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- Múscraige
king of Múscraige in Senchas fagbála Caisil ocus beandacht ríg
Áed Airdd, or Aired or Airech, king of the Dál nAraide from the Uí Derco Chéin; slain in the battle of Fernmag.
- fl. 8th century
in the tale of Acallam na senórach, a giant from the Land of Men (Tír na Fer), son of Cétach Crobderg. Bé Binn is promised to him, but she escapes to Ireland. Despite the protection she receives from both Finn and Goll, Áed arrives in Ireland and kills her.
Áed Allán mac Domnaill See: Áed Uaridnach mac Domnaill
- d. 743
king of Ailech and high-king of Ireland; son of Fergal mac Máele Dúin
- ob. 595
An unhistorical king of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge, whose parental name was apparently altered by medieval genealogists to take the place of Áed mac Senaig, king of Leinster of the Uí Máil.
- ob. 595
King of Leinster, son of Senach Díbech of the Uí Máil.
- d. 639
- Leinster, Cell Dara
King of Leinster and later, bishop of Kildare.
- d. 588
A king of Dál nAraide (563-588) who became chiefly known for slaying Díarmait mac Cerbaill, the Uí Néill king of Tara. The deed is depicted in Aided Díarmata meic Cerbaill.
- d. 879
King of Ailech and high-king of Ireland (r. 862–879) from the northern Uí Néill (Cenél nEógain); son of Níall Caille.
Áed Guaire See: Áed Gúaire
- supp. fl. 6th century
A king or chieftain of Uí Máine in tales about Rúadán of Lorrha and Díarmait mac Cerbaill, who is said to have slain Áed in spite of the saint’s protection.
