Cummascach mac Fogartaig
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Cummascach mac Fogartaig (died 797) 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
(died 786), the previous king. He ruled from 786 to 797.
The Síl nÁedo Sláine had been subdued in 786 by the high king Donnchad Midi (died 797). Nothing is recorded of Cummascach's reign other than his death in clerical life in 797. He is referred to as rex Deisceirt Breg -King of Southern Brega.
Kings of Brega
-Overview:Brega took its name from Mag Breg, the plain of Brega, in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of the Uí Néill kindred, belonging to the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the Hill of Tara, the site...
of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of 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 Ui Neill
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....
. He was the son of 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), the previous king. He ruled from 786 to 797.
The Síl nÁedo Sláine had been subdued in 786 by the high king Donnchad Midi (died 797). Nothing is recorded of Cummascach's reign other than his death in clerical life in 797. He is referred to as rex Deisceirt Breg -King of Southern Brega.