Kings of Tir Connaill
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Tír Ċonaill was the name of a kingdom which covered much of what is now County Donegal
.
It was founded in the fifth century by a supposed son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
, Conall Gulban
, the eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Conaill
. His descendants ruled the kingdom till the Flight of the Earls
in September 1607, which marked the end of the kingdom.
Kings of Tír Chonaill (Rí
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
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It was founded in the fifth century by a supposed son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
Niall of the Nine Hostages
Niall Noígíallach , or in English, Niall of the Nine Hostages, son of Eochaid Mugmedón, was an Irish king, the eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill kindred who dominated Ireland from the 6th century to the 10th century...
, Conall Gulban
Conall Gulban
Conall Gulban was an Irish king who founded the kingdom of Tír Conaill in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now County Donegal. He was the son of Niall Noígiallach....
, the eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Conaill
Cenél Conaill
The Cenél Conaill is the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Noígiallach defined by oral and recorded history. They were also known in Scotland as the Kindred of Saint Columba....
. His descendants ruled the kingdom till the Flight of the Earls
Flight of the Earls
The Flight of the Earls took place on 14 September 1607, when Hugh Ó Neill of Tír Eóghain, Rory Ó Donnell of Tír Chonaill and about ninety followers left Ireland for mainland Europe.-Background to the exile:...
in September 1607, which marked the end of the kingdom.
Early Chiefs of Cenél Conaill
- Conall GulbanConall GulbanConall Gulban was an Irish king who founded the kingdom of Tír Conaill in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now County Donegal. He was the son of Niall Noígiallach....
mac Néill (died 464) - .......
- Ninnid mac Dauach (flourished 544-563)
- Ainmuire mac SétnaiAinmuire mac SétnaiAinmuire mac Sétnai or Ainmire or Ainmere was a High King of Ireland from the Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill. He was the great grandson of Conall Gulban , founder of this branch. He ruled from 566-569...
(died 569) - Báetán mac NinnedaBáetán mac NinnedaBáetán mac Ninneda was an Irish king of the Cenél Conaill, a sept of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of Ninnid mac Duach and great grandson of Conall Gulban . He was a member of the Cenél nDuach branch of the Cenél Conaill...
(died 586). - Áed mac AinmuirechÁed mac AinmuirechÁed mac Ainmuirech was high-king of the Northern Uí Néill. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill and was a distant cousin of Columba of Iona. He was the son of Ainmuire mac Sétnai , a previous possible high king....
(died 598) - Conall Cú mac ÁedoConall Cú mac ÁedoConall Cú mac Áedo was a chief of the Cenél Conaill branch of the Northern Ui Neill. He was the son of Áed mac Ainmuirech , high king of Ireland.Upon the death of his father in 598, rivalry broke out among the Ui Neill for his succession...
(died 604) - Máel Coba mac ÁedoMáel Coba mac ÁedoMáel Coba was an Irish king who is counted as a High King of Ireland in some sources.Máel Coba was the son of Áed mac Ainmuirech and brother of Domnall mac Áedo , both also reckoned High Kings of Ireland. They belonged to the northern Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill...
(died 615) - Domnall mac ÁedoDomnall mac ÁedoDomnall mac Áedo , also known as Domnall II, was a son of Áed mac Ainmuirech. Domnall was High King of Ireland from 628 until his death. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill kindred of the northern Uí Néill....
(died 642) - Conall CóelConall CóelConall mac Máele Coba, called Conall Cóel, was an Irish king and is said to have been High King of Ireland.-Biography:Conall was the son of Máel Coba mac Áedo and belonged to the Cenél Conaill branch of the northern Uí Néill...
mac Máele Coba (died 654) - Cellach mac Máele CobaCellach mac Máele CobaCellach mac Máele Coba was an Irish king and is said to have been High King of Ireland.Cellach was the son of Máel Coba mac Áedo and belonged to the Cenél Conaill branch of the northern Uí Néill...
(died 658) - ......
- Loingsech mac ÓengussoLoingsech mac ÓengussoLoingsech mac Óengusso was an Irish king who was High King of Ireland. Loingsech was a member of the northern Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill...
(died 703) - Congal CennmagairCongal CennmagairCongal Cennmagair was High King of Ireland. He belonged to the northern Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill. His father, Fergus Fanát, was not a high king, although his grandfather, Domnall mac Áedo , was counted as a High King of Ireland....
mac Fergusa (died 710) - Flaithbertach mac LoingsigFlaithbertach mac LoingsigFlaithbertach mac Loingsig was a High King of Ireland. He was a member of the Cenél Conaill, a branch of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of Loingsech mac Óengusso , a previous high king...
(died 765) - Áed MuindergÁed MuindergÁed mac Flaithbertaig , called Áed Muinderg, was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of the high king Flaithbertach mac Loingsig . His byname Muinderg means "red-necked"....
mac Flaithbertaig (died 747) - Loingsech mac FlaithbertaigLoingsech mac FlaithbertaigLoingsech mac Flaithbertaig was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill in modern County Donegal. He was the son of the high king Flaithbertach mac Loingsig who abdicated in 734 and retired to the monastery at Armagh....
(died 754) - Murchad mac FlaithbertaigMurchad mac FlaithbertaigMurchad mac Flaithbertaig was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill in modern County Donegal. He was the son of the high king Flaithbertach mac Loingsig who abdicated in 734 and retired to the monastery at Armagh.....
(died 767) - Domnall mac Áeda MuindeirgDomnall mac Áeda MuindeirgDomnall mac Áeda Muindeirg was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill in modern County Donegal and sometimes styled "King of the North". He was the son of Áed Muinderg and grandson of the high king Flaithbertach mac Loingsig .During the eighth century the Cenél Conaill vied with...
(died 804)
Kings of Tír Chonaill (RíRíRí, or very commonly ríg , is an ancient Gaelic word meaning "King". It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings and those of similar rank. While the modern Irish word is exactly the same, in modern Scottish it is Rìgh, apparently derived from the genitive. The word...
Thír Chonaill) from c. 1201 to 1608
- Eicnechan, c.1201-1207
- Domnall Mór mac Eicnechain, 1207-autumn 1241
- Máel Sechlainn mac Domnaill, 1241–1247
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- Manus Ó DonnellManus O'DonnellManus Ó Domhnaill, anglicized Manus O'Donnell , was an Irish clan leader, son of Hugh Dubh O'Donnell. He was an important member of the O'Donnell dynasty based in County Donegal.-Early life:...
(d. 1564) - Calvagh Ó DonnellCalvagh O'DonnellCalbhach Ó Domhnaill, anglicized Calvagh O'Donnell , eldest son of Manus O'Donnell, was an Irish King of Tyrconnell of the mid-16th century. He was Rí and Chief of the O'Donnell dynasty based in Tyrconnell in western Ulster...
(d. 1566) - Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó DomhnaillAodh mac Maghnusa Ó DomhnaillAodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill, , was An Ó Domhnaill and Rí of Tír Chonaill...
(d. 1600) - Iníon Dubh, Queen of Tyrconnell (d. 1608)
- Hugh Roe Ó Donnell (d. 1602)
- Rory Ó Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (d. 1608)