An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Óengus mac Nad Froích"

==BiographyBeathaisnéis==

':He was baptized a Christian in the royal seat of [[Cashel, County Tipperary|CashelCaisil]] by [[SaintNaomh PatrickPádraig]] himself and imposed a baptismal tax on the Christian converts of Munster for St. Patrick. It is mentioned that half of his numerous progeny were given into the church. St Patrick baptized him in blood by driving his crozier through the king's foot. The king became very devout and surrounded himself with clerics.<ref>GS.Keating Céitinn, ''History[[Foras ofFeasa Irelandar Éirinn]]''</ref>

''In 489 was fought the battle of Cenn Losnada in Mag Fea in which he was slain.<ref>AU</ref> His wife Eithni Uathach ingen Cremthainn, called "the hateful",<ref>''Chronicum Scotum''</ref> was also killed. She was a member of the [[Uí Cheinnselaig]] sept of the [[Laigin]]. The victors included Iollann mac Dunlaing, and Oilill, his brother of the [[Uí Dúnlainge]] sept of Laigin, and Eochaidh Guinech of the [[Uí Bairrche]] sept of Laigin, and [[Muirchertach Mac Ercae]], the [[Ui Neill]] [[king of Ailech]]. His head was given to Iollan.<ref>''Annals of the Four Masters''</ref>

''Óengus appears in the 9th-century literary text ''[[TheTairired Expulsionna of the DéisinDéisi]]'', in which he grants land to the wandering [[Déisi]] horde.<ref>Meyer, plch. 113–117 (sectcuid. 15–17).</ref> The story is set in the time of [[Cormac mac Airt]], who is said to have lived 200 years before Óengus. He also appears often in the varying vitae of St. [[Ciarán of Saigir]] as a major patron of the saint.<ref>Plummer. ''Bethada Náem nÉrenn'' voliml. 2 (1910) http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T201000G/index.html</ref><ref>Mary Jones ''Celtic Literature Collective'' http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/kieran.html</ref>