List of kings of Leinster

Leinster about the year 900

The following is a provisional list of the kings of Leinster who ruled the Irish kingdom of Leinster up to 1632 with the death of Domhnall Spainnach MacMurrough-Kavanagh, the last legitimately inaugurated head of the MacMurrough Kavanagh royal line. Today's province of Leinster is considerably larger than the former kingdom.

Early medieval kings

• Bressal Bélach (died 436)
• Énnae Cennsalach
• Mac Cairthinn mac Coelboth, died 446.
• Crimthann mac Énnai, died 483.
• Fincath mac Garrchu, died 485.
• Fráech mac Finchada, died 495.
• Illan mac Dúnlainge, died 527.
• Ailill mac Dúnlainge,
• Cormac mac Ailillo, died 535
• Coirpre mac Cormac, died 546
• Colmán Már mac Coirpre died 576
• Áed Dub mac Colmáin, resigned 592, died 639
• Áed Dibchine mac Senaig, died 595
• Brandub mac Echach, d. 605.
• Rónán mac Colmáin, d. 624.
• Crimthann mac Áedo Dibchine, d. 633.
• Fáelán mac Colmáin
• Crundmáel Erbuilc mac Rónáin, d.656.
• Fáelán mac Colmáin, d. 666.
• Fiannamail mac Máele Tuile, d. 680.
• Bran Mut mac Conaill, d. 693.
• Cellach Cualann mac Gerthide, d. 715.
• Murchad mac Brain Mut, d.727.
• Dúnchad mac Murchado, d. 728.
• Fáelán mac Murchado, d. 738.
• Bran Becc mac Murchado, d. 738
• Áed mac Colggen, d. 738.
• Muiredach mac Murchado, d. 760.
• Cellach mac Dúnchada, d. 776.
• Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin, d. 785.
• Bran Ardchenn mac Muiredaig, d. 795.
• Fínsnechta Cethardec mac Cellaig, d. 808.
• Muiredach mac Brain, d.818.
• Muiredach mac Ruadrach, d.829
• Cellach mac Brain, d. 834.
• Bran mac Fáeláin, d. 838.
• Lorcán mac Cellaig, fl. 848.
• Túathal mac Máele-Brigte, d. 854.
• Ruarc mac Bran, d. 862.
• Muirecán mac Diarmata mac Ruadrach, d. 863.
• Dúnlaing mac Muiredaig mac Brain, d. 869.
• Ailill mac Dúnlainge, d. 871.
• Domnall mac Muirecáin, d. 884.
• Muiredach mac Brain, d. 885.

High medieval kings

• Cerball mac Muirecáin, d. 909.
• Augaire mac Aililla, d. 917.
• Faelan mac Muiredach, d. 942.
• Lorcán mac Fáelán, d. 943.
• Bróen mac Máelmórda, d. 947.
• Túathal mac Úgaire, d. 958.
• Cellach mac Faelan, d. 966.
• Murchad mac Finn, d. 972.
• Úgaire mac Túathail, d. 978.
• Domnall Claen mac Lorcáin, d. 984.
• Donnchad mac Domnall Claen, deposed 1003.
• Máelmórda mac Murchada, d. 1014.
• Dúnlaing mac Tuathal, d. 1014.
• Donncuan mac Dúnlainge, d. 1016.
• Bran mac Máelmórda, deposed, 1018.
• Augaire mac Dúnlainge, d. 1024.
• Donnchad mac Dúnlainge, dep. 1033.
• Donnchad mac Gilla Pátraic, d. 1039.
• Murchad mac Dúnlainge, d. 1042.
• Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó, 1042-1072 Uí Cheinnselaigh ancestor of the MacMurroughs
• Murchad mac Diarmata, 1052-1070 - progenitor of the MacMurrough dynasty
• Dommall mac Murchada, 1072-1075
• Donnchad mac Domnaill Remair, 1075-1089
• Énna mac Diarmata, 1089-1092
• Diarmait mac Énna, 1092-1098
• Donnchadh mac Murchada, 1098-1115*
• Diarmait mac Enna mac Murchada, 1115-1117.
• Enna mac Donnchada mac Murchada, 1117-1126.
• Diarmait Mac Murchada, 1126-1166 - known in English as Dermot McMurrough
• Murcha mac Murchada (or Moroch)-na n Gaodhail, 1166-1170 from whom descended Davidson or MacDavy Mór, Mac Vaddock (Mac Mhadóc ). This Murcha was in 1166 elected successor to his brother as King of Leinster, when Diarmait Mac Murchada(Diarmuid-na-nGhall) was deposed.See O Harts Mac Murrough Pedigree

Note: Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, by his marriage to Aoife of Leinster and the promises of her father upon the restoration of his kingdom by the Cambro-Norman mercenaries, claimed the kingdom on behalf of his wife. This was not in accordance with the native Brehon Law.

• Domhnall Caemanach mac Murchada, 1171-1175 - first MacMurrough Kavanagh
• Muirchertach mac Domhnall mac Domhnall MacMurrough-Kavanagh, ?-1282.

Late medieval kings

• Muiris mac Muirchertach MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1282-c.1314.
• Domhnall, c.1314-1317.
• MacMurrough, 1317-c.1323.
• Domhnall mac Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh, c.1323-c.1338.
• Domhnall mac Domhnall MacMurrough-Kavanagh, c.1338-1347.
• Muircheartach mac Muiris MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1347-1354.
• Art mac Muircheartach MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1354-1362.
• Diarmait mac Domhnall MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1362-1369.
• Donnchadh mac Muircheartach MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1369-1375.
• Art mac Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1375-1417
• Donnchadh mac Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1417-1478.
• Domhnall mac Gerald MacMurrough-Kavanagh (a.k.a. Donal Reagh), 1476.
• Muircheartach mac Donnchadh MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1478-1512.
• Art Buidhe mac Domhnall MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1512-1517.
• Gerald mac Domhnall MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1517-1523.
• Muiris mac Domhnall MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1523-1531.
• Muircheartach mac Art Buidhe MacMurrough-Kavanagh, 1531-1547.
• Murchadh mac Muriris Mac Murrough Caomhanach, ?-1557.
• Criomthann mac Murchadha Mac Murrough Caomhanach, 1557-1582
• Domhnall Spainnach MacMurrough-Kavanagh, c.1595-1632. (Last ruling King of Leinster)

Current head

Main articles: Irish nobility and Chief of the Name

The current Prince of Leinster and the Ui Cheinnselaig, and Chief of the Name of MacMorrough Kavanagh, is William Butler MacMorrough Kavanagh, born 1944.

Sources

• Kings of Leinster Genealogical Tables, pages 288-290,"Irish Kings and High Kings", Francis John Byrne, Dublin, 1973.
• Kings, Saints and Sagas, Alfred. P. Smyth, in Wicklow:History and Society, 1994. ISBN 978 0906602300
• Kings, the kingship of Leinster and the regnal poems of "laidshencfhas Laigen:a reflection of dynastic politics in Leinster, 650-1150, Edel Bhreathnach, in Seanchas:Studies in Early and Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of Francis John Byrne, ed. Alfred P. Smyth, pp. 299-312, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2000
• Kings of Leinster Genealogical Tables, pages 247-249, "War, Politics and the Irish of Leinster 1156-1606", Emmett O'Bryne, Dublin, 2004.
• Register of Irish Chiefs as complied by genealogist Sean J. Murphy: http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/chiefs/register.htm