Eochaid mac Domnaill (died 572), also Eochaid Find ("the fair"), was an Irish king who is included in some lists as a
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned ana ...
. He was the son of
Domnall Ilchelgach
Domnall mac Muirchertaig (died ''Wiktionary:circa, c''. 566), called Domnall Ilchelgach (Domnall of the Many Deceits) and Domnall mac Maic Ercae, was said to be a High King of Ireland.
Domnall was a son of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig, and belonged ...
(died 566) and grandson of
Muirchertach mac Muiredaig
Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (died c. 534), called Mac Ercae, Muirchertach Macc Ercae and Muirchertach mac Ercae, was said to be High King of Ireland in the 6th century. The Irish annals contain little reliable information on his life, and the survi ...
(died 534), also considered high kings. He was a member of the
Cenél nEógain
Cenél is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Cenél Conaill, the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach defined by oral and recorded history
*Cenél nEógain (in English, Cenel Eogan) is ...
branch of the northern
Uí Néill
The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. They are generally divided into the ...
. He ruled in Ailech from 565 to 571.
The high kingship of Ireland rotated between the Cenél nEógain and
Cenél Conaill
Cenél is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Cenél Conaill, the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach defined by oral and recorded history
*Cenél nEógain (in English, Cenel Eogan) is ...
branches in the late 6th century. Eochaid ruled jointly with his uncle
Báetán mac Muirchertaig
Báetán mac Muirchertaig (died 572), also Baetán Bríge, was an Irish king who is included in some lists as a High King of Ireland. He was the son of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (died 534), also considered a high king. He was a member of the C ...
(died 572) from 569. The middle Irish king lists have misplaced their reign putting it earlier than the annalistic tradition but other king lists have them in the correct order. They are also omitted from the earliest list of Kings of Tara, the ''
Baile Chuind Baile ("dance" in Spanish) may refer to:
* Baile (Spanish play), a Spanish dramatic form
* Baile funk, a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro
* Baile, the Irish Gaelic word for a town, usually anglicized as "bally" or "balla"
* Baile, the Sco ...
'' (The Ecstasy of Conn), a late 7th-century Irish poem. It is possible that the Ulaid king,
Báetán mac Cairill
Báetán mac Cairill (died 581) was king of the Dál Fiatach, and high-king of Ulaid, from c. 572 until his death. He was the son of Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg (died 532) and brother of Demmán mac Cairill (died 572), previous Kings of Ulaid. ...
(died 581), was the actual high king at this time.
In 572 the two kings were defeated and slain by Crónán mac Tigernaig, king of the
Cianachta Glenn Geimin
Keenaght () is a barony in the mid-northerly third of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It connects to the north-Londonderry coastline, and is bordered by four other baronies: Coleraine to the east; Loughinsholin to the south-east; Tirkeera ...
in modern
County Londonderry
County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 572.1; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 571.1]
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
* Geoffrey Keating, ''History of Ireland'' a
a
University College Cork
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University College Cork
High Kings of Ireland
Kings of Ailech
571 deaths
6th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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