Date: About 0504 to about 0577
Location: Ireland
Surnames/tags: Ui_Briuin Maicne_Eócháda_Tírmchárnai

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Father 1.2 Children 1.3 Clann Name: 1.4 Surmised SNP: 2 Research Note 2.1 Sources 2.2 WikiTree:

Biography

Áed mac Eochaid Tirmcharna (died between 561^[1] and 577^[2]) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta^[3]. He came to the throne in the year 557 and is said to have ruled to 561 or 577 depending on the source. Aed was the 9th Christian King of Connacht^[4]

During his reign, Áed's son Curnan mac Aed Profile, was 'ar comairce Coluim chilli - under Colum Cille's protection', and was killed by Diarmait mac Cerbaill. The result was the Battle of Cúl Dreimne^[5][6][7] in 560

His other son Uata Macaodha (abt.0550-0600) was a later King of Connacht.

Father

• Eochaid Tirmcharna mac Fergusso Profile
  • (NOTE: LNAB is 'mac' fathers first name).

Children

• Uata Macaodha (abt.0550-0600) , Curnan mac Aed Profile

Clann Name:

• Uí Briúin Maicne Eócháda Tírmchárnai

Surmised SNP:

• R1b-FGC5939+

Research Note

• Names and dates (when provided) are from Bart Jaski's Chart #60 ^[8] and "The Chronology of the Irish Annals" ^[9]
• Any unsourced DOB and DOD are based on Michael Rowley's Comparative Analysis of the Descendants and DNA of Conn Cétchathach Ceadcatha; are designated by 'SP'; and are purely speculative based on DNA data as of May, 2022.
• SNP data is also purely speculative using the same spreadsheet.

Sources

1. ↑ (CS561) Chronicon Scotorum - c.1650 - from ? to 1135 [1]
2. ↑ (AT577) The Annals of Tigernach, index, Author: Unknown (488-1178) - celt ucc 16 Aug 2017 [2]
3. ↑ Áed mac Eochaid Tirmcharna Wiki [3]
4. ↑ Christian Kings of Connacht, Paul Walsh Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. 17, No. 3/4 (1937), pp. 124-143 (24 pages)[4]
5. ↑ The Battle of Cúl Dreimne: A Reassessment, Brian Lacey [5]
6. ↑ Battle of Cúl Dreimhne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [6]
7. ↑ The Annals of Tigernach T559.4, Battle of Cúl Dreimhne [7]
8. ↑ Early Irish Kingship Succession by Jaski, Bart, Published by Four Courts Press, 2013, ISBN 1846824265 ISBN 9781846824265 [8]
9. ↑ Daniel P. McCarthy, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature © 1998 Royal Irish Academy [9]

WikiTree:

• Historical Sources of Ireland
• Medieval Project - Ireland
• Kings of Magh Luirg
• Descent of Mael Ruanaid Mor
• Comparative Analysis of the Descendants and DNA of Conn Cétchathach Ceadcatha
• "Ireland's History in Maps", Content and Images are copyright of Dennis Walsh, © 2003, All Rights Reserved. [10]
• R1b-FGC5939 Haplogroup Comparison by Michael Rowley [11]