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'''Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail''' (died [[681 in Ireland|681]]) was a [[ |
'''Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail''' (died [[681 in Ireland|681]]) was a [[Dál nAraidi]] king of the [[Cruthin]]. He ascended to this position some time after [[668 in Ireland|668]].<ref> the last date in the ''Annals of Ulster'' in which a chief of the Cruithin is mentioned prior to Dungal</ref> He was the son of [[Scandal mac Bécce]] (died 646), a previous king.<ref>Byrne, Table 7</ref> |
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In the 6th and 7th centuries the |
In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dál nAraidi were part of a confederation of Cruthin tribes in Ulaid, an over-kingdom in Ireland, and were the dominant dynasty.<ref>Byrne, pg.109</ref> Dungal belonged to a branch of this family settled in [[Eilne]], a plain between the Bann and Bush rivers in modern-day [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]]. He is styled "King of the Cruithne" in the annals. |
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In 681 he and Cenn Fáelad mac Suibne, chief of Ciannachta |
In 681 he and Cenn Fáelad mac Suibne, chief of [[Ciannachta Glenn Geimin]] were defeated by [[Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich]] (died 681) of the [[Cenél nEógan]] at what was called the burning of the kings at Dún Ceithirn (in barony of Coleraine, in modern County Londonderry).<ref>''Annals of Ulster'', AU 681.1</ref> |
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His sons [[Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni]] (died [[690 in Ireland|690]]) and [[Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni]] (died [[708 in Ireland|708]]) would also become chiefs of the |
His sons [[Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni]] (died [[690 in Ireland|690]]) and [[Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni]] (died [[708 in Ireland|708]]) would also become chiefs of the Dál nAraidi. Cú Chuarán was king of all Ulaid as well. Dúngal also had another son, [[Fiachra Cossalach]] (died 710), who was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin, who ruled from 709-710.<ref>[[Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh]]; [[Nollaig Ó Muraíle]], editor (2004). [[Leabhar na nGenealach]]: The Great Book of Irish Genealogies. DeBurca Books, Dublin. Volume 2, page 403. It says, quote; "Oilill s. Cumascach s. Flannagán s. Eochaid s. Breasal s. Flaithrí s. Fiachra Cos-salach s. Dúnghalach s. Scannal s. Béice s. Fiachra Crach, who is Teallán s. Baodán s. Eochaidh."</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 18:55, 3 August 2016
Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail (died 681) was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin. He ascended to this position some time after 668.[1] He was the son of Scandal mac Bécce (died 646), a previous king.[2]
In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dál nAraidi were part of a confederation of Cruthin tribes in Ulaid, an over-kingdom in Ireland, and were the dominant dynasty.[3] Dungal belonged to a branch of this family settled in Eilne, a plain between the Bann and Bush rivers in modern-day County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He is styled "King of the Cruithne" in the annals.
In 681 he and Cenn Fáelad mac Suibne, chief of Ciannachta Glenn Geimin were defeated by Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich (died 681) of the Cenél nEógan at what was called the burning of the kings at Dún Ceithirn (in barony of Coleraine, in modern County Londonderry).[4]
His sons Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni (died 690) and Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni (died 708) would also become chiefs of the Dál nAraidi. Cú Chuarán was king of all Ulaid as well. Dúngal also had another son, Fiachra Cossalach (died 710), who was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin, who ruled from 709-710.[5]
Notes
- ^ the last date in the Annals of Ulster in which a chief of the Cruithin is mentioned prior to Dungal
- ^ Byrne, Table 7
- ^ Byrne, pg.109
- ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 681.1
- ^ Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh; Nollaig Ó Muraíle, editor (2004). Leabhar na nGenealach: The Great Book of Irish Genealogies. DeBurca Books, Dublin. Volume 2, page 403. It says, quote; "Oilill s. Cumascach s. Flannagán s. Eochaid s. Breasal s. Flaithrí s. Fiachra Cos-salach s. Dúnghalach s. Scannal s. Béice s. Fiachra Crach, who is Teallán s. Baodán s. Eochaidh."
See also
References
- Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
External links
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