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Key Facts |
| Other names |
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid |
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| Bloodline |
Uí Néill |
| Married |
Yes |
| Children |
Yes |
| Position |
High King (846-862) |
| Died |
862 |
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Source of Facts and Important Announcement |
| Status |
Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven. |
| Date of formal Beatification |
Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012. |
| Source of Facts |
Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint. |
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Background |
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Máel Sechnaill was born into the Clann Cholmáin of the Southern Uí Néill- the Uí Néill being originally refugees from Wales after losing their lands to the Cunedda around the early to mid 6th Century. |
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They subsequently used the relative peace of Ireland to produce enormous families, usurping the historic authority of the Cuileain, the "Holly Ones" who had ruled Ireland for thousands of years, later falsely claiming themselves to be descendents. |
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Máel Sechnaill became king of Mide and head of Clann Cholmáin after killing his brother Flann in 845. |
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He became High King a year later in 846 on the death of Niall Caille mac Áeda of the Cenél nEógain, who was murdered by drowning in the Callan River close to Armagh. |
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A violent yet cowardly man, Máel Sechnaill is best remembered for his battles with the Vikings and on account of supposedly being an ancestor to the mythical Brian Boru- a character wholly created by Muircheartach Ua Briain. |
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In 852 A Viking armada led by Ivar Ragnarsson and his brothers Halfdene and Ubbe did move to their new base near Oban In the lands of the Dál Riata and from the West coast of Scotland did attack and land in Dublin Bay away from the city. |
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High King Sechnaill troops were no match for Ivar Upon open ground. So he ordered his troops into the city to hide midst the women and children. |
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The forces of Ivar surrounded Dublin and ordered that High King Sechnaill cease acting as a coward and face him in battle. But Sechnaill refused. Instead he ordered his troops to set the whole of Dublin ablaze and used the ensuing chaos to escape with asnall remainder of his troops. |
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The rest of his miltia and a good proportion of the population died horrible deaths on direct account of High King Sechnaill- several thousand people. |
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When Ivar saw such cowardice and evil, he ordered his men to risk their lives and save as many people as they could. |
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Upon seeing the treachery of the Uí Néill against their own people in destroying one of the most ancient cities of all humanity and caring nothing for the people of Ireland, Ivar did not depart as had been tradition, but made a solemn oath to rebuild a new Dublin. |
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