- Néill were the Cenél
Conaill and Cenél n
Eógain,
named after the two most
powerful sons of Niall:
Conall and
Eógain. The
Northern Uí Néill's over-kingdom...
-
unless otherwise stated.
Prior to this, the
ruling dynasty – the Cenél n
Eógain – were most of the
kings of Ailech.
During the
tenth and
eleventh centuries...
- The Cenél n
Eógain or Kinel-Owen ("Kindred of Owen") are a
branch of the
Northern Uí Néill, any of
several dynasties in north-western
medieval Ireland....
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Inishowen (Irish: Inis Eoghain,
meaning 'island of Eoghan') is a
peninsula in the
north of
County Donegal in Ireland.
Inishowen is the
largest peninsula...
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Muiredach mac
Eógain (died c. 489) was a King of
Ailech and head of the Cenél n
Eógain branch of the
Northern Uí Néill. He was the son of the
founder of...
- Erc
ingen Loarn,
daughter of
Loarn mac Eirc. She
married Muiredach mac
Eógain.
According to the Duan
Albanach and the
Senchus Fer n-Alban, Erc of Dál...
- was a son of
Niall Noígiallach and the
eponymous ancestor of the Cenél n
Eógain (kindred of Eoghan)
branch of the
Northern Uí Néill. The Cenél
Eoghan would...
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territories of the Cenél n
Eógain and Cenél Conaill.
After the
battle of Cloítech in 789 its
kings were
exclusively from the Cenél n
Eógain. The
royal fort for...
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prominent positions and
titles in
Ireland and elsewhere. As
kings of Cenél n
Eógain, they were
historically one of the most
prominent family of the Northern...
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Lochlainn (old spelling:
Domnall Mac Lochlainn), was king of the Cenél
Eogain, over-king of Ailech, and
alleged High King of Ireland. The meaning, and...
