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Gabrán MacDomangairt,


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Father: Domangart Réti Mac Fergus, b. ABT 460 in Dal Riata, Argyll, Scotland   d. 513 in Daradia, Atholl, Scotland
Mother: Feldelmia Foltchain ui Briuin, Queen of Dál Riata, b. ABT 461 in Leinster, Ireland   d. ABT 504 in Argyll, Scotland

Family 1: Lleian Ada verch Brychan of Brycheiniog,    b. ABT 500 in Breconshire, Wales    d. ABT 559 in Dal Riata, Argyll, , Scotland
  1. Eoganan mac Gabrán, b. ABT 528 in Dál Riata, Argyll, Alba     d. ABT 605 in Dál Riata, Argyll, Alba
  2. Áedán MacGabráin,, b. ABT 550 in Dalradia, Atholl, Perth, Scotland     d. 17 APR 609 in Kilkerran, Kintyre, Kingdom of Dál Riata
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  1. Title: Senchus fer n-Alban (Men of Alba)
    Publication: Name: http://www.duffus.com/Articles/senchus_fer_n_alban.htm;
    Note: Historical information for the Tribe of Loarn
  2. Title: THE LINEAGE OF KING DUFFUS AND THE SCOTTISH KINGS
    Author: COPYRICHT Aa richts is pitten by. Nae pairt o this darg shuid be doobelt, hained in onie kin o seestem, or furthset in onie kythin or bi onie gate whitsomeiver, athoot haein leave frae the writer afore-haund. Copyright 2000. All rights reserved. Site design by David Duffus
    Note: THE LINEAGE OF KING DUFFUS AND THE SCOTTISH KINGS MorMacErc, Fergus, of Dalriada, King of Scots Acceded: CIR 490 Died: 501, killed Children: macFergusso, Domangart of Dalriada 'Réti', King of Scots macFergusso, Domangart of Dalriada 'Réti', King of Scots Died: CIR 506 Father: MorMacErc, Fergus, of Dalriada, King of Scots Children: macDomangairt, Gabhran of Argyll, King of Scots macDomangairt, Gabhran of Argyll, King of Scots Died: CIR 559 Father: macFergusso, Domangart of Dalriada 'Réti', King of Scots Married to Ingenach (Lleian) Children: macGabhran, Aidan of Argyll, King of Scots macGabhran, Aidan of Argyll, King of Scots Acceded: CIR 574 Died: CIR 608 Notes: consecrated by his cousin St. Columba. Father: macDomangairt, Gabhran of Argyll, King of Scots Mother: Ingenach (Lleian) Children: macAidan, Eochaidh Buidhe of Argyll, King of Scots macAidan, Eochaidh Buidhe of Argyll, King of Scots Died: CIR 629 Father: macGabhran, Aidan of Argyll, King of Scots Children: recc, Domnall, the Speckled of Argyll, King of Scots recc, Domnall, the Speckled of Argyll, King of Scots Died: CIR 643 in battle Father: macAidan, Eochaidh Buidhe of Argyll, King of Scots Children: macDomnaill, Domangart II of Argyll, King of Scots macDomnaill, Domangart II of Argyll, King of Scots Died: CIR 673, killed Father: recc, Domnall, the Speckled of Argyll, King of Scots Children: Eochaidh Crook-Nose of Argyll, Kings of Scots Brecc, Domnall, the Speckled of Argyll, King of Scot Died: CIR 643, battle Father: macAidan, Eochaidh Buidhe of Argyll, King of Scots Children: macDomnaill, Domangart II of Argyll, King of Scots Eochaidh Crook-Nose of Argyll, Kings of Scots Died: 697, killed Father: macDomnaill, Domangart II of Argyll, King of Scots Children: macEchdach, Eochaidh III of Argyll, King of Scots macEchdach, Eochaidh III of Argyll, King of Scots Died: 733 Father: Eochaidh Crook-Nose of Argyll, Kings of Scots Children 1: Aedh, The white of Argyll, King of Scots Aedh, The white of Argyll, King of Scots Died: 778 Father: macEchdach, Eochaidh III of Argyll, King of Scots Children: Argyll, Eochaid 'The Venemous' of, King of Scots Argyll, Eochaid 'The Venemous' of, King of Scots Acceded: 780 Father: Aedh, The white of Argyll, King of Scots Married to: Unuistic of Picts, Princess Royal Children: Alpin of Kintyre, King of Scotland Alpin of Kintyre, King of Scotland Acceded: 834 Died: 834, Galloway Notes: Killed fighting the Picts. King of Kintyre. Father: Argyll, Eochaid 'The Venemous' of King of Scots Mother: Unuisticc of Picts, Princess Royal Children: 1. MacAlpin, Kenneth I of Scotland, King of Scotland; 2. Donald I of Scotland, King of Scotland MacAlpin, Kenneth I of Scotland, King of Scotland Acceded: 839 Died: 859, Forteviot, Perthshire Interred: Isle of Iona, Scotland Notes: Burke calls him Kenneth II. King of Picts & Alba. King of Galloway. See Europäisch Stammtafeln Bund II tafel 67. Father: Alpin of Kintyre, King of Scotland Children: 1. Constantine II of Alba, King of Scotland; 2. Aedh (Ethus) Swift-Foot of Scotland, King of Scotland; 3. MacAlpin, Eochaid, daughter; 4. daughter Constantine II of Alba, King of Scotland Acceded: 863 Died: 877, beheaded Interred: Isle of Iona, Scotland Notes: King of the Picts & Scots. King of Alba. Weir says he was killed in a battle against the Danes at Inverdorat, the Black Cove, Angus. Father: MacAlpin, Kenneth I of Scotland, King of Scotland Children: Donald II of Alba, King of Alba Donald II of Alba, King of Alba Acceded: 889 Died: 900, Dun-fother Interred: Isle of Iona, Scotland Notes: killed in battle. Father: Constantine II of Alba, King of Scotland Children: Malcolm I of Alba, King of Scotland Malcolm I of Alba, King of Scotland Acceded: 943 Died: 954, battle Interred: Isle of Iona, Scotland Notes: King of Alba. Father: Donald II of Alba, King of Alba Children: 1. Dubh of Scotland, King of Scotland; 2. Kenneth II of Alba, King of Scotland; 3. Kenneth Dubh-uisg of Scotland, King of Scotland Acceded: 962 Died: 967, Forres Notes: killed by the men of Moray. Father: Malcolm I of Alba, King of Scotland Children: 1. Kenneth III of Scotland, King of Scotland; 2. Malcolm, King of Strathclyde Crinan (Grimus), Mormaer of Atholl Born: CIR 975 Died: 1045, battle Notes: lay abbott of Dunkeld Father: Duncan of Athol, Mormaer of Athol Married BEF 1008 to Bethoc (Beatrix), Heiress of Scone Children: 1. Duncan I the Gracious of Scotland, King of Scotland, b. CIR 1001; 2. Maldred of Scotland, Lord of Allerdale Child 3: daughter Child 4: daughter Duncan I the Gracious of Scotland, King of Scotland Born: CIR 1001 Acceded: 25 NOV 1034 Died: 14 AUG 1040, Bothganowan, Elgin Interred: Isle of Iona, Scotland Notes: King of Strathclyde. Murdered by Macbeth. Father: Crinan (Grimus), Mormaer of Atholl, b. CIR 975 Mother: Bethoc (Beatrix), Heiress of Scone Married CIR 1030 to Aelflaed (Sybil) of Northumbria Children: 1. Malcolm III Caennmor of Scotland, King of Scotland, b. ABT 1031 2. Donald III Bane of Scotland, King of Scotland, b. ABT 1033 3. Margaret 4. Maelmuir of Atholl, Earl of Atholl, b. CIR 1035 5. Child 5: daughter
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  3. Title: Wikiwand: Dál Riata
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/D%C3%A1l_Riata;
    Note: Dál Riata or Dál Riada (also Dalriada) (/dælˈriːədə/) was a Gaelic kingdom that encompassed the western seaboard of Scotland and the north-eastern corner of Ireland, on each side of the North Channel. At its height in the 6th and 7th centuries, it covered what is now Argyll ("Coast of the Gaels") in Scotland and part of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. After a period of expansion, Dál Riata eventually became associated with the Gaelic Kingdom of Alba. In Argyll, it consisted of four main kindreds, each with their own chief: Cenél nGabráin (based in Kintyre), Cenél nÓengusa (based on Islay), Cenél Loairn (who gave their name to the district of Lorn) and Cenél Comgaill (who gave their name to Cowal). The hillfort of Dunadd is believed to have been its capital. Other royal forts included Dunollie, Dunaverty and Dunseverick. Within Dál Riata was the important monastery of Iona, which played a key role in the spread of Celtic Christianity throughout northern Britain, and in the development of insular art. Iona was a centre of learning and produced many important manuscripts. Dál Riata had a strong seafaring culture and a large naval fleet. Dál Riata is said to have been founded by the legendary king Fergus Mór (Fergus the Great) in the 5th century. The kingdom reached its height under Áedán mac Gabráin (r. 574–608). During his reign Dál Riata's power and influence grew; it carried out naval expeditions to Orkney and the Isle of Man, and assaults on the Brittonic kingdom of Strathclyde and Anglian kingdom of Bernicia. However, King Æthelfrith of Bernicia checked its growth at the Battle of Degsastan in 603. Serious defeats in Ireland and Scotland during the reign of Domnall Brecc (died 642) ended Dál Riata's "golden age", and the kingdom became a client of Northumbria for a time. In the 730s the Pictish king Óengus I led campaigns against Dál Riata and brought it under Pictish overlordship by 741. There is disagreement over the fate of the kingdom from the late 8th century onwards. Some scholars have seen no revival of Dál Riatan power after the long period of foreign domination (c. 637 to c. 750–760), while others have seen a revival under Áed Find (736–778). Some even claim that the Dál Riata usurped the kingship of Fortriu. From 795 onward there were sporadic Viking raids in Dál Riata. In the following century, there may have been a merger of the Dál Riatan and Pictish crowns. Some sources say Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin) was king of Dál Riata before becoming king of the Picts in 843, following a disastrous defeat of the Picts by Vikings. The kingdom's independence ended sometime after, as it merged with Pictland to form the Kingdom of Alba. Latin sources often referred to the inhabitants of Dál Riata as Scots (Scoti), a name originally used by Roman and Greek writers for the Irish Gaels who raided and colonized Roman Britain. Later, it came to refer to Gaels, whether from Ireland or elsewhere. They are referred to herein as "Gaels" or as "Dál Riatans." Name The name "Dál Riata" is derived from Old Irish. "Dál," cognate to English "dole" and "deal," German "Teil," and Latin "tāliō" and descendants including French "taille" and Italian "taglia," means "portion" or "share" (as in "a portion of land"); "Riata" or "Riada" is believed to be a personal name. Thus, the name refers to "Riada's portion" of territory in the area. The Dalradian geological series, a term coined by Archibald Geikie in 1891, was named after Dál Riata because its outcrop has a similar geographical reach to that of the former kingdom. People, land and sea Dál Riata spanned the North Channel and included parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland. In Scotland, it corresponded roughly to Argyll (from Airer Goídel, "coast of the Gaels") and later grew to include Skye. In Ireland, it took in the northeast of County Antrim, roughly corresponding to the baronies of Cary and Glenarm. The modern human landscape of Dál Riata differs a great deal from that of the first millennium. Most people today live in settlements far larger than anything known in early times, while some areas, such as Kilmartin, and many of the islands, such as Islay and Tiree, may well have had as many inhabitants as they do today. Many of the small settlements have now disappeared, so that the countryside is far emptier than was formerly the case, and many areas that formerly were farmed now are abandoned. Even the physical landscape is not entirely as it was; sea levels have changed, and the combination of erosion and silting will have considerably altered the shape of the coast in some places, while the natural accumulation of peat and man-made changes from peat cutting have altered inland landscapes. As was normal at the time, subsistence farming was the occupation of most people. Oats and barley were the main cereal crops. Pastoralism was especially important, and transhumance (the seasonal movement of people with their livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures) was the practice in many places. Some areas, most notably Islay, were especially fertile, and good grazing would have been available all year round, just as it was in Ireland. Tiree was famed in later times for its oats and barley, while smaller, uninhabited islands were used to keep sheep. The area, until lately, was notable for its inshore fisheries, and for plentiful shellfish, therefore seafood is likely to have been an important part of the diet. The "Senchus fer n-Alban" lists three main kin groups in Dál Riata in Scotland, with a fourth being added later: . The Cenél nGabráin (kindred of Gabrán) in Kintyre, who claimed descent from Gabrán mac Domangairt. . The Cenél nÓengusa (kindred of Óengus) in Islay and Jura, who claimed descent from Óengus Mór mac Eirc. . The Cenél Loairn (kindred of Loarn) in Lorne, perhaps also Mull and Ardnamurchan, who claimed descent from Loarn mac Eirc. . The Cenél Comgaill (kindred of Comgall) in Cowal and Bute, a later addition, who claimed descent from Comgall mac Domangairt. They may have expanded eastwards into Strathearn during the 8th century. The Senchus does not list any kindreds in Ireland, but does list an apparently very minor kindred called Cenél Chonchride in Islay descended from another son of Erc, Fergus Becc. Another kindred, Cenél Báetáin of Morvern (later Clan MacInnes), branched off from Cenél Loairn about the same time that Cenél Comgaill separated from its parent kindred. The Morvern district was formerly known as Kinelvadon, after the Cenél Báetáin. The Cenél Loairn may have been the largest of the "three kindreds," as the Senchus reports it being divided further into Cenél Shalaig, Cenél Cathbath, Cenél nEchdach, Cenél Murerdaig. Among the Cenél Loairn it also lists the Airgíalla, although whether this should be understood as being Irish settlers or simply another tribe to whom the label was applied is unclear. Bannerman proposes a tie to the Uí Macc Uais. The meaning of Airgíalla 'hostage givers' adds to the uncertainty, although it must be observed that only one grouping in Ireland was apparently given this name and it is therefore very rare, perhaps supporting the Ui Macc Uais hypothesis. There is no reason to suppose that this is a complete or accurate list. Four sites in Dál Riata may have had royal associations: Dunadd, Dunollie, Dunaverty and Tarbert. Among them, Dunadd appears to have been the most important. It has been partly excavated, and weapons, quern-stones and many molds for the manufacture of jewelery were found in addition to fortifications. Other high-status material included glassware and wine amphorae from Gaul, and in larger quantities than found elsewhere in Britain and Ireland. Lesser centers included Dun Ollaigh, seat of the Cenél Loairn kings, and Dunaverty, at the southern end of Kintyre, in the lands of the Cenél nGabráin. The main royal center in Ireland appears to have been at Dunseverick ("Dún Sebuirge"). Dál Riata had a strong seafaring culture. It was an archipelago with many islands and peninsulas. This, and the difficulty of overland travel, meant that travel by sea was the easiest means of moving any distance. As well as long distance trade, local trade must also have been significant. Currachs were probably the most common seagoing craft, and on inland waters dugouts and coracles were used. Large timber ships, called "long ships," perhaps similar to the Viking ships of the same name, are attested to in a variety of sources. Dál Riata had a large war fleet manned by skilled sailors, capable of undertaking far-reaching expeditions. It had an organized system for manning the fleet. Houses were grouped into twenties for the purpose of naval recruitment, with each group having to provide a quota of 28 oarsmen. Religion and art No written accounts exist for pre-Christian Dál Riata, and the earliest known records come from the chroniclers of Iona and Irish monasteries. Adomnán's "Life of St Columba" implies a Christian Dál Riata. Whether this is true cannot be known. The figure of Columba looms large in any history of Christianity in Dál Riata. Adomnán's "Life," although useful as a record, was not intended to serve as history, but rather as hagiography. Because the writing of the lives of the saints in Adomnán's day had not reached the stylized formulas of the High Middle Ages, the "Life" contains a great deal of historically valuable information. It is also a vital linguistic source indicating the distribution of Gaelic and P-Celtic place names in northern Scotland by the end of the 7th century. It famously notes Columba's need for a translator when conversing with an individual on Skye. This evidence of a non-Gaelic language is supported by a sprinkling of P-Celtic place names on the remote mainland opposite the island. Columba's founding Iona within the bounds of Dál Riata ensured that the kingdom would be of great importance in the spread of Christianity in northern Britain, not onl...
  4. Title: Hooker Family Genealogy: Gabhran mac Domangart King of Dál Riada
    Publication: Name: http://www.djhooker.com/48/22541.htm;
    Note: Gabhran mac Domangart King of Dál Riada Born: Abt 490 Marriage (1): Ingenach Died: Cir 559 about age 69 General Notes: Gabhran (Scottish Gaelic: Gabhran mac Domangart) was king of Dál Riada, in modern Ireland and Scotland, from about 538 until 558. He is the eponymous founder of the Cenél nGabraín. The Cenél nGabraín dominated Dál Riada until the late 7th century, and his son Aedan was later king. Gabhran in Arthurian Legend Gabhran was a wise and excellent Prince. He first instituted the office of the King's Advocate. He persuaded Loth, a Pictish King, to league with Uther Pendragon, King of the Britons against the Anglo-Saxons in 502. Loth was also persuaded to marry Ann-Morgause, daughter to Gorlois and Igraine, step-daughter to the Pendragon and elder half-sister to King Arthur of the Round Table. When the famous King Arthur mounted the British throne, Gabhran aided him against the Saxons. Gabhran was at last cut off, for one Toncetus, the Supreme Judge of Capital Crimes, a cruel and covetous man, expecting easy pardon of the King; the enraged people therefore cut him off. But finding they could not obtain the King's mercy, they next slew the King himself in 535 at the instigation of one Donald of Athol after a reign of thirty-four years. His Queen and children fled to Ireland. Others say that he died after a tedious sickness and was buried at Icolmkill, the royal burying place. He was succeeded by his nephew, Eugenius III, who instead of revenging his uncle's death, received Donald into favor, which made him suspected of having a hand in the conspiracy; and he was succeeded in 558 by his brother Conall, who introduced heraldry. Conall recalled the children of Gabhran but died before their return in 568 after a reign of ten years. Conall was succeeded by his younger brother Kintellus, who courteously entertained Aedan of Dalriada, son of Gabhran and on his deathbed resigned to him. Life Events: 1. Acceded: King of Dál Riada, 538-558. 1874
  5. Title: Wikiwand: Ulaid
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Ulaid;
    Note: Ulaid (Old Irish, pronounced [ˈuləðʲ]) , or Ulaidh (modern Irish, pronounced [ˈu.liː]), was a Gaelic over-kingdom in northeastern Ireland during the Middle Ages, made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, as well as in Cóiced, which in Irish means "the Fifth." The king of Ulaid was called the "rí Ulad or rí in Chóicid." Ulaid also refers to a people of early Ireland, and it is from them that the province of Ulster derives its name. Some of the dynasties within the over-kingdom claimed descent from the Ulaid, whilst others are cited as being of Cruithin descent. In historical documents, the term Ulaid was used to refer to the population-group, of which the Dál Fiatach was the ruling dynasty. As such the title "Rí Ulad" held two meanings: over-king of Ulaid; and king of the Ulaid, as in the Dál Fiatach. The Ulaid feature prominently in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. According to legend, the ancient territory of Ulaid spanned the whole of the modern province of Ulster, excluding County Cavan, but including County Louth. Its southern border was said to stretch from the River Drowes in the west to the River Boyne in the east. At the onset of the historic period of Irish history in the 6th century, the territory of Ulaid was largely confined to east of the River Bann, as it is said to have lost land to the Airgíalla and the Northern Uí Néill. Ulaid ceased to exist after its conquest in the late 12th century by the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy, and was replaced with the Earldom of Ulster. An individual from Ulaid was known in Irish as an "Ultach," the nominative plural being "Ultaigh." This name lives on in the surname McAnulty or McNulty, from "Mac an Ultaigh" ("son of the Ulsterman"). Name Ulaid is a plural noun and originated as an ethnonym, however Irish nomenclature followed a pattern where the names of population-groups and apical ancestor figures became more and more associated with geographical areas even when the ruling dynasty had no links to that figure, and this was the case with the Ulaid. Ulaid was also known as "Cóiced Ulad," the "Fifth of Ulster," and was one of the legendary five provinces of Ireland. After the subsequent loss of territory to the Airgíalla and Northern Uí Néill, the eastern remnant of the province that formed medieval Ulaid was alternatively known as in "Cóiced," in reference to the unconquered part of "Cóiced Ulad." The Ulaid are likely the Ούολουντιοι ("Uoluntii" or "Voluntii") mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century "Geographia." This may be a corruption of Ούλουτοι ("Uluti"). The name is likely derived from the Gaelic "ul," meaning "beard." The late 7th-century writer, Muirchú, spells Ulaid as "Ulothi" in his work the "Life of Patrick." Ulaid historically has been anglicized as "Ulagh" or "Ullagh"and Latinized as "Ulidia" or "Ultonia." The latter two have yielded the terms "Ulidian" and "Ultonian." The Irish word for someone from Ulaid is "Ultach" (also spelled as "Ultaigh" and "Ultagh"), which in Latin became "Ultonii" and "Ultoniensis." Ulaid gave its name to the province of Ulster, though the exact composition of it is disputed: it may derive from "Ulaidh" with or without the Norse genitive s and Irish "tír" "land, country, earth"), or else the second element may be Norse "-ster" (meaning "place," common in Shetland and Norway). The Ulaid are also referred to as being of the "Clanna Rudraige," a late form of group-name. Population groups within Ulaid Further information: Ulster Cycle According to historical tradition, the ruling dynasties of the Ulaid where either of the Ulaid population-group or the Cruthin. Medieval Irish genealogists traced the descent of the Ulaid from the legendary High King of Ireland, Rudraige mac Sithrigi. The Cruthin on the other hand is the Irish term for the Picts, and are stated as initially being the most powerful and numerous of the two groupings. The terms Ulaid and Cruthin in early sources referred to the Dál Fiatach and Dál nAraidi respectively, the most powerful dynasties of both groups. The general scholarly consensus since the time of Eoin MacNeill has been that the Ulaid were kin to the Érainn, or at least to their royal families, sometimes called the Clanna Dedad, and perhaps not their nebulous subject populations. T. F. O'Rahilly notably believed the Ulaid were an actual branch of the Érainn. Also claimed as being related to the Ulaid are the Dáirine, another name for the Érainn royalty, both of which may have been related or derived from the Darini of Ptolemy. However, there is uncertainty over the actual ancestry of the people and dynasties within the medieval over-kingdom of Ulaid. Those claimed as being descended from the Ulaid people included medieval tribes that where said to be instead of the Cruthin or Érainn, for example: . the Dál Riata, Dál Fiatach, and Uí Echach Arda are counted as being of the Ulaid. The Dál Riata and Dál Fiatach however professed to be of Érainn descent. Despite this the term Ulaid still referred to the Dál Fiatach until the Anglo-Norman conquest of the over-kingdom in the late 12th century. . the Conaille Muirtheimne, Dál nAraidi and Uí Echach Cobo are counted as being of the Cruthin. However, after the 8th century, the "Síl Ír"—the book of genealogies on the descendants of the mythical Ír—focuses on the theme that they are the "fír Ulaid," "the true Ulaid." The Dál nAraidi still maintained the claim in the 10th century, long after their power declined. History of the over-kingdom Early history Ptolemy's "Geographia,"written in the 2nd century, places the "Uoluntii" or "Voluntii" in the southeast of what is now Ulster, somewhere south of the River Lagan and north of the River Boyne. To their north were the Darini and to their south were the Eblani. Muirchú's "Life of Patrick," written in the 7th century, also says that the territory of the Ulothi lay between the Lagan and the Boyne. In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology—which survives in texts from the 8th century onward—the pre-historic Ulaid are said to dominate the whole north of Ireland, their southern border stretching from the River Boyne in the east to the River Drowes in the west, with their capital at Emain Macha (Navan Fort) near present-day Armagh, County Armagh. According to legend, around 331 AD the Three Collas invaded Ulaid, destroyed its ancient capital Emain Macha, and restricted Ulaid to the eastern part of its territory: east of the Lower Bann and Newry River. It is said that the territory the Three Collas conquered became the kingdom of Airgíalla. Another tradition that survived until the 11th century dated the fall of Emain Macha to 450 AD—within the time of Saint Patrick—which may explain why he chose Armagh, near Emain Macha, as the site of his episcopacy, as it would then still be under Ulaid control. It may also explain why he was buried in eastern Ulster in the restricted territory of the Ulaid rather than at Armagh, as it had by then come under Airgíallan control. It is likely that the Airgíalla were not settlers in Ulaid territory, but indigenous tribes;[32] most of whom were vassals of the Ulaid before casting off Ulaid overlordship and becoming independent. It has been suggested that the Airthir—in whose lands lay Emain Macha—were originally an Ulaid tribe before becoming one of the Airgíalla. Towards the end of the 5th century, the Ulaid sub-group Dál Riata, located in the Glens of Antrim, had started settling in modern-day Scotland, forming a cross-channel kingdom. Their first settlements were in the region of Argyll, which means "eastern province of the Gael." It is to these boundaries that Ulaid entered the historic period in Ireland in the 6th century, though the Dál nAraidi still held territory west of the Bann in County Londonderry. The emergence of the Dál nAraidi and Dál Fiatach dynasties may have concealed the dominance of earlier tribal groupings. 6th to 7th centuries By the mid-6th century, the Dál Riata possessions in Scotland came under serious threat from Bridei I, king of the Picts, resulting in them seeking the Northern Uí Néill's aid. The king of Dál Riata, Áedán mac Gabráin, had already granted the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland to the Cenél Conaill prince and saint, Columba, who in turn negotiated an alliance between the Northern Uí Néill and Dál Riata in 575 at Druim Ceit near Derry. The result of this pact was the removal of Dál Riata from Ulaid's overlordship allowing it to concentrate on extending its Scottish domain. That same year either before or after the convention of Druim Ceit, the king of Dál Riata was killed in a bloody battle with the Dál nAraidi at Fid Euin. In 563, according to the "Annals of Ulster," an apparent internal struggle amongst the Cruthin resulted in Báetán mac Cinn making a deal with the Northern Uí Néill, promising them the territories of Ard Eólairgg (Magilligan peninsula) and the Lee, both west of the River Bann. As a result, the battle of Móin Dairi Lothair (modern-day Moneymore) took place between them and an alliance of Cruthin kings, in which the Cruthin suffered a devastatng defeat. Afterwards the Northern Uí Néill settled their Airgíalla allies in the Cruthin territory of Eilne, which lay between the River Bann and the River Bush. The defeated Cruthin alliance meanwhile consolidated themselves on Dál nAraidi. The Dál nAraidi king Congal Cáech took possession of the overlordship of Ulaid in 626, and in 628 killed the High King of Ireland, Suibne Menn of the Northern Uí Néill in battle. In 629, Congal led the Dál nAraidi to defeat against the same foes. In an attempt to have himself installed as High King of Ireland, Congal made alliances with Dál Riata and Strathclyde, which resulted in the disastrous Battle of Moira in 637, in modern-day County Down, which saw Congal slain by High King Domnall mac Áedo of the Northern Uí Néill and resulted in Dál Riata losing..
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  6. Title: "Chronicles of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots: And Other Early Memorials of Scottish History," by William Forbes Skene
    Author: H. M. General register house, 1867
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=BYANAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR127&lpg=PR127&dq=Gabr%C3%A1n+mac+Domangart&source=bl&ots=QR--pxEgdE&sig=ACfU3U3-SpG7GK-hZNUigjsTijrmFZ00QA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja-ZrJrLLqAhV5lnIEHX6ADBgQ6AEwC3oECB4QAQ#v=onepage&q=Gabr%C3%A1n%20mac%20Domangart&f=false;
    Page: Ancestry
  7. Title: Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation by John O'Hart, 1892 (5th Edition) Volume 1
    Author: Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation by John O'Hart, 1892 (5th Edition) Volume 1
    Publication: Name: https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/RoyalFamilyEngland.php;
    Note: Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation by John O'Hart, 1892 (5th Edition) Volume 1 this work shows pedigrees purportedly connecting to the British Royal Family - that's about it.
    Page: John O'Hart's 1892 Book provides a complete genealogy from Kenneth MacAlpine to Adam
  8. Title: "Records of the clan and name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus;" by Ferguson, James, 1857-1917. cn; Fergusson, Robert Menzies, joint ed. cn
    Author: Publication date: 1895 Topics: Fergusson clan, Ferguson family, genealogy Publisher: Edinburgh, D. Douglas Collection: allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor : Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language: English Ferguson tartan: 1 colored plate
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/stream/recordsofclannam00ferg#page/4/mode/1up/search/Gabr%C3%A1n;
    Note: Bibliography of the family: p. 514-563
  9. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Gabran -
    Author: Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
  10. Title: Wikiwand: List of kings of Dál Riata
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_kings_of_D%C3%A1l_Riata;
    Note: This is a List of the kings of Dál Riata, a kingdom of Irish origin which was located in Scotland and Ireland. Most kings of Dál Riata, along with later rulers of Alba and of Scotland, traced their descent from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, and even in the 16th century, James VI of Scotland called himself the "happie monarch sprung of Ferguse race." Background It is not until the middle of the 6th century that Irish annals plausibly report the deaths of kings of Dál Riata, with the death of Comgall mac Domangairt, c. 538–545, and of his brother Gabrán, c. 558–560. After the disastrous Battle of Moira (Mag Rath) in 637, Irish Dál Riata lost possession of its Scottish lands. It was during the 8th-century, the rival Dál nAraidi had overrun Irish Dál Riata, though the area retained its name well into the 14th-century. The last attested king of Scottish Dál Riata is Fergus mac Echdach, brother and successor to Áed Find, whose death is reported in the Annals of Ulster in 781. Dál Riata was divided into a number of king groups or dynasties, called "cenéla," of which was the Cenél nGabráin of Kintyre, who claimed descent from Gabrán mac Domangairt, and the Cenél Loairn, who claimed descent from Loarn mac Eirc. Kings of Dál Riata Kings before the Battle of Mag Rath Reign Ruler Name Family Remarks Unknown Loarn Loarn mac Eirc Son of Erc Eponymous founder of the Cenél Loairn; claimed ancestry probably spurious 498-501 Fergus Mór Fergus Mór mac Eirc Mac Nisse Mór Son of Erc Mac Nisse Mór is likely spurious; Annals of Tigernach report his death c. 501 Unknown Domangart Réti Domangart Réti Domangart mac Ferguso Domangart Mac Nissi Son of Fergus Mór The Annals of Innisfallen report the death of Domangart of Cenn Tíre c. 507; the patronymic Mac Nissi is probably a textual error Died c. 540 Comgall Comgall mac Domangairt Son of Domangart Said to have reigned 35 years; multiple obits in the Annals of Ulster; eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Comgaill Died c. 560 Gabrán Gabrán mac Domangairt Son of Domangart His death may be associated with Bridei son of Maelchon; duplicate obits in the Annals of Ulster; eponymous ancestor of the Cenél nGabráin Died c. 574 Conall Conall mac Comgaill Cenél Comgaill; son of Comgall Said to have given Iona to Saint Columba; the first king to have an entry in the Annals of Ulster other than an obit Died c. 606 Áedán Áedán mac Gabráin Cenél nGabráin; son of Gabrán Known from Adomnán of Iona's Life of Saint Columba and from many entries in the Annals Died c. 629 (after Connad Cerr) Eochaid Buide Eochaid Buide Eochaid mac Áedáin Cenél nGabráin; son of Áedán Known from Adomnán of Iona's Life of Saint Columba Died c. 629 (before Eochaid Buide) Connad Cerr Connad mac Conaill Cenél Comgaill; son of Conall Co-ruler with Eochaid Buide whom he predeceased; defeated and killed in battle at Fid Eóin by Congal Cáech, king of the Ulaid Died c. 642 Domnall Brecc Domnall Brecc Domnall mac Echdach Cenél nGabráin; son of Eochaid Buide Defeated and killed in battle at Strathcarron by Eugein map Beli, king of Alt Clut Unknown Ferchar Ferchar mac Connaid Cenél Comgaill; son of Connad Cerr His obit in the Annals of Ulster for 694 appears misplaced; according to the Duan Albanach he was king after his father, presumably jointly with Domnall Brecc Kings from Mag Rath to 741 Reign Ruler Name Family Remarks Died c. 654 Dúnchad Dúnchad mac Conaing Dúnchad mac Dúbain Cenél nGabráin; probably son of Conaing son of Áedán Presumed descendants of Dúnchad appear frequently in the Annals Died c. 660 Conall Crandomna Conall Crandomna Conall Crannamna Conall mac Echdach Cenél nGabráin; son of Eochaid Buide Died c. 660 ? Domangart Domangart mac Domnaill Cenél nGabráin; son of Domnall Brecc Died c. 689 Máel Dúin Máel Dúin mac Conaill Cenél nGabráin; son of Conall Died c. 696 Domnall Donn Domnall Donn Domnall mac Conaill Cenél nGabráin; son of Conall Died c. 697 Ferchar Fota Ferchar the Tall Ferchar mac Feredaig Cenél Loairn ; a descendant in the seventh generation of Loarn Chief of the Cenél Loairn and, for a short time, king of Dál Riata Unknown Eochaid Eochaid mac Domangairt Cenél nGabráin; son of Domangart Unattested by the Annals and omitted from later genealogies but included in the Duan Albanach Deposed c. 698 Ainbcellach Ainbcellach mac Ferchair Cenél Loairn; son of Ferchar Fota Died 718 in battle against Selbach his brother Died 700 Fiannamail Fiannamail ua Dúnchado Fiannamail mac h-ua Dúnchado Cenél nGabráin ?; perhaps a grandson or great-grandson of the earlier Dúnchad son of Conaing It is uncertain whether Fiannamail should be counted as a king of Dál Riata, or of Dál nAraidi; his possible sons Indrechtach and Conall died in battle in 741. Died 707 Béc Béc ua Dúnchado Cenél nGabráin ?; probably a grandson or nephew of the earlier Dúnchad son of Conaing Apparently chief of the Cenél nGabráin Died 721 Dúnchad Dúnchad Bec Cenél nGabráin; unknown but a relationship with Fiannamail, Béc and the earlier Dúnchad mac Conaing is possible chief of Kintyre, which is to say the Cenél nGabráin, from before 719 to 721 Abdicated 723 Selbach Selbach mac Ferchair Cenél Loairn; son of Ferchar Fota Abdicated in favour of his son Dúngal and entered religion, died 730 Deposed as king of Dál Riata 726 Dúngal Dúngal mac Selbaig Cenél Loairn; son of Selbach Probably remained chief of the Cenél Loairn until deposed in 733 726–733 Eochaid Eochaid Angbad Eochaid mac Echdach Cenel nGabráin; son of Eochaid A return to the Cenel nGabráin line 733–736 Muiredach Muiredach mac Ainbcellaig Cenél Loairn; son of Ainbcellach Chief of the Cenél Loairn; Muiredach may have been the king of Dál Riata as well Unknown Alpín Alpín mac Echdach Unknown Appears in the Duan Albanach; possibly a spurious intrusion Unknown Eógan Eógan mac Muiredaig Cenél Loairn; son of Muiredach Known from some Scots chronicles; not named as king by the Duan Albanach; may have been chief of the Cenél Loairn Died 741 Indrechtach Indrechtach mac Fiannamail Cenel nGabráin ?; presumably son of the earlier Fiannamail Idenfication uncertain, killed at the battle of Forboros, perhaps by the Picts of Óengus mac Fergusa; this may, however, have been a king of Dál nAraidi, but in this case his patronymic should be mac Lethlobair Kings from the 740s onwards Reign Ruler Name Family Remarks c. 736–750 or later Unknown kings Dál Riata was under the control of the Picts from around 736 until at least 750, and perhaps later; no kings are known from this period, but it is likely that the Picts ruled Dál Riata through subject kings Before 768–778 Áed Find Áed mac Echdach Cenel nGabráin; presumably a son of Eochaid son of Eochaid Later genealogies make Áed Find the son of Domangart son of Domnall Brecc which is chronologically improbable, others have one Eochaid rather than the expected two 778–781 Fergus Fergus mac Echdach Cenel nGabráin; brother of Áed Find Unknown Eochaid Eochaid mac Áeda Find Cenel nGabráin; son of Áed Find Not included in the Duan Albanach, or in the Annals; known from later genealogies; probably an error for Eochaid mac Echdach Died 792 Donncoirce None known Unknown Obit in the Annals of Ulster; not included in the Duan Albanach or later genealogies Unknown Caustantín Caustantín mac Fergusa Not certainly known, perhaps a descendant of the first Óengus mac Fergusa King of the Picts c. 792–820; included in the Duan Albanach but not generally supposed to have been a king in Dál Riata c. 792–805 Unknown kings No kings are known from this period c. 805–807 Conall Conall mac Taidg Unknown Death reported in battle in Kintyre, presumed to be the first of the Conalls included in the Duan Albanach; reign approximate c. 807–811 Conall Conall mac Áedáin Unknown Killed Conall mac Taidg, "another Conall" reigned four years according to the Duan Albanach; reign approximate c. 811–835 Domnall Domnall mac Caustantín Son of Caustantín mac Fergusa A king named Domnall reigned twenty-four years according to the Duan Albanach; reign approximate Unknown Óengus Óengus mac Fergusa Brother of Caustantín King of the Picts c. 820–834; included in the Duan Albanach but not generally supposed to have been a king in Dál Riata Unknown Eóganán Eóganán mac Óengusa Son of Óengus King of the Picts c. 837–839; included in the Duan Albanach but not generally supposed to have been a king in Dál Riata c. 835–839 Áed Áed mac Boanta None known Killed in battle against Vikings alongside Eóganán mac Óengusa; a king Áed is named by the Duan Albanach Unknown Alpín Alpín mac Echdach Cenel nGabráin; son of Eochaid son of Áed Find Not listed in the Duan Albanach or the Annals; known from later genealogies; no evidence that he was a king in Dál Riata and he is fathered on the spurious Eochaid mac Áeda Find Unknown Cináed Cináed mac Ailpín Cenel nGabráin; son of Alpín King of the Picts c. 843–858; not generally supposed that he was a king in Dál Riata c. 914 Diarmaid Diarmaid mac Sealbhaigh None known King of the Dalriada; generally supposed that he was a king of Irish Dal Riada Sources The main sources for the kings of Dál Riata include: . The Annals of Ulster . The Annals of Tigernach . The Senchus Fer n-Alban . The Synchronisms of Flann Mainistrech of Monasterboice . The Duan Albanach . Adomnán of Iona's "Life of Saint Columba" . A variety of genealogies for later kings of Alba Less reliable sources may include: . The Annals of Innisfallen . The Chronicon Scotorum . The Annals of the Four Masters . The Annals of Clonmacnoise Interpretation of these sources remains problematic. Many entries which appear to refer to Dál Riata lack context, many persons named lack patronyms or other identifying bynames. There are many disagreements among sources. Some entries have been amended and expanded at a later time.
    Page: Ancestry
  11. Title: Marjorie O. Anderson Kings and Kinghips in Early Scotland pp230
    Note: Historical information for the Tribe of Loarn
  12. Title: Legacy NFS Source: King Gabran Macdomangart of Dalriada - Published information: burial: about 0537; Argyll, Scotland
    Note: Published information: burial: about 0537; Argyll, Scotland Published information: nobility-title: King of Dal Riada;
  13. Title: Wikiwand: Gabrán mac Domangairt
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Gabr%C3%A1n_mac_Domangairt;
    Note: Gabrán mac Domangairt (Old Welsh: "Gawran map Dinwarch" or Gabrán the Traitor ("Gwran Wradouc") was king of Dál Riata, Ulaid, in the mid-6th century. He is the eponymous ancestor of the Cenél nGabráin. Gabrán was the son of Domangart Réti. The historical evidence for Gabrán is limited to the notice of his death in the Irish and Welsh annals. It is possible that Gabrán's death should be linked to a migration or flight from Bridei mac Maelchon, but this may be no more than coincidence. Cenél nGabráin Gabrán's chief importance is as the presumed ancestor of the Cenél nGabráin, a kingroup that dominated the kingship of Dál Riata until the late 7th century and continued to provide kings thereafter. Kings of Alba and of Scotland traced their descent through Gabrán to his grandfather Fergus Mór, who was seen as the ultimate founder of the royal house as late as the 16th and 17th centuries, long after the Gaelic origins of the kingdom. Unlike the Cenél Loairn, the "Senchus Fer n-Alban" does not list any kindreds within the Cenél nGabráin. However, probable descendants of Gabrán, such as Dúnchad mac Conaing and his many kinsmen, would appear to have disputed the succession with the descendants of Eochaid Buide grandson of Gabrán, so that this absence of explicit segments in the kindred may be misleading. A genealogy of David I of Scotland in the "Book of Ballymote" notes the following divisions: . After Áedán mac Gabráin, between the main line, called "the sons of Eochaid Buide" and "the children of Cináed mac Ailpín," and the "sons of Conaing" . After Eochaid Buide, between the main line and the "children of Fergus Goll" and the "children of Connad Cerr ... or the men of Fife," although modern studies make Connad Cerr a member of the Cenél Comgaill . After Eochaid mac Domangairt, between the main line and the Cenél Comgaill The domain of the Cenél nGabráin appears to have been centered in Kintyre and Knapdale and may have included Arran, Jura and Gigha. The title king of Kintyre is used of a number of presumed kings of the Cenél nGabráin. Two probable royal sites are known, Dunadd, which lies at the northern edge of their presumed lands, and Aberte (or Dún Aberte), which is very likely the later Dunaverty on the headland beside Southend, Kintyre. Kilmartin may have been an important early Christian site by reason of its proximity to Dunadd and its dedication to Saint Martin of Tours, as may Kilmichael Glassary. However, there appears to be no religious site of the importance of Lismore in the lands of the rival Cenél Loairn.
  14. Title: Gabran d'ÉCOSSE, Roi des Scots du Dalriada
    Author: Geneanet
    Publication: Name: https://gw.geneanet.org/foullon?lang=en&m=P&nz=foullon+debras&pz=alessio+alain+heribert+debras+foullon+debras&v=gabran+d+ecosse+roi+des+scots+du+dalriada;
  15. Title: Gabran mac Domangairt Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabr%C3%A1n_mac_Domangairt;
  16. Title: Geni: Gabrán mac Domangart, Rí na Dál Riada
    Author: Added by: Marvin Short on February 16, 2007 Managed by: Margaret (C) and 185 others Curated by: Erin Ishimoticha
    Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Gabr%C3%A1n-mac-Domangart-R%C3%AD-na-D%C3%A1l-Riada/6000000003318663004;
    Note: Gabrán mac Domangart, Rí na Dál Riada MP Gender: Male Birth: circa 507 Dunadd, Argyllshire, Dal Riada, Scotland Death: circa 559 (43-60) Dunolly Castle, Argyllshire, Dalriada/Scotland (Killed in battle) Place of Burial: Icolmkill, Scotland Immediate Family: Son of Domangart mac Fergus, Rí na Dál Riata Husband of Lleian verch Brychan Father of Áedán mac Gabráin, Rí na Dál Riata; Gartnait . mac Gabhran, Brenin Pictland; Eoganan; Cuildach; Domnall and 2 others Brother of Comgall mac Domangart and Eochaidh mac Domangart Immediate Family Showing 11 people Lleian verch Brychan wife Áedán mac Gabráin, Rí na Dá... son Gartnait . mac Gabhran, Brenin P... son Eoganan son Cuildach son Domnall son Domangart son N.N. daughter Domangart mac Fergus, Rí na Dá... father Comgall mac Domangart brother Eochaidh mac Domangart brother
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