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Áed Sláine

d. 604 · 6th century

Áed Sláine was a king of the southern Uí Néill in Ireland, from whom the Síl nÁedo Sláine descended. Remembered as joint High King of Ireland until his murder in 604, he gave his name to the kindred that established itself in the plain of Brega in the 7th century, ruling the lands around Tara, Knowth and Newgrange.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Áed Sláine. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aed-slaine
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The Epoch Institute. “Áed Sláine.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aed-slaine.
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