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Cuach of the Ui Bairrche
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Cuach, of the Ui Bairrche of south Leinster, was wife of Dunlaing and mother of Illann and Ailill, the brothers St Patrick baptised at Naas. When her sons fought at Cell Osnada in 490 it was beside Eochaid Guinech of her own people; brothers at war alongside their mother's sept.
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~✓ DIB-STATED (dib.ie a2845 'Dunlaing', read first-hand 15 Sep 2026: Dunlaing m. Cuach of Ui Bairrche, sons Illann + Ailill) + INTERNAL-COHERENCE STRAND (the Cell Osnada alliance with Eochaid Guinech of Ui Bairrche = her sept, noted 15 Sep). Mother of AILILL (I99679, our line). Her own parentage NOTE-ONLY. Wired 8 Oct 2026 (Ui Dunlainge maternal audit - the audit's ONE wirable yield; see Murchad mac Brain Mut I99672 for the Conchenn stepmother-trap negative).