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Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid

d. 862 · 9th century · Also known as Máel Sechnaill I, Malachy I

Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid was king of Mide and, from 846, high king of Ireland, of the Clann Cholmáin. He fought the Vikings, drowning their leader Turgesius in 845, and he was the first high king to obtain the submission of most Irish provinces, including Munster. He died in 862.

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Kingdom of Mide

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