrche, 5th century[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
– (claimant)	Son of Dáire Barrach mac Cathair Mór	unknown	unknown
– (claimant)	Son of	unknown	unknown

Uí Enechglaiss, –446[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Mac Cairthinn mac Coelboth –446	Son of Cóelbad	unknown	446

Uí Cheinnselaig, 446–483[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Crimthann mac Énnai 446–483	Son of Énnae Cennsalach	unknown	483

Uí Garrchon, 483–495[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Fincath mac Garrchu 483–485	Son of	unknown	485
Fráech mac Finchada 485–495	Son of Fincath mac Garrchu	unknown	495

Uí Dúnlainge, 495–592[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Ailill mac Dúnlainge 495–527	Son of	unknown	527
527–535	Son of Ailill mac Dúnlainge	unknown	535
535–546	Son of	unknown	546
546–576	Son of	unknown	576
Áed Dub mac Colmáin 576–592	Son of	unknown	639

Uí Máil, 592–595[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Áed Dibchine 592–595	Son of	unknown	595

Uí Cheinnselaig, 595–624[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Brandub mac Echach 595–605	Son of Echu mac Muiredaig	unknown	605
Rónán mac Colmáin 605–624	Son of	unknown	624

Uí Máil, 624–633[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Crimthann mac Áedo 624–633	Son of Áed Dibchine	unknown	633

Uí Dúnlainge, 633–666[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Fáelán mac Colmáin 633–656 656–666	Son of	unknown	666

Uí Cheinnselaig, 656[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Crundmáel Erbuilc 656	Son of Rónán mac Colmáin	unknown	656

Uí Máil, 666���680[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Fiannamail mac Máele Tuile 666–680	Son of	unknown	680

Uí Dúnlainge, 680–693[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Bran Mut mac Conaill 680–693	Son of	unknown	693

Uí Máil, 693–715[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Cellach Cualann 693–715	Son of	unknown	715

Uí Dúnlainge, 715–728[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Murchad mac Brain Mut 715–727	Son of Bran Mut mac Conaill	unknown	727
Dúnchad mac Murchado 727–728	Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut	unknown	728

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 728–738[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Fáelán mac Murchado 728–738	Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut	unknown	738

Uí Dúnlainge, 738[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Bran Becc mac Murchado 738	Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut	unknown	738

Uí Cheinnselaig, 738[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Áed mac Colggen 738	Son of	unknown	738

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 738–760[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Muiredach mac Murchado 738–760	Son of Murchad mac Brain Mut	unknown	760

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 760–776[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Cellach mac Dúnchada 760–776	Son of Dúnchad mac Murchado	unknown	776

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 776–785[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin 776–785	Son of Fáelán mac Murchado	unknown	785

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 785–795[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Bran Ardchenn 785–795	Son of Muiredach mac Murchado	unknown	795

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 795–808[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Fínsnechta Cethardec 795–808	Son of Cellach mac Dúnchada	unknown	808

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 808–818[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Muiredach mac Brain 808–818	Son of Bran Ardchenn	unknown	818

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 818–829[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Muiredach mac Ruadrach 818–829	Son of Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin	unknown	829

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 829–834[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Cellach mac Brain 829–834	Son of Bran Ardchenn	unknown	834

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 834–838[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Bran mac Fáeláin 834–838	Son of	unknown	838

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 838–854[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Lorcán mac Cellaig 838–851	Son of Cellach mac Brain	unknown	unknown
Túathal mac Máele-Brigte 851–854	Son of Muiredach mac Brain	unknown	854

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 854–862[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Ruarc mac Bran 854–862	Son of Bran mac Fáeláin	unknown	862

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 862–863[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Muirecán mac Diarmata 862–863	Son of	unknown	863

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 863–871[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Dúnlaing mac Muiredaig 863–869	Son of Muiredach mac Brain	unknown	869
Ailill mac Dúnlainge 869–871	Son of Dúnlaing mac Muiredaig	unknown	871

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 871–884[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Domnall mac Muirecáin 871–884	Son of Muirecán mac Diarmata	unknown	884

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 884–885[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Muiredach mac Brain 884–885	Son of Bran mac Fáeláin	unknown	885

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 885–909[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Cerball mac Muirecáin 885–909	Son of Muirecán mac Diarmata	unknown	909

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 909–917[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Augaire mac Aililla 909–917	Son of Ailill mac Dúnlainge	unknown	917

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 917–943[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Faelan mac Muiredach 917–942	Son of Muiredach mac Brain	unknown	942
Lorcán mac Fáelán 942–943	Son of Faelan mac Muiredach	unknown	943

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 943–947[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
943–947	Son of	unknown	947

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 947–958[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
947–958	Son of Augaire mac Aililla	unknown	958

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 958–966[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Cellach mac Faelan 958–966	Son of Faelan mac Muiredach	unknown	966

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 966–972[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
966–972	Son of	unknown	972

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 972–978[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
972–978	Son of	unknown	978

Uí Dúnchada (Uí Dúnlainge), 978–1003[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Domnall Claen 978–984	Son of Lorcán mac Fáelán	unknown	984
Donnchad mac Domnall Claen 984–1003	Son of Domnall Claen	unknown	unknown

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 1003–1014[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Máelmórda mac Murchada 1003–1014	Son of	unknown	1014

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 1014–1016[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
1014	Son of	unknown	1014
1014–1016	Son of	unknown	1016

Uí Fáeláin (Uí Dúnlainge), 1016–1018[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
1016–1018	Son of Máelmórda mac Murchada	unknown	1052

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 1018–1033[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
1018–1024	Son of	unknown	1024
1024–1033	Son of	unknown	unknown

Mac Giolla Phádraig (Dál Birn), 1033–1039[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Donnchad mac Gilla Pátraic 1033–1039	Son of Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada	unknown	1039

Uí Muiredaig (Uí Dúnlainge), 1039–1042[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
1039–1042	Son of	unknown	1042

Mac Murchada (Uí Cheinnselaig), 1042–1115[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó 1042–1072	Son of	Derbforgaill, daughter of Donnchad mac Briain	7 February 1072
Murchad mac Diarmata 1052–1070	Son of Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó	unknown	1070
Domnall mac Murchada 1072–1075	Son of Murchad mac Diarmata	unknown	1075
Donnchad mac Domnaill Remair 1075–1089	Son of	unknown	1089
1089–1092	Son of Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó	unknown	1092
Diarmait mac Énna 1092–1098	Son of	unknown	1098
Donnchadh mac Murchada 1098–1115	Son of Murchad mac Diarmata	unknown	1115

Ó Conchobhair Uí Failghe, 1115[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
1115	Son of	unknown	1115

Mac Murchada (Uí Cheinnselaig), 1115–1171[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Diarmait mac Énna meic Murchada 1115–1117	Son of	unknown	1117
Enna mac Donnchada meic Murchada 1117–1126	Son of Donnchadh mac Murchada	unknown	1126
Diarmait mac Murchada 1126–1166 1169–1171	Son of	unknown	1171

Caomhánach, 1171–1603 (Uí Cheinnselaig)[]

Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
Domhnall Caomhánach mac Murchada 1171–1175	Son of Diarmait mac Murchada	unknown	1175
–	Son of Domhnall Caomhánach mac Murchada	unknown	unknown
–1282	Son of	unknown	1282
1282–1314	Son of	unknown	1314
1314–1323	Son of	unknown	1361
1323–1338	Son of	unknown	1338
1338–1347	Son of	unknown	1338
1347–1354	Son of	unknown	1354
Art Mór mac Murchada Caomhánach 1354–1362	Son of	unknown	1362
1362–1369	Son of	unknown	1369
1369–1375	Son of	unknown	1375
Art Mór mac Murchadha Caomhánach 1369–1375	Son of	unknown	1375
Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach 1375–1417	Son of Art Mór mac Murchadha Caomhánach	unknown	1417
1417–1478	Son of Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach	unknown	1478
1478	Son of Gerald mac Murchadha Caomhánach	unknown	1478
1478–1512	Son of	unknown	1512
Art Buidhe mac Murchadha Caomhánach 1512–1517	Son of	unknown	1517
Gerald mac Murchadha Caomhánach 1517–1523	Son of	unknown	1523
1523–1531	Son of	unknown	1531
1531–1547	Son of Art Buidhe mac Murchadha Caomhánach	unknown	1547
1523–1531	Son of	unknown	1531
1531–1557	Son of	unknown	1531
1557–1582	Son of	unknown	1582
Domhnall Spáinneach mac Murchadha Caomhánach 1582–1603	Son of	unknown	1632

See also[]

• List of High Kings of Ireland
• List of Kings of Osraige
• List of kings of Ulster
• List of kings of Connacht
• List of kings of Munster
• List of kings of Mide

Sources[]

• Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, section 26, page 181, Ríg Lagen; http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G800011A/text026.html
• Kings of Leinster Genealogical Tables, pages 288–290,"Irish Kings and High Kings", Francis John Byrne, Dublin, 1973.
• Kings, Saints and Sagas, Alfred. P. Smyth, in Wicklow:History and Society, 1994. ISBN 978-0-906602-30-0
• Kings, the kingship of Leinster and the regnal poems of "laidshencfhas Laigen:a reflection of dynastic politics in Leinster, 650–1150, Edel Bhreathnach, in Seanchas:Studies in Early and Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of Francis John Byrne, ed. Alfred P. Smyth, pp. 299–312, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2000
• Kings of Leinster Genealogical Tables, pages 247–249, "War, Politics and the Irish of Leinster 1156–1606", Emmett O'Bryne, Dublin, 2004.
• Register of Irish Chiefs as compiled by genealogist Sean J. Murphy: http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/chiefs/register.htm

External links[]

• Annals of the Kings of Leinster
• Uí Bairrche by Tracey Clann