Uí Néill

The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: [iː ˈnʲeːl̠ʲ], descendants of Niall) are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405.

Not to be confused with O'Neill dynasty.

Uí Néill
Parent houseConnachta (Dál Cuinn)
CountryIreland
Founded5th century AD
FounderNiall Noígíallach
Current headby sept dynast
Titles
Cadet branchesHouse of Dunkeld ?
Clan MacNeil?

Branches

The founders of the Uí Néill branches are the alleged sons of Niall Noigiallach, seven in all:

The Northern Uí Néill branch:

  • Conall Gulban, ancestor of the Cenél Conaill dynasty.
  • Eógan, ancestor of the Cenél nEógain dynasty.

The Southern Uí Néill branch:

All these men were in their lifetime known as members of Connachta dynasty, or as "the sons of Niall." The term Uí Néill did not, by its very nature, come into use until the time of Niall's grandsons and great-grandsons.

Dynasties descended from the Uí Néill, such as the Cenél Conaill and Cenél nEógain, held power in Ulster until their defeat in the Nine Years War in 1603. Many of the heads of the families left for Catholic Europe in 1607, an event known as the Flight of the Earls.

Uí Néill family tree

Bold indicates a supposed High King of Ireland.

Genealogy of the Uí Néill
Conn Cétchathach
Art mac CuinnSonSonSonSon
Cormac mac Airt
Cairbre Lifechair
Fiacha Sraibhtine
Muiredach Tirech
Eochaid Mugmedon
BrionFiachraeAilillNiall NoigíallachFergus
Conall GulbanEndaeEóganCoirpreLóegaireMaineConall CremthainneFiachu
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gollark: What's *legal* and what's *ethical* doesn't always actually match.
gollark: Lasers and brains are both confusing and complicated and therefore equivalent.
gollark: I still don't really care very much if people go around testing... weird brain things... on others, as long as everyone involved agrees to it, licenses or not.

See also

References

    Bibliography
    • O'Brien, Michael A., ed. (1962). Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae. 1. Kelleher, John V. (intro. in the reprints of 1976 and 2005). Dublin: DIAS. pp. 133–4, 178–80. ISBN 0901282316. OCLC 56540733. Genealogical tables for the Uí Néill
    • Byrne, Francis John (1973), Irish Kings and High Kings, Dublin.
    • Ó Muraíle, Nollaig (2005), "Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh", The Great Book of Irish Genealogies, Dublin.
    • Smyth, Alfred P (1974), "The Hui Neill and the Leinstermen in the Annals of Ulster, 431–516 A.D", Études Celtiques: 121–43.
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