Eochaid macDomnaill O'Néill King of Ireland [9938] ²⁴

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Eochaid mac Domnaill (died 572) also Eochaid Find ("the fair") was an Irish king who is included in some lists as a High King of Ireland . He was the son of Domnall Ilchelgach (died 566) and grandson of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (died 534), also considered high kings.[1] He was a member of the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill . He ruled in Ailech from 565-571.[2]
The high kingship of Ireland rotated between the Cenél nEógain and Cenél Conaill branches in the late 6th century.[3]. Eochaid ruled jointly with his uncle Báetán mac Muirchertaig (died 572) from 569.[4] The middle Irish king lists have misplaced their reign putting it earlier than the annalistic tradition but other king lists have them in the correct order.[5] They are also omitted from the earliest list of Kings of Tara, the Baile Chuind (The Ecstasy of Conn), a late 7th century Irish poem. It is possible that the Ulaid king, Báetán mac Cairill (died 581), was the actual high king at this time.[6]
In 572 the two kings were defeated and slain by Crónán mac Tigernaig, king of the Ciannachta of Glenn Geimin (Glengiven in modern County Londonderry ).[7]
Notes
1. ^ T.M. Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, Appendix V
2. ^ he is given a reign of 6 years in the Laud Synchronisms
3. ^ Charles-Edwards, pg.494-495
4. ^ they are given a reign of three years in the Book of Leinster and one year in the Laud Synchronisms.
5. ^ Charles-Edwards, pg.484-487
6. ^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, pg.114
7. ^ Annals of Ulster AU 572.1; Annals of Tigernach AT 571.1
References
Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts <http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html> at University College Cork <http://www.ucc.ie/>
Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts <http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html> at University College Cork <http://www.ucc.ie/>
Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
Geoffrey Keating, History of Ireland at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts <http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html> at University College Cork <http://www.ucc.ie/>

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 569.