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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Anvirre
- Variants
- Ainmere
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Ainmire mac Sétnai was a 6th-century High King of Ireland, ancestor of the Cenél Conaill dynasty. Featured in the Annals of the Four Masters and other early Irish chronicles.
The story behind Ainmire
Ainmire mac Sétnai ruled as High King in the late 6th century and was killed in 569; his line, the Cenél Conaill, dominated northern Ireland for centuries.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 6th-century High King of Ireland.
Did you know?
Ainmire was great-grandfather of Saint Columba on his royal Cenél Conaill side.
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