Bran mac Fáeláin
Bran mac Fáeláin( died 838) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Dúnchada sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin.
This sept had their royal seat at Líamhain( Lyons Hill, on the Dublin- Kildare border).
He was the nephew of Fínsnechta Cethardec mac Cellaig( died 808) and grandson of Cellach mac Dúnchada( died 776), previous kings.
His father Fáelán( died 804) had been abbot of Kildare.
Bran ruled from 835 to 838.
The annals record that in 835, the high king Niall Caille of the Cenél nEógain led an army into Leinster and set up Bran as king.
The previous king Cellach mac Brain( died 834) of the Uí Muiredaig sept had been aligned with Feidlimid mac Cremthanin( died 847), the powerful king of Munster.
The annals mention a co-ruler, his cousin Riacán mac Fínsnechtai who died in 837.
Viking raids occurred during his reign.
In 837 a Viking force of sixty ships operated on the Liffey river and plundered the surrounding plain.
Bran's sons Muiredach mac Brain( died 885) and Ruarc mac Brain( died 862) were also Kings of Leinster.
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He was the grandfather of singer/ poet Leonard Cohen.
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He played college football at St. Louis University.
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Cellach mac Dúnchada
Cellach mac Dúnchada (died 776) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Dúnchada sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin.
He was the son of Dúnchad mac Murchado (died 728), and Taileflaith.
This sept had their royal seat at Líamhain
(Lyons Hill, on the Dublin-Kildare border).
He ruled from 760 to 776.
During his reign the southern dynasty of Uí Cheinnselaig were preoccupied with war with the Osraige in 761 and civil wars in 769–770.
The first mention of Cellach in the annals involves the Battle of Áth Orc (in County Offaly) in 770.
In this battle Cellach defeated Cináed mac Flainn of the Uí Failge and Cathnio mac Bécce of the Fothairt, who were slain.
Leinster had suffered a major defeat at the hands of the high king Áed Allán of the Cenél nEógain at the Battle of Áth Senaig (Ballyshannon, Co. Kildare) in 738.
A period of peace under the high kings Domnall Midi (died 763) of the Clann Cholmáin and Niall Frossach (died 778) of the Cenél nEógain.
In 770, however, the new high king Donnchad Midi (died 797) of the Clann Cholmáin asserted his suzerainty over Leinster.
Donnchad invaded with the army of the Ui Neill and the Laigin eluded him.
Donnchad remained seven days in the vicinity of the ancient hill fort of Ráith Ailenn (in Co.Kildare) and ravaged the country with fire until the men of Leinster submitted to him.
That same year of 770 the two septs of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill made border attacks on leinster territory.
The sept of Uí Chonaing defeated the Uí Théig at the Battle of Áth Cliath in Cualu (southern Dublin Co.) with a slaughter of Laigin but many of the victors drowned in a high tide on their way home.
The sept of Uí Chernaig was defeated at the Battle of Bolg Bóinne.
Cellach's son, Fínsnechta Cethardec mac Cellaig (died 808), was also King of Leinster.
His sons Fáelán (died 804) and Áed (died 829) were abbots of Kildare and his daughter Muirenn (died 831) was abess of Kildare.
Dúnchad mac Murchada
Dúnchad mac Murchada (died 728) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin.
He was the son of Murchad mac Brain Mut (died 727), the previous king.
He ruled from 727 to 728.
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Dúngal mac Cellaig
Dúngal mac Cellaig( died 772) was a King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny.
He ruled from 770 to 772.
He was of the dynasty known as the Dál Birn that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period and was the son of Cellach mac Fáelchair( died 735), a previous king.
The Osraige plunged into civil war upon the death of Anmchad mac Con Cherca after 761.
Tóim Snáma mac Flainn was opposed by the sons of Cellach, presumably Dúngal and in 761 they were defeated by Tóim Snáma and were put to flight.
In 770 Tóim Snáma was slain presumably by Dúngal.
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Question: Who is the paternal grandfather of Cellach Mac Dúnchada?
Answer: Murchad mac Brain Mut