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Peerage Record – 15006

Lugaid, High King of Ireland1

Male, Registry Number #150051, d. 507

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Lugaid, High King of Ireland was the son of Lóegaire, High King of Ireland.1 He died in 507.1
     He succeeded as the High King of Ireland in 482.1
Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Eochaid ‘Binnigh’ (?)1

Male, Registry Number #150052

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Eochaid ‘Binnigh’ (?) is the son of Eógan, King of Ailech.1
     He was ancestor of St. Maelrubha (642-722), founder in 673 of Applecross Abbey in Pictland.2 Eochaid ‘Binnigh’ (?) also went by the nick-name of Eochaid ‘Binnigh’ (?) (or in English, the tuneful.)2
Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 3003. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Muirchertach I, High King of Ireland1

Male, Registry Number #150053, d. 534

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Muirchertach I, High King of Ireland was the son of Muiredach, King of Ailech.1 He died in 534, allegedly drowned in a vat of wine when attacked in his own house at Cletty (in what is now County Meath).1
     Muirchertach I, High King of Ireland also went by the nick-name of ‘mac Earcae’ (?) (or in English, Eirc’s son), but may in fact belong to another king who was confused with him by later tradition.2 He was a member of the House of Cenél nEógain.1 In 482 Battle of Ocha.2 He succeeded as the High King of Ireland in 507.1

Children of Muirchertach I, High King of Ireland

Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 3003. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Tuathal Máelgarb, High King of Ireland1

Male, Registry Number #150054, d. 544

Last Edited=9 Jul 2005
     Tuathal Máelgarb, High King of Ireland was the son of Cormac Cáech (?)1 He died in 544.1
     He succeeded as the High King Tuathal Máelgarb of Ireland in 534.1
Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Conall Cremthainne, King of Meath1

Male, Registry Number #150055, d. 480

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Conall Cremthainne, King of Meath was the son of Niall ‘of the Nine Hostages’, High King of Ireland.2 He died in 480.3
     He gained the title of King of Meath.3 He was ancestor of the Kings of Brega and of Uisnech, who formed the pincipal branch of the southern Ui Neill and alternated with the northern Ui Neill in the High Kingship of Ireland, together with 17 other Kings in Ireland, including Maelsechlainn the Great.3

Children of Conall Cremthainne, King of Meath

Citations:
  1. [S167] Francis Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings (Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2001), page 280. Hereinafter cited as Irish Kings and High-Kings.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 3003. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Fergus Cerrbél (?)1,2

Male, Registry Number #150056

Last Edited=20 May 2008
     Fergus Cerrbél (?) is the son of Conall Cremthainne, King of Meath.1

Child of Fergus Cerrbél (?)

Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S167] Francis Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings (Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2001), page 280. Hereinafter cited as Irish Kings and High-Kings.

Diarmait I, High King of Ireland1

Male, Registry Number #150057, d. 565

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Diarmait I, High King of Ireland was the son of Fergus Cerrbél (?)1 He died in 565.1
     He succeeded as the High King of Ireland in 544.1

Children of Diarmait I, High King of Ireland

Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S167] Francis Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings (Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2001), page 281. Hereinafter cited as Irish Kings and High-Kings.

Forggus, High King of Ireland1

Male, Registry Number #150058, d. 566

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Forggus, High King of Ireland was the son of Muirchertach I, High King of Ireland.1 He died in 566.2
     He was a member of the House of Cenél nEógain.1 He succeeded as the High King of Ireland joint in 565.1
Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 3003. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Domnall ‘Ilchegach’, High King of Ireland1

Male, Registry Number #150059, d. 566

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Domnall ‘Ilchegach’, High King of Ireland was the son of Muirchertach I, High King of Ireland.1 He died in 566.1
     Domnall ‘Ilchegach’, High King of Ireland also went by the nick-name of Domnall ‘Ilchegach’ (?) (or in English, the Deceitful.)2 ‘The Deceitful.2‘ He was a member of the House of Cenél nEógain.1 In 538 he defeated Eogan, King of Connaught, on the River Sligo.2 In 549 he defeated Ailill, King of Connaught.2 He fought in the Battle of Cul-Dreimhe in 561, where he defeated Diarmaid, High King of Ireland (head of the southern Ui Neill.)2 In 562 he defeated the Irish Picts.2 In 563 he defeated the Leinsterman.2 He succeeded as the High King of Ireland joint in 565.1

Children of Domnall ‘Ilchegach’, High King of Ireland

Citations:
  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 3003. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Conall ‘Gulban’, King of Tir Conaill1

Male, Registry Number #150060, d. 465

Last Edited=30 Aug 2015
     Conall ‘Gulban’, King of Tir Conaill was the son of Niall ‘of the Nine Hostages’, High King of Ireland.2 He died in 465, killed by the Firbolgs.1
     He gained the title of King of Tir Conaill.1 After 425 Tir Conaill (‘Land of Conall’) was his share of the family’s conquests in northwest Ulster.1 His descendants, called Cenel Conaill, formed one of the main branches of the northern Ui Neill.1 As ‘kindred of St. Columba’ members of this branch were also Abbots of Iona 563–891 and Dunkeld, Scotland, in the 9th–12th centuries, also Kings of Scots from Duncan I to Alexander III (1249–1285/6.)1

Children of Conall ‘Gulban’, King of Tir Conaill

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 3003. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

 

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