- The
Kings of
Brega were
rulers of Brega, a
petty kingdom north of
Dublin in
medieval Ireland.
Brega took its name from Magh
Breagh (Breá),
meaning "fine...
- example, his son Lóegaire Lorc
ruled Life and
Cobthach Cóel Breg
ruled Bregia. His
daughter Muirisc ruled Mag Muirisce, from
which Murrisk is said to...
- is
called 'mac Umaill'. Poem
ascribed to Flannacán mac Cellaig, king of
Bregia, in the
Yellow Book of
Lecan (125a), on Finn's
death on Wednesday. Story...
- was
known as Teffia, and the east as
Bregia (Latinised from
Gaelic Magh Breagh, "the
great plain of Meath").
Bregia comprised five
Gaelic triocha-cheds...
-
included Lóegaire Lorc (who
ruled Life),
Cobthach Cóel Breg (who
ruled Bregia), as well as a
sister named Lathar.
Muirisc placed her
stronghold near Clew...
-
Finian the
Leper Saint Born
Bregia, Leinster,
Ireland Died 560 AD Honored in
Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Feast 16 March...
- died in c. 497 and his
feast day was 6 September. The area was
known as
Bregia in pre-Christian
times and was said to have been the
birthplace of Cú Chulainn's...
-
monastery was
plundered again a
century later (in 1149) by
raiders from
Bregia (Meath). The
village gained ecclesiastical importance in the late 12th century...
-
spend a
while at chess-playing, a
while with the
daughters of the men of
Bregia, a
while with the fair
books of the poets. The
fortress of smooth-lawned...
- the
confrontation or
encounter of the two
teams of boys on the
plain of
Bregia on November-day; and
Patrick [subsequently]
blessed (i.e.
approved of it)...
