Aedh Finnlaith High King of Ireland
- Marriage (1): Maoilmuire (Margaret) MACALPIN
- Died: 20 Nov 879
General Notes:
http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I3291&tree=CC
1 - Aedh Finniiath ('White-Hair'), High King of Ireland from 862 until 879. defeated the Norsemen near Lough Foyle in 866 and the Meath and Leinstermen in 863 at Killaderry. He married married Maelmuire, daughter of Kenneth MacAlpin, King of the Picts and Scots and widow of Run, King of Strathclyde and died in 879. (www.clancleary.com)
2 - A later descendant of Fergus Mor named Cinaeda MacAlpin's daughter, Maoilmuire, married Aoh Finnlaith of the Cinel Eoghainn in Ireland, from whom descended the McLaughlins, O'Neills, MacSweeney's, MachLachlans, and other related septs in Ireland and Scotland. (NOTE: Aoh Finnlaith died ca A.D. 876.) (http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/republic/PatAdams/research/argyllshire/ch1.html)
3 - After Aedh Finnliath, the son of Niall Caille, had been sixteen years in the sovereignty of Ireland, he died at Druim Inesclainn, in the territory of Conaille, on the 20th day of November. [http://www.clanmactavish.org/documents/bloodline_of_chief_mactavish.pdf]
Aedh married Maoilmuire (Margaret) MACALPIN, daughter of Kenneth MACALPIN King of Scots and Unknown. (Maoilmuire (Margaret) MACALPIN died in 913.)
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