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Brion |
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King of Connacht |
| Birth |
Dalriada, Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 453 |
| Notes |
- http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal«b»08088«/b»
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connachta
«b»http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps10/ps10_312.htm«/b»
Brion was a half-brother of the famous Niall of the Nine Hostages.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~greenefamily/lape/pafg176.htm#36992
Source: Ahnentafel for Edward III of England; Buell001.zip; Scotclan.txt *z; It's all Relative! Entries: 54215 Updated: Wed Aug 7 15:33:09 2002 Contact: michael rugg; http://www.magma.ca/~mmackay/dalriada.html
«b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_(Irish)«/b»
«b»Brión mac Echach Muigmedóin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brión«/b» (or «b»Brían«/b»), son of «u»Eochaid Mugmedón «/u», was a legendary and possibly historical Irish king. The older half-brother of «u»Niall of the Nine Hostages «/u» and one of the three brothers whose descendants were known as the «u»Connachta «/u», Brión is said to have been king of «u»Connacht «/u». According to the traditional Irish chronology, his father died in 362.«u»[2]«/u» Brión's descendants, the «u»Uí Briúin «/u», gave rise to many «u»Kings of Connacht «/u» and its ruling families over the next thousand years. A descendant of his via the «u»Uí Briúin Ai «/u» was «u»Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair «/u», who became «u»High King of Ireland «/u» in 1166.
"The Violent Death of Crimthann mac Fidaig and of the Three Sons of Eochaid Muigmedón" gives the story of the sons of Eochaid Mugmedón. According to this saga, Brión was the favorite son of his mother «u»Mongfind «/u», sister of «u»Crimthann mac Fidaig «/u» (d. 367), the king of «u»Munster «/u». She wanted Brión to succeed Eochaid but upon his death, war broke out with her stepson Niall Noigiallach (d. 405). When she realized the war was not going in her favor she arranged for Crimthann to become high king and sent Brión away to learn soldiering. On Brión's return after seven years, Mongfind poisoned her brother in order to get the throne for Brión.
However, Niall acquired the throne and made Brión his champion and levier of his rents and hostages. Brión took the throne of Connacht leading to war with his brother «u»Fiachrae «/u». Brión defeated Fiachrae at the Battle of Damchluain (near «u»Tuam «/u», «u»County Galway «/u») who was taken captive to Tara. However, Fiachrae's son «u»Nath Í «/u» rallied forces and defeated Brión who was slain at a second Battle of Damchluain. Brión was buried at Ross Camm. Fiachrae was released and became the new king of Connacht.«u»[«/u»
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I60062 |
Glenn Cook Family |
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- [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).
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