Énnae Cennselach - Greybeard's Ghosts

Commentary

Stewart Baldwin: Énnae Cennselach, ancestor of the sept of Uí Chennselaig, one of the principle dynasties of Leinster in the historical period. As the ancestor from whom the Uí Chennselaig got their name, his existence can be regarded as reasonably certain, and he probably lived in the mid-fifth century. The official genealogies call him the son of Labraid Laidech, son of Bressal Bélach, which would make him a first cousin of Dúnlainge. [The official genealogy, which makes Dúnlaing a first cousin of Énnae Cennselach, ancestor of the Uí Chennselaig (the other main powerful sect in Leinster during the historical period), thus causing the two main Leinster septs to branch off from each other just prior to the historical period, looks suspicious, and is just as likely to be the invention of the later pseudohistorians as genuine tradition.]'

Family

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Child +	Crimthann mac Énnai Chennselaig, King of Leinster (e432-) [S2730]	research

Attributes

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Gender	Male
Name	Énnae Cennselach [S2730]	research

Timeline

Claim	Date	Detail	Age	Evidence
Birth	est 400
Flourishing	abt 450	[S2730] mid 5th century		research

Sources

Index	Title
[S2730]	Baldwin, Stewart, "Medieval Genealogy Newsgroup: Llywelyn ap Iorwerth Ancestor Table" (http://sites.rootsweb.com/~medieval/llywelyn.htm).