Ailill mac Áedo Róin (died 639) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the son of Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), a previous king.
He is listed as king in the Book of Leinster king list and is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare. He may have ruled from 604 to 639.
The annals only record his death date.
Notes
- Mac Niocaill, pg.92
- Byrne, pg.153-154
- Book of Leinster king lists give him a reign of 24 years
- Annals of Ulster, AU 639.6; Annals of Tigernach, AT 641.8
See also
References
- Annals of Ulster at at University College Cork
- Annals of Tigernach at at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
- Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at at University College Cork
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