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Murchad mac Diarmato (died 715), called Murchad Midi (Murchad of Meath), was an Irish king. One of four or more sons of Diarmait Dian, he succeeded his father as King of Uisnech at the latter's death in 689.〔Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', p. 604.〕 == Life == The Kings of Uisnech ruled a kingdom centred in modern County Westmeath, named for Uisnech (also Ushnagh), the Hill of Uisneach is reputed to be the centre of Ireland. They belonged to Clann Cholmáin, a kin group descended from Colmán Már, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, and were counted among the southern branches of the Uí Néill. In the 7th century, the dominant kin group among the southern Uí Néill, who shared the title of High King of Ireland or King of Tara with the northern Cenél Conaill kindred, were the rival Síl nÁedo Sláine, whose lands lay in modern County Dublin and County Meath, to the east of Uisnech.〔Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', pp 15–36. For king lists, see Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', p. 502, table 12.6; Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High Kings'', pp. 275–277.〕 Murchad was among the guarantors of the ''Cáin Adomnáin'' (Law of Innocents) proclaimed at the Synod of Birr in 697.〔Meyer, ''Cain Adamnain''.〕 There are few reports of Murchad in the Irish annals. His brother Bodbchad was killed in the Battle of Claenath in 704, near Clane in modern County Kildare, fighting alongside Fogartach mac Néill against the King of Leinster, Cellach Cualann.〔Irwin, "Fogartach"; ''Annals of Ulster'', AU 704.4.〕 In 714 the annals record the Battle of Bile Tened between Clann Cholmáin, led by Murchad, and the Síl nÁedo Sláine near Moynalty. Murchad's brothers Áed and Colgu were killed in the first encounter. The opposition's Flann mac Áedo was killed in the second.〔Irwin, "Fogartach"; ''Annals of Ulster'', AU 714.1; ''Annals of Tigernach'', AT 714.1.〕 Clann Cholmáin had an old feud with the Síl nDlúthaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine, and Flann's father Áed mac Dlúthaig killed Murchad's father Diarmait in 689.〔''Annals of Ulster'' AU 689.3〕 On the same day of Battle of Bile Tened, the men of Meath won a battle over the Uí Fhailgi of Offaly and their king Forbassach Ua Congaile was slain.〔''Annals of Ulster'' AU 714.5〕 Shortly afterwards the chief of Síl nÁedo Sláine, Fogartach mac Néill, was "expelled from the kingship and went to Britain".〔Irwin, "Fogartach"; ''Annals of Ulster'', AU 714.4; ''Annals of Tigernach'', AT 714.4.〕 Some later sources say he was expelled by the High King Fergal mac Máele Dúin, and others say that he himself been High King. Fogartach was probably expelled from the kingship of the southern Uí Néill, and Murchad drove him from power.〔Irwin, "Fogartach".〕 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「Murchad Midi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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