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Énna Cennselach

5th century · 5th century · Also known as Énna Cennsalach

Énna Cennselach was a king of Leinster in early medieval Ireland, said to have lived in the 5th century. Irish annals and genealogies remember him as a warlike ruler and as the ancestor of the Uí Chennselaig, the dynasty that dominated southern Leinster and later produced the MacMurrough kings. What is known of him comes only from much later traditions.

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Ui Chennselaig

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Énna Cennselach. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/enna-cennselach
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“Énna Cennselach.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/enna-cennselach. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Énna Cennselach.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/enna-cennselach.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Énna Cennselach’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/enna-cennselach (Accessed: ).

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