Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600 ) was a King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin . He was the son of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 555 /558), also King of Uisnech.[ 1] 587 to 600 .[ 2]
The Marianus Scotus king list names Suibne mac Colmáin as High King of Ireland.[ 3] Baile Chuind [ 4] Geashill , County Offaly)[ 5] [ 6] Áed Sláine mac Diarmato (died 604 ) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine , treacherously according to the Life of St. Columba by Adomnán .[ 7]
Suibne's sons Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni (died 635 ) and Máel Dóid mac Suibni (died 653 ) were also kings of Uisnech. His daughter Uasal ingen Suibni (died 643 ) married Fáelán mac Colmáin (died 666 ?), King of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge .
Notes
^ Byrne, Table 3; Charles-Edwards, Appendix III; Mac Niocaill, pg.80
^ the Laud Synchronisms and Book of Leinster give him a reign of 18 years
^ Charles-Edwards, pg.486
^ Charles-Edwards, pg.493
^ Onomasticon Goedelicum, B, b. (bri) dam, near Geashill ^ Onomasticon Goedelicum, S, suane, a r. on which was Bri Dam, v. Bri Dam, near Geashill ^ Annals of Ulster AU 600.2; Annals of Tigernach AT 598.3
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References
Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork Annals of Ulster at *CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
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 Uisnig at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork Laud Synchronisms at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Hogan, SJ, Edmund (1910), Onomasticon Goedelicum
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