Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig

Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig

Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig(d.742) [all dates per "The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy] was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan(d.723), a previous king. [Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings", Table 20] He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Briúin. His sobriquet Balb means "Stammerer".

Aed is mentioned as king in both the king-lists and the annals. He ruled from 735-742 but nothing is known of his reign.

Notes

ee also

*Kings of Connacht

References

* "Annals of Tigernach"
* "Annals of Ulster"
* Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings"
* "Laud Synchronisms"
* "The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]


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