Síl nÁedo Sláine

Síl nÁedo Sláine is the name of the "seed" or descendants of (Áed Sláine mac Diarmato), son of. Part of the Southern &mdash; they were the   &mdash; they traced their descent to  and his son.

Related kindreds descended through Conall Cremthainne and Diarmait mac Cerbaill included the, the , descended from 's elder brother , and the less important Clann Cholmáin Bicc (or the Caílle Follamain), descendants of the middle brother, Colmán Bec.

Prominent in early times, the Síl nÁedo Sláine were of minor importance in the 8th and 9th centuries.

Important kings of Síl nÁedo Sláine included:
 * (died 665) and (died 665) kings of Brega and High Kings of Ireland jointly
 * (died 956) king of Brega and king of Ireland, matrilineally descended from Clann Cholmáin