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Cellach mac Máele Coba (died 658) was an Irish king and is said to have been High King of Ireland. Cellach was the son of Máel Coba mac Áedo (died 615) and belonged to the Cenél Conaill branch of the northern Uí Néill.〔Byrne, Table 4; Charles-Edwards, Appendix IV; Mac Niocaill, pg.153〕 According to the Irish annals derived from the ''Chronicle of Ireland'', he may have been High King, jointly with his brother Conall Cóel, following the death of his uncle Domnall mac Áedo in 642. The ''Annals of Ulster'' for 643 say:〔''Annals of Ulster'', AU 643.7〕 Here there is doubt as to who reigned after Domnall. Some historiographers say that four kings, namely Cellach and Conall Cóel and the two sons of Áed Sláine, namely Diarmait and Blathmac, ruled in shared reigns. All four putative successors to Domnall had been his allies at the great Battle of Mag Roth in 637, where Congal Cáech was defeated at the authority of the Uí Néill re-established, and it is not implausible that all four ruled together. He ruled from 643-654〔king lists in ''Book of Leinster'' give him 15 year reign and ''Laud Synchronisms'' 14 years〕 The king lists give Cellach and Conall as reigning before Diarmait and Blathmac.〔Charles-Edwards, pg.485〕 Both Cellach and Conall are omitted from the earliest king list-a late 7th century poem ''Baile Chuinn''.〔Charles-Edwards, pg.484〕 A challenge to their authority occurred in the north when their cousin Óengus mac Domnaill was defeated and killed at the Battle of Dún Cremthainn by Conall and Cellach in 650.〔AU 650.2; ''Annals of Tigernach'', AT 650.2; Mac Niocaill, pg.98〕 Conall Cóel was killed by Diarmait in 654 while Cellach died in 658, perhaps at Bru na Bóinne.〔AU 654.1, 658.1; AT 657.1〕 It is possible Cellach had been captured by Diarmait in 654 and died a prisoner.〔Mac Niocaill, pg.98〕 His daughter Cacht ingen Cellaig married Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich (died 681) King of Ailech. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cellach mac Máele Coba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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