Eochaid mac Condlai (died 553) was a king of

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh (Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and in ...

from the

Dal nAraide In Indian cuisine, ''dal'' (also spelled ''daal'' or ''dhal''; pronunciation: , Hindi: दाल, Urdu: ) are dried, split pulses (e.g., lentils, peas, and beans) that do not require soaking before cooking. India is the largest producer of pu ...

. He was the son of

Condlae mac Cóelbad Condlae mac Cóelbad (flourished later 5th century) was a Dal nAraide king in the time of Saint Patrick. He was the son of Cáelbad mac Cruind Ba Druí, a high king of Ireland and King of Ulster and brother of the previous Dal nAraide king Sárán ...

, also a king of Dal nAraide and grandson of the high king and King of Ulster

Cáelbad Cáelbad (Cáelbhadh, Caolbhadh, Caolbhaidh), son of Cronn Badhraoi, a descendant of Mal mac Rochride, was, according to Lebor Gabála Érenn, a High King of Ireland for a period of one year. Inneacht daughter of Lughaidh was the mother of Caolbha ...

mac Crond Ba Druí. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim. The

Dal Fiatach In Indian cuisine, ''dal'' (also spelled ''daal'' or ''dhal''; pronunciation: , Hindi: दाल, Urdu: ) are dried, split pulses (e.g., lentils, peas, and beans) that do not require soaking before cooking. India is the largest producer of pu ...

had dominated the kingship of Ulaid since the late 5th century and Eochaid is the first king of Ulaid from his sept since his grandfather's time. According to the king lists in the ''Book of Leinster'', he succeeded his uncle

Fíachna Lonn mac Cóelbad Fíachna Lonn mac Cóelbad ("the fierce") (flourished 482) was a Dal nAraide king in modern County Antrim, Ulster. He was the son of Cáelbad mac Cruind Ba Druí, a high king of Ireland and King of Ulster and brother of the previous Dal nAraide ki ...

as king of Dal nAraide. He succeeded

Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg (died 532) also Cairell Coscrach ("victorious") was a king of Ulaid from the Dal Fiatach. He was the son of Muiredach Muinderg mac Forggo (died 489) and brother of Eochaid mac Muiredaig Muinderg (died 509), previous ...

of the

as king of Ulaid. He ruled from 532 to 553. His son Báetán Cáech was possibly also a king of Dal nAraide and was father of the Ulaid king Fiachnae mac Báetáin (died 626). The annals state that he was ancestor of the Ui Echach of Ulaid. However this term has many uses in Ulaid and the genealogies in ''Rawlinson'' do not agree with this. It is more probable they descended from a brother of Eochaid's grandfather, Cáelbad mac Crond Ba Druí, named Eochu.Charles-Edwards, Appendix XXII; Byrne, Table 7

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References

* ''Annals of Ulster'' a

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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a

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* 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, * Gearoid Mac Niocaill (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan

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