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Ailill mac Áedo Róin

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Ailill mac Áedo Róin (died 639) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the son of Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), a previous king.[1]

He is listed as king in the Book of Leinster king list and is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare.[2] He may have ruled from 604 to 639.[3]

The annals only record his death date.[4] Future kings were to descend from his uncle Máel Uma.[citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ^ Mac Niocaill, pg.92
  2. ^ Byrne, pg.153-154
  3. ^ Book of Leinster king lists give him a reign of 24 years
  4. ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 639.6; Annals of Tigernach, AT 641.8

See also

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References

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  • Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
  • Annals of Tigernach at [2] at University College Cork
  • Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
  • Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
  • Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at [3] at University College Cork
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