Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni
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Aillil mac Dúngaile Eilni (died 690) was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne
. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
(died 681), a previous king. He ruled from 682-690.
In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid (Ulster) and were the dominant members. Ailill belonged to a branch of this family settled in Mag nEinli, a plain between the Bann and Bush in County Antrim. He is styled King of the Cruithne in the Fragmentary Annals' of Ireland. The annals record that Ailill was killed but the circumstances are not mentioned.
His brother Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni
(died 708) was also King of Dal nAraide as well as all Ulaid as was his son Cathussach mac Ailello
(died 749).
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The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....
. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne. He came to the rule of these tribes some time after 668. He was the son of Scandal mac Bécce , a previous king....
(died 681), a previous king. He ruled from 682-690.
In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid (Ulster) and were the dominant members. Ailill belonged to a branch of this family settled in Mag nEinli, a plain between the Bann and Bush in County Antrim. He is styled King of the Cruithne in the Fragmentary Annals' of Ireland. The annals record that Ailill was killed but the circumstances are not mentioned.
His brother Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni
Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni
Cú Chuarán mac Dúngaile was a Dal nAraide king of Ulaid. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail and brother of Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni , previous Kings of Dál nAraidi...
(died 708) was also King of Dal nAraide as well as all Ulaid as was his son Cathussach mac Ailello
Cathussach mac Ailello
Cathussach mac Ailello was a Dal nAraide king of Ulaid . He was the son of Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni , a previous King of Dál nAraidi and nephew of Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni , a previous king of Ulaid. He ruled from 735-749...
(died 749).