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Cellach mac Fíonachta

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Cellach mac Fíonachta, fl. 9th century, ancestor of Ó Ceallaigh (Kelly) of County Galway.

Cellagh was a son of king Ailell mac Innreachtach of Uí Maine (died 791/799). He never became king himself, but his grandchildren and their descendants, the Uí Ceallaigh, monopolised the kingship. The first Ó Ceallaigh ruler was Aodh Ua Cellaigh, who was killed at the battle of Clontarf, fighting on the side of Brian Boru. His last descendant to rule the kingdom was Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh (died c. 1611). Ó Ceallaigh, O'Kelly and Kelly is one of the most populous surnames in County Galway.

References

  • Irish Kings and High Kings, Francis John Byrne, 2001 (second edition).
  • The Great Book of Irish Genealogies, 731.3, 731.5, pp. 718–19, volume two, Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh; edited, with translation and indices by Nollaig Ó Muraíle, 2003–2004. ISBN 0 946130 36 1.
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