Tír Dá Glas Meeting
Archived: 1 November 2026
Abstract
In 737, Áed Allán, northern Uí Néill overking, met Cathal mac Finguine of Munster at the monastery of Tír dá Glas, probably to limit conflict, although terms remain unknown. Annals then declared Patrick’s law effective in Ireland, projecting ecclesiastical legitimacy and wider order rather than recording a uniform national code. The year nevertheless saw dynastic violence in Brega, where Conaing defeated Cernach and Cathal son of Áed died, alongside deaths of regional rulers and abbots. Failbe of Applecross drowned with twenty-two sailors, illustrating Gaelic maritime links. These records reveal negotiation, church influence, instability, and aspirations to unity amid fragmented kingship.