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.

The dynasties created by Niall's sons include the Cenél Conaill, Cenél Eogain and Cenél Eanna.

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Ancestors of the Cenél Conaill

 Niall Noígiallach, died c. A.D.405.
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   Conall Gulban   Eoghan      Coirpre    Fiacha    Conall Cremthainne      Lóegaire
   |               |              |          |               |                   |
   |               |              |          |               |                   |
   |        Cenél nEógain         |      Cenél Fiachach      |           Cenél Lóegaire
   |                                          |              |
   |                         Cenél Coirpri                  / \
   |                                                       /   \
   |                                                      /     \
   |                                        Clann Cholmáin     Síl nÁedo Sláine
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  Cenél Conaill of In Fochla
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   Fergus Cennfota    Doi                         Enna Bogaine
   |                 (Cenél nDuach)              (Cenél mBogaine)
   |                  |                           aka (Cenel Enda)______
   |                  |                           |                     |
   |                  |                           |                     |
   |                  |                           |                Ua Breslin's
   |                  |                           |                of Cinel Enda
   |                  |                           |
   |                  |                           |
   |                  Ninnid, fl. 561         Melge
   |                  |                           |
   |                  |                           |
   |                  Baetan, d. 586          Brandub
   |                                              |
   |_________                                     ?
   |        |                                     |
   |        |                                     Garban
   Setna    Feidlimid                             |
   |        |                                     |
   |        |                                     Sechnasach, Rí Cenél mBogaine, d. 609                                      !
   !        !                                     !
   !        !                                     !
   !        !___________                          !
   !        !          !                          !
   !     Eoghan Columb Cille, 521-597
   !        !                                     !
   !        !                                     !
   !     O'Freel                                  !
   !                                              !
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   Ainmire, d. 569   Colum    Lugaid          Mael Tuile    Bresal, d. 644
   Ri of Ireland
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   |                       Cenél Lugdach      Dungal, Rí Cenél mBogaine, d. 672
   |                              |               |
   |                              |               |______________
   |                            Ronan             |            |
   |                              |               |            |
   |                              |               Sechnasach   Dub Diberg, d. 703
   |                            Garb              |            |
   |                              |               ?            |
   |                              |               |            Flaithgus, d. 732
   |                              |           Forbasach        |
   |                              |       Rí Cenél mBogaine    ?
   |                          Cen Faelad     d. 722            |
   |                              |                            Rogaillnech, d. 815
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   |       |                      |
   |       |                      |
   |       Mael Duin          Fiaman
   |       |                       |
   |       ?                       ?
   |       |                       |
   |       Airnelach       Maenguile
   |       |                       |
   |       |                       |
   |       |                       |
   |       |                       |
   |       Cen Faelad     Dochartach
   |       |           (Clann Ua Dochartaig)
   |       |
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   |       |                                           |
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   |       Dalach, 'Dux' Cenél Conaill,  d. 870.   Bradagain
   |       |                                           |
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   |       Eicnecan, Rí Cenél Conaill, d. 906      Baigill
   |       |                                        (Clann Ua Baighill)
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   |       |   !        !          !                   !                           !
   !       !   !        !          !                   !                           !|   !       !   !        !          !                   !                           !                |       two sons    Flann      Adlann            Domnall Mor                Conchobar
   |    d. 956 & 962.          Abbot of Derry   (Clann Ua Domnaill
   |                              d. 950.        Kings of Cenel Conaill after 1270 a.d.)
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   Áed, d. 598    Ciaran
   |                  |
   |                  |
   |                  Fiachra, founder of Derry, died 620.
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   Domnall, d. 642    Conall Cu   Mael Cobo, d. 615  Cumuscach, d. 597
   High King              d. 604  High King of Ireland    |
   of Ireland                         |____________
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   |                                Cellach      Conall Cael
   |                                  |  both died  658/664
   |                                  |
   |                           (Clann Ua Gallchobair)
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   |                      |           |           |                |             !
   |                      |           |           |                |             !
   Oengus, d. 650   Conall      Colgu   Ailill Flannesda  Fergus Fanat
   |                   d.663  d.663   d.666       d. 654                                                            !
   |                                                                             !
   !                                                                             !
   !                                                                             !
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   |                                                                    Congal Cenn Magair
   |                                                                  d. 710
   |                                                                   High King of Ireland
   |                                                                             !
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   |                                                     Donngal  Flann Gohan        Conaig
   |                                                   d. 731  d. 732 d. 733
   !                                                            !
   !                                                            !
   |                                                       O'Breslin-Fanat
   Loingsech, d. 703
   High King of Ireland
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   |                                |                    |      |      |
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   Flaithbertach, deposed 734.  Fergus, d. 707   three other sons, all killed 703
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   Aed Muinderg, Ri In Tuisceart, d. 747.     Loingsech          Murchad
   |                                           Rí Cenél Conaill   Rí Cenél Conaill
   |_______________                                d. 754         d. 767
   |              |                                                     |
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   Domnall      Donnchad                                            Mael Bresail
  d. 804   fl. 784                                        Rí Cenél Conaill
   |                                                                d. 767
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   Flaithbertach                                                         |
   |                                                                   Oengus
   |                                                                     |
   Canannan                                                              |
  (Ua Canannain)                                                     Mael Doraid
                                                                   (Ua Maildoraid)
 Ri Cenel Conaill                                                         |
                                                                   _______|_______
                                                                  |               |
                                                                  |               |
                                                                 Fogartach    Mael Bresail
                                                            Rí Cenél Conaill  Rí Cenél Conaill
                                                                 d. 904         d. 901

Oral history

Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, founded the kingdom of Tír Conaill (Tyrconnell) in the 5th century. It comprises much of what is now County Donegal, and several surrounding areas.

See also

References

External Sources

Further reading

  • O'Brien, Michael A., ed.; Kelleher, John V. (intro. in the reprints of 1976 and 2005) (1962). Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae. 1. Dublin: DIAS. pp. 163–5, 435. ISBN 0901282316. OCLC 56540733. genealogies for the northern Cenél Conaill 

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