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Name |
Bressal B?lach Macfiachu Ba King of Leinster |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
436 |
Person ID |
I117071 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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- Brian Tompsett
http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal09781
Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/
Jim Kinsella (jim@kinsella.org) Ancient Kinsella Lineage
http://kinsella.org/history/famline.htm
"Information taken from O'Hart's "Irish Pedigrees" and Rev. P.L.O'Toole's"History of the Clan O'Toole" "
The Kinsella Homepage http://www.kinsella.org/
Jim Kinsella, the son of John Kinsella (who collected the information),son of Daniel Kinsella.
"91. Breasal Bealach (large lipped): his son; was the 2nd Christian Kingof Leinster. Had following sons:
1. Labhradh, who is described below
2. Enna Niadh, who begins family of O'Tooles
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The ancient kings of Leinster (Ui Cinnsealaigh = Hy Kinsella) hadfortresses or royal residences at Dinn Righ, near the river Barrow,between Carlow and Leighlin; at Naas, in Kildare; and, in after times atthe city of Ferns in Wexford, which was their capital; and also at OldRoss in Wexford; and at Ballymoon in Carlow. The Ui Cinnsealaigh wereinaugurated as kings of Leinster at a place called Cnoc-an-Bhogha,attended by O'Nolan, who was the King's Marshal, and Chief of Forth inCarlow; by O'Doran, Chief Brehon of Leinster; and by MacKeogh, theirChief Bard.
The major Leinster families begin to split off at this point."
Kinsella continues with the line of Labhradh: son of Breasal Bealach.
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