The Kings of Dál nAraidi were rulers of one of the main kingdoms of

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

and competed with the

Dál Fiatach Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland during the Middle Ages. It was part of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, and they were its main ruling dynasty for most of Ulaid's history. Their ...

for the overlordship 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 i ...

. The dynasty resided at Ráith Mór, east of Antrim in the Mag Line area and emerged as the dominant group among the

Cruthin The Cruthin (; mga, Cruithnig or ; ga, label= Modern Irish, Cruithne ) were a people of early medieval Ireland. Their heartland was in Ulster and included parts of the present-day counties of Antrim, Down and Londonderry. They are also said ...

of Ulaid. In the sixth and seventh centuries the Cruthin were a loose confederation of petty states with the Dal nAraidi emerging as the dominant group in the 8th century.

Kings of Dál nAraidi and Cruthin

List of the Kings of Dál nAraidi; *

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 Cruind Ba Druí *

Sárán mac Cóelbad Sárán mac Cóelbad (flourished circa third quarter of 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. He is listed in king lists such ...

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 ...

* Fíachna Lonn mac Cóelbad (flourished 482) *

Eochaid mac Condlai Eochaid mac Condlai (died 553) was a king of Ulaid from the Dal nAraide. He was the son of Condlae mac Cóelbad, also a king of Dal nAraide and grandson of the high king and King of Ulster Cáelbad Cáelbad (Cáelbhadh, Caolbhadh, Caolbhaidh), so ...

(d.

553 __NOTOC__ Year 553 ( DLIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 553 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...

) * Aed Brecc (d.

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) * Báetán mac Echach *

Áed Dub mac Suibni Áed Dub mac Suibni (died c. 588) was an Irish king of the Dál nAraidi in the over-kingdom of Ulaid (in modern Ulster). He may have been king of the Ulaid. Áed was succeeded by his great-nephew Fiachnae mac Báetáin. Áed Dub — Black � ...

(d. 588) * Fiachnae mac Báetáin (Fiachnae Lurgan) (d. 626) *

Congal Cáech Congal Cáech (also Congal Cláen) was a king of the Cruthin of Dál nAraidi in the medieval Irish province of Ulaid, from around 626 to 637. He was king of Ulaid from 627–637 and, according to some sources, High King of Ireland. Origins While ...

(Cláen) mac Scandail (d. 637) * Lochéne mac Finguine (d.

646 __NOTOC__ Year 646 ( DCXLVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 646 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

) * Scandal mac Bécce (d.

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Eochaid Iarlaithe Eochaid Iarlaithe mac Lurgain (died 666) was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the son of Fiachnae mac Báetáin (died 626) a king of all Ulaid and possible high king. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal ...

mac Lurgain (d. 666) * Máel Cáich mac Scannail (d. 666) * Cathassach mac Lurgain (d.

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Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail (died 681) was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin. He ascended to this position some time after 668. He was the son of Scandal mac Bécce (died 646), a previous king. In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dál nAraidi were ...

(d. 681) * Cathassach mac Máele Cáich (d.

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Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni Aillil mac Dúngaile Eilni (died 690) was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin in Ulaid, an over-kingdom in medieval Ireland. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail (died 681), a previous king. He ruled from 682-690. In the 6th and 7th centur ...

(d.

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Áed Aired Áed Aired (died 698) or Áed Airdd or Áed Airech was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruthin, Cruithne in Ulaid (Ulster). He ruled from 690-698. In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid (Ul ...

(d.

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Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni Cú Chuarán mac Dúngaile (died 708) was a Dál nAraidi king of Ulaid, an over-kingdom in medieval Ireland. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail (died 681) and brother of Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni (died 690), previous kings of Dál nA ...

(d. 708) *

Lethlobar mac Echach Lethlobar mac Echach (died 709) was a Dál nAraide king of the Cruthin in Ulaid, an over-kingdom in Ireland. He was the son of Eochaid Iarlaithe mac Lurgain (died 666), a previous king. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dál nAraide ...

(d. 709) *

Fiachra Cossalach Fiachra Cossalach (died 710) was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin in Ulaid, a medieval over-kingdom in Ireland. He ruled from 709-710. Fiachra Cossalach was a son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail (died 681) and hence a member of the Eilne branc ...

(d.

710 __NOTOC__ Year 710 ( DCCX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 710 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...

) * Dubthach mac Congail * Eochaid mac Echach (d.715) *

Indrechtach mac Lethlobair Indrechtach mac Lethlobair (died 741) was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the son of Lethlobar mac Echach (died 709), a previous king. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóel ...

(d.741) * Cathussach mac Ailello (d.749) *

Flathróe mac Fiachrach Flathróe mac Fiachrach (died 774) was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin in Ulaid, a medieval over-kingdom in Ireland. He was the son of Fiachra Cossalach (died 710), a previous king. He may have belonged to the Eilne branch of the family. He rul ...

(d.774) *

Cináed Ciarrge mac Cathussaig Cináed Ciarrge mac Cathussaig (died 776) was a Dál nAraidi king of Ulaid, an over-kingdom in medieval Ireland. He was the son of Cathussach mac Ailello (died 749), a previous king and possible over-king of Ulaid. He belonged to the Eilne branch ...

(d.776) * Tommaltach mac Indrechtaig (d.790) * Bressal mac Flathroe (d.792) * Eochaid mac Bressail (d.824) * Cináed mac Eochada (d.832) * Flannacán mac Eochada (died 849) * Lethlobar mac Loingsig (d.873) * Cenn Etig mac Lethlobuir (d.900) The later rulers of the Dál nAraidi adopted the dynastic surname Ua Loingsig (Ó Loingsigh), anglicized Lynch.Ulster
by Dennis Walsh

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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' * ''Annals of the Four Masters'' * ''Annals of Ulster'' * Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'' * ''Book of Leinster'' * ''Laud Synchronisms'' * ''The Laud Genealogies and Tribal Histories'', ed.

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* ''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy * ''Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502'', compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin {{DEFAULTSORT:Kings Of Dal Naraidi Dal nAraidi

Kings of Dál nAraidi and Cruthin

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