Donnchad MacCellaig King of Ossory

• Preferred Name: Donnchad MacCellaig King of Ossory^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Osraige934
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Prince of Ossory
  
• FSID: G6R8-HZK
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Leinster with note: copied from merge
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Ossory934 in Osraige, County Kilkenny, Ireland at LATI: N2.654 LONG: E7.252
  
• Death: 976 in Osraige, County Kilkenny, Ireland at LATI: N2.654 LONG: E7.252
  
• Birth: 908 in Osraige, County Kilkenny, Ireland at LATI: N2.654 LONG: E7.252
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Hy Kinsale with note: copied from merge
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King Ui Cheinnselaig with note: copied from merge
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Domnaill "King Ui Cheinnselaig" Cellaig
  also called Donnchadh Ramhor, or the Fat) reigned as king of Osraige from AD 934 to 976. He was the son of Cellach mac Cerbaill, king of Osraige (died c. 908) and his wife, Echrad ingen Matudán. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Cuilen, and ruled his native territory with great distinction and credit to himself for more than 40 years.
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  === Source: Title: Automated Family Pedigree ===
  Source: Title: Automated Family Pedigrees - #1 Author: United Ancestries, Automated Archives, Inc. Publication: CD-100, Banner Blue Software, 1994 Repository: Call Number: ISBN 1-56787-100-3 Media: Family Archive CD
  
  === !DEATH: from www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ ===
  !DEATH: from www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal
  
  === Information ===
  Donnachad mac Cellaig's kingdom had been greatly strengthened in the time of his grandfather, Cerball mac Dunlainge, but witnessed brief powerstruggles within the ruling family during his father's time.
  
  Osraige rendered hostages to Muircheartach mac Neill, prince of Aileach, who was brother-in-law to Donnachad by his sister Dubhdara. He gained several victories over the Leinstermen in (946, 972) and Norse (962), suffering losses in 972 in the region of the western Liffey.
  
  Like his father, he is regarded as a pious and generous king, who attended to the needs of the poor in his domain, bolstered the Irish Church, and named one of his sons in honor of St. Patrick; namely Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada, who later succeeded to the throne of Osraige. He rests with his forefathers in the churchyard of Saighir Chiarain, and is thus eulogized by Dr. Lynch:
  
  'Donnchadh King of Ossory son of Cellach and father in law of Donnchadh son of Flann King of Ireland, was a man of singular piety. He devoted much of his time to prayer to Almighty God, frequently purged away the stains of his soul by confession, and strengthened himself in virtue by frequent communion. By his zeal all the principal churches in Ossory were enabled to dispense by the privileges of the Apostles, very liberal charity to the poor: great numbers of his friends also took orphans and other poor, under their protection; every house in Ossory was obliged by his orders to have three vessels, in one of which each inmate deposited a tenth of his food; in another was kept the portion of the poor commonly called Mihal [i.e. Mir Michil, portio Sancti Michaelis]; and in the third which may be called crematha, were kept the crumbs and fragments which were specially under the care of the mistress of the house.
  
  === King of Osraige 934-976. ===
  King of Osraige 934-976.
  
  === U976.2
  Donnchad son of Cellach, king of ===
  U976.2
  Donnchad son of Cellach, king of Osraige, and Domnall son of Congalach, king of Brega, died. [Annals of Ulster, p 413]
  
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  M974.4
  Donnchadh, son of Ceallach, lord of Osraige died. [Annals of the Four Masters, p 701]
  
  === King Ui Cheinnselaig; King of Hy Kinsale ===
  King Ui Cheinnselaig; King of Hy Kinsale.
  
  === M L Call: Cht 12048 # 4 ===
  M L Call: Cht 12048 # 4
  
  === macCellaig, Donnchad, King of Osraige Ac ===
  macCellaig, Donnchad, King of Osraige Acceded: 934 Died: 976 Father: macCerbaill, Cellach, King of Osraige Child 1: macDonnchada, Gilla Pátraic, King of Osraige
  
  === He reigned 934 - 976. ===
  He reigned 934 - 976.
  
  === O'Cheinnselaig, Domnall macCellaig, King ===
  O'Cheinnselaig, Domnall macCellaig, King Ui Cheinnselaig Died: 974 Father: O'Cheinnselaig, Cellach macCinaeda, King Ui Cheinnselaig Child 1: O'Cheinnselaig, Diarmait macDomnaill, King Ui Cheinnselaig
  
  === !FHL - "The Book of McKee," pg 271 - ped ===
  !FHL - "The Book of McKee," pg 271 - pedigree from William Skene, D.C.L., LL.D., Historiographer-Royal of Scotland, in "Celtic Scotland," Edinburgh 1890; this shows the history of Scotland as being the Irish Kings;
  
  === FHL - "The Book of McKee," pg 271 - pedi ===
  FHL - "The Book of McKee," pg 271 - pedigree from William Skene, D.C.L., LL.D., Historiographer-Royal of Scotland, in "Celtic Scotland," Edinburgh 1890; this shows the history of Scotland as being the Irish Kings;
  
  === King Ui Cheinnselaig. ===
  King Ui Cheinnselaig.
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.145;
  
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• m. in Osraige, Leinster Province, Ireland
• m. 948 in Munster, Ireland

1. Gilla Patraic mac Donnchad King of Ossory, b. 947 in Ossory, Kilkenny, Ireland     d. 996 in Osraige, County Kilkenny, Ireland
2. Diarmait mac Domnaill Ó Cheinnselaig, b. ABT 940 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland     d. 996 in Ui Cheinnselaig, Ireland

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Donnchad mac CELLAIG King of Osraige -
   Author: Annals of Ulster, Mac Airt & Mac Niocaill's translation, 1983, digital edition Note: Source Media Type: Book
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2. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Donnchad mac CELLAIG King of Osraige -
   Author: The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton {1968}, Page number: 145
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3. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Donnchad mac CELLAIG King of Osraige -
   Author: Annals of the Four Masters; John O'Donovan, ed., Dublin, 1848 - 51, (translation available at Corpus of, Page number: 701
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4. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Donnchad mac CELLAIG King of Osraige -
   Author: The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating, D.D.: D Comyn & P S Dinneed, Eds, 1st Ed {1902-1914} (translation available a, Page number: Book II p217
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5. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Donnchad mac CELLAIG King of Osraige -
   Author: Brian Tompsett, "Directory of Royal Genealogical Data", University of Hull, Hull,UK, Electronic Note: Source Media Type: Book
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