ua duinn dunne of county meath ua fhailghe territory of the districts of tara brega

6th century aedh slaine of the the sil aeda slaine from niall of the nine hostages royal ulster line moved into brega territory

875ad skreen scrinium sancti columbae

1023ad donnchad ua duinn tigherna breagh apprehended by foreigners at their own assembly and taken beyond the sea

1027ad donnchad ua duinn tigherna breagh

1027ad roen king of mide and donnchadh ua duinn fell by each other in battle

1372 odubhagain topographical poems of eireann 

his country to every chief king and to every sub king and to every chief of the cantred of eireann and first to teamhair

omaelseachlain chief king of teamhair and of eireann

ohairt and oriagain and oceallaigh and oconghalaigh are its kings

O'Ruaidhri, lord of Fionnfochla; O'Fallamhain, lord of Crioch na gCedach; O'Coindealbhain, lord of Laeghaire; and O'Braoin, lord of Luighne; O hAenghusa, lord of Ui MacUais; O hAedha, lord of Odhbha; and O'Dubhain, lord of Cnodhbha; and O hAinbhith, lord of Feara-Bile; and O'Cathasaigh, lord of Saithne; and O'Leochain, lord of Geilenga; and O'Donnchadha, lord of Teallach Modharain; and O hIonradhain, lord of Corca-Raidhe; O'Maoilmhuaidh, lord of Feara-Ceall; O'Dubhlaidhe, lord of Feara-Tulach; O'Fionnallain, lord of Deablhna-Mor; O'Maelluighdheach, lord of the Brugh; and MagCochlain, lord of Dealbhna Beathra; O'Tolairg, lord of Cuirene; These are the chief lords of Meath.

Their chieftains are these: Mag-Eochagain, chieftain of Cinel-Fiachach; Mag-Ruairc, over Cinel-Enda; O hEochadha, chief of Cinel-Aenghusa; O'Mealcallann, chief of Dealbhna Beg.

The chief lords of Teathbha are O'Catharnaigh. O'Cuinn, and Mag Confiacla, O'Lachtnain and O'Muiregain; O'Flannagain, lord of the Comar; O'Braoin, lord of Breaghmhaine; MacConmeadha, lord of Muinter-Laedhagain; Mag Aedha, lord of Muinter-Tlamain; and Mag Taidg, lord of Muinter-Siothachain; and Mag Amhalghadha, lord of Callraighe; MagCarrghamhna, over Muinter-Maoiltsionna; O'Dalaigh, lord of Corca Adam; and O Muireadhaigh, over Cinel Tlamain; O'Scolaidhe, over Western Dealbhna; O'Comhraidhe, lord of Ui MacUais; O hAedha, over Tir Teathbha; O'Cearbhaill, and O'Duinn, over Teamhair; and MacGiollasechlainn, over South Breagh; and O'Ronain, over Cairbre Gabhra; O hAneghusa, over Gailenga Bega.

Thus far the part of [the work embracing all] Meath except two lords of Fine Gall, i.e., MacGiolla Mocholmog, and Ua Dunchadha, and three1 septs of Tuilen; O'Muircheartaigh, lord of Ui-Maine and O'Modhairn, over Cinel n-Eochain, and over the Britons.

Of which [tribes and chieftains] O'Dubhagain, ie., John Mor, a learned historian, and Ollamh of Ui-Maine, sung. The age of Christ when he died was 1372.

ua duinn of skreen brega county meath around the districts of tara

"Let us pass round Fodhla2  eire ireland
Let men go by order
From the lands in which we are;
The provinces let us go round.

Let us proceed first to Teamhair,
To the green of the fair formed fortress;
The usual embassy do not neglect,
Let all come to meet us.

Let the nobles of Erin proceed3
To Teamhair4 of the kingly fetters,-
No journey longer than this [is required],
No man shall be without a patrimony.

The noble host shall say there:
Recount to us our nobility together,
The prosperous host of each line that has not melted away,5
Enumerate the chief of each territory.

Here we begin with Teamhair -
Before [any seat of] the race of Gaedhil of merry voice,
To their tribes, to their princes,
And to their legitimate good chieftains.

Let us not make mention of Meath alone,
O'Maeileachlainn,6 it is not unjust,
The fierce tribe in remunerating the septs,
Chief kings of noble Erin.

The chieftains of Teamhair, where we are,
O hAirt7 the noble, and O'Riagain,8,
A host which united the harbours,
O'Ceallaigh,9O'Conghalaigh.10

Of the men of Breagh,11 an approved king
Is O'Ruaidhri,12 king of Fionnfochla.
O'Fallamhain of constant prosperity,
Is goodly dynast of Crich na gCedach.13

O'Coindealbhain of troops,
Is the surpassing-wise king of Laeghaire;14
Have your memory fixed on the beauteous branch,
O'Braoin is king of heroic Luighne.15

King of Ui-Macuais of Breagh16 the beauteous,
Is O'hAneghusa of the high family;
The branches are active and courteous;
O'hAedha over Odhbha17 of sharp weapons.

O'Dubhain over the territory of Cnodhbha,18
Over the fine flowery flood,
O'hAinbheith19 of the tribe of arms,
Is king of Feara-bile of the white carns.

King of the Saithni20 of spears,
Is red-sworded O'Cathasaigh.
O'Leochain,21 close to the glens,
Is pure king over the Gailenga.

O'Donnchadha of goodly tillages,
Is king of the smooth Teallach-Modharain,22
O hIonradhain, nobler he
Is king of the very fine Corca-Raeidhe.23

King of Feara-Ceall24 of ancient swords,
O'Maolmhuaidh, noble the surname,
Every sword was tried by him,
He has a division to himself alone.

O'Dubhlaidhe of great prosperity,
Is king of Feara-Tulach25 of noble lords.
Dealbhna mor26 of fair female bands,
Pure its chief O'Fionnallain.

Chief of the Brugh27 of no small prosperity,
Is O'Maollughdhach of great munificence;
Mag Cochlain, whose children are comely to behold,
King of beauteous Dealbhna-Eathra.28

O'Tolairg, a lord was not subdued,
King of Cuircne29 of level plains.
We understand each sept above recorded,
Let us awhile approach their sub-chiefs.

We give first place to the manly sept,
The illustrious Clann-Eochagain,
Host of the girdles, comely their complexion,
Over the manly Cinel-Fiachach.30

Mag Ruairc over the sept of Enda,31
Who never gave a [bardic] party a blank refusal;
O'Cairbre is over sweet Tuath Buadha,32
Armies over their district as I count.

O'hEochadha of great showers,
Over high Cinel Aenghusa;33
Over Dealhbna Beg,34 brave his children,
Is O'Maelcallann, the fair and hardy.

Let us approach the lords of Teathbha,35
We ought not always to shun them,
The brown oaks of the valleys,
The protection and bounty of Erin.

Chief king of Teathfa, of whom robbers are afraid,
Is O'Catharnaigh of wounding arms,
A rod who left ploughed divisions;
Mag Cuinn36 and O'Confiacla.37

O'Lachtnain38 of no small tillage,
O'Muireagain,39 the very bountiful,
Well have they ordained the seasons,40
These are the sub-kings [of Teathfa.]

Goodly kings of the festive Comar,41
Are O'Flannagain, plundering chief,-
Let them all be by my side,
[And] O'Braein, the melodious, over Breaghmhaine.42

Mac Conmeadha43 of the swine litters,
Over the fierce Muintir Laedhagain.
Mag Aedha44 to whom the title is given,
Over the fruitful Muintir Tlamain.

MacTaidhg,45 who is lasting in battle front,
Over the free Muintir-Siorthachain.
The fair Mag Amhalghadha, all
Over the marshes of Calraighe.46

Muintir Maoilsionna47 of hosts,
Are a fine all-victorious tribe,
MagCarrghamhna is over their battalions,
Of the stout and lordly chiefs.

The chiefs of high Corca Adhamh,48
O'Dalaigh of lasting renown;
O'Muireadhaigh of valiant arms,
Over the fair sided Muintir Tlamain.49

O'Scolaidhe of sweet stories,
Over the delightful Western Dealbhna,50
Ui Mac Uais51 the most festive here
Have O'Comhraidhe at their head.

O hAedha52 over East Tir Teathfa,
O'Cearbhail53 over the south of Teamhair;
The land of the men has gone under bondage,
These people have not clung to their birthright.

Let us raise up for Teamhair, more
Of kings with great courage;
His yoke has tamed each battalion,
O'Duinn54 over the districts of Teamhair.

MacGillaseachlainn the peacable
Over Southern Breagh55 of dropping flowers;
King over the fine Cairbre Gabhrain56
Is O'Ronain, brave, the hero.

Over Lesser Gailenga, of Breagh,57
O'hAenghusa is reckoned;
Seek his protection without scruple,
He is the most splendid Meathman [of all] I have enumerated.

Of the Meathmen of Meath,
For a long period of time
Have been as tribes of chance,
The two kings of bright Fine Gall:58

MacGilla-Mocholmog, the fair,
O'Dunchadha,59 of goodly aspect,
By them the seasons were regulated,
To prove that they were good kings.

The three septs of Tuilen60 without blemish,
In Meath, though not Meathmen,
Are the Fir-Eochain, distinguished among them
The Maini, [and] the Britons of lasting fame.

Early these men quaff their metheglin:
They are the congregation of Caernech.
Valaint are the Siol-Domhnaill of fine eyes,
King of Ui-Maine is O'Muirchertaigh.

O'Modhairn, peaceful king is he,
Over the noble Cinel-Eochain,
Who have flourished under him,
Their own Britons under them.

Let us cease from our stories
Of the smooth-grassy Meath,
From the Brugh, from Breaghmagh of laws,
To go to Teamhair, pass we.

Thus far the portion of the argument and of the poem which relates to Meath.

54. O'Duinn. - This family is also totally unknown for centuries. It cannot be distinguished from the O'Duinns or Dunns, of Iregan.

any one with knowledge of this ua duinn clan tigherna of brega barony of skreen around the districts of teamhair tara let me know by return