Saint Blathmac (Latin: Blathmacus, Florentius) was a distinguished Irish monk, born in Ireland about 750 AD. He is known as "Blathmac, son of Flann",...
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Blathmac mac Máele Cobo (died 670) was a Dál Fiatach ruler of the over-kingdom of Ulaid. He was the son of Máel Cobo mac Fiachnai (died 647). He ruled...
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Blathmac mac Con Brettan was an Irish poet and monk whose floruit was around 760. Blathmac was the son of Cú Brettan mac Congussa (died 740), seemingly...
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Blathmac (died 665) was a son of Áed Sláine. According to the Irish annals, he was High King of Ireland. Blathmac's father Áed Sláine was a son of Diarmait...
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the 2nd century. In about 750 AD, the word druid appears in a poem by Blathmac, who wrote about Jesus, saying that he was "better than a prophet, more...
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canonized Paulinus of Aquileia (c. 730/40 - 802) Italian ecclesiastic and poet Blathmac mac Con Brettan, Irish fili Niníne Éces, Irish (d. c. 700) Likely period...
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634) Blathmac (died 665) and Diarmait (died 665), sons of Áed Sláine Conaing Cuirre mac Congaile (died 662) Sechnassach (died 671) son of Blathmac Cenn...
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Martyrology Blandina c. 162 177 found in Roman Martyrology Blane unknown 590 Blathmac c. 750 c. 825 Bodfan 600s unknown Boethius c. 477 524 Boisil unknown 7...
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of Cluain Mic Nois. After Diarmaid (Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine) and Blathmac (Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine), the two sons of Aedh Slaine, had been eight years...
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house for several decades, despite the danger of Viking raids. In 825, St Blathmac and those monks who remained with him at Iona were martyred in a Viking...
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Domnall mac Áedo (d. c. 642) Uí Néill/Cenél Conaill Blathmac and Diarmaid grandson of the other one Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine & Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine (both...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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number of sixty-eight, was killed by the heathens" and in 825 the monk Blathmac was brutally killed during a Viking raid. During this time the two main...
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tradition looks back to the reign of the sons of Aed Slaine (Diarmait and Blathmac, who died in 665) as to the end of an era. Antiquaries, brehons, genealogists...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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Bó Finne. 898 - Caenchomhrac, of the caves of Inis Bo Fine, died. 809 - Blathmac of Inis Bó Finne, died. 916 - Abbot Feardhach of Inis Bó Finne, died. Fr...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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Sláine (died 665) and Blathmac mac Áedo Sláine (died 665) were jointly High King of Ireland. The annals record a battle between Blathmac and the adherents...
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Diarmait and his brother Blathmac both died of the disease the following year. The king lists have them followed by Blathmac's son Sechnassach, possibly...
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In 668 he clashed with the Ulaid (Dal Fiatach) at that time ruled by Blathmac mac Máele Cobo (died 670) and was slain at the battle of Fertas (near Belfast)...
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(died 759). Walafrid's poetical works also include a short life of Saint Blathmac, a high-born monk of Iona, murdered by the Danes in the first half of the...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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renamed Martyr's Bay after them. A few years after the raid of 806, St. Blathmac was killed during another Viking attack (825 AD) at Iona Abbey. He was...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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tricked Fisnechta into remitting the tribute. By his wife Almaith ingen Blathmac of the Cenél Loairn of the Dál Riata, he had a son Murchad mac Brain Mut...
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Colmáin Domnall mac Áedo Congal Cáech Cellach and Conall Cóel Diarmait and Blathmac Sechnassach Cenn Fáelad Fínsnechta Fledach Loingsech Congal Cennmagair...
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