Cenn Fáelad mac Colgan
Cenn Fáelad was of Uí Briúin Seóla (Baldwin LaI).
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 682.
This date is given by Baldwin (LaI). It is recorded in The Annals of Ulster (U682.1), and the Annals of Tigernach (T682.1): “The slaying of Cennfaelad son of Colgu, king of Connacht, and Ulcha Derg O Caellaige of the Conmaicne of Cúil, slew him after his house had been stormed by the Conmaicne.” The Annals of Inisfallen record it in 681.
Relationships
Father: Colgú.
This relationship is given by Baldwin (LaI) and by Jaski (p. 144). It is recorded in the annals. Baldwin states the genealogies in earlier generations are confused. Jaski gives Colgu as son of Aed, son of Senach, son of Dauí Tengae Umaí.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: unknown.
Children:
References
Annals of Inisfallen (Seán Mac Airt ed.). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2002/2008).
Annals of Tigernach (Donnchadh Ó Corráin, compiler). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 1996)
The Annals of Ulster (Pádraig Bambury, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2000).
Baldwin, Stewart. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ancestor table. (Hosted at Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Accessed 23 May 2014).
Jaski, Bart. “The traditional rule of succession in early Ireland” (Ph.D. thesis, Trinity College Dublin, 1994). Appendix 2, Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties. Online PDF:
https://www.academia.edu/4144299/Genealogical_tables_of_medieval_Irish_royal_dynasties