Scandal mac Bécce
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Scandal mac Bécce was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne
in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the grandson of Fiachra Cáech (died 608), the brother of Fiachnae mac Báetáin
(died 626), a king of all Ulaid.
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. Scandal was an ancestor of the branch of this family which settled in Mag nEinli, a plain between the Bann and Bush in County Antrim. His son Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
(died 681) bore a byname associated with this plain. This plain had been conquered by the Dal nAraide by the middle of the seventh century.
The chronology of the Kings of Dál nAraidi
is difficult to ascertain between the Battle of Mag Roth in 637 and the plague of 666. Scandal is omitted from the king lists in the Book of Leinster and the Laud Synchronisms. Scandal is called King of the Cruithne in his death obit in the annals however. he may have ruled from 637-646.
Scandal was involved in attacks on theIrish territory of Dál Riata in northeast County Antrim and its church Armoy. The Irish lands of Dál Riata were under attack by the Dal nAraide since the Battle of Mag Roth. The annals record that Scandal was killed but do not mention how.
Cruthin
The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....
in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the grandson of Fiachra Cáech (died 608), the brother of Fiachnae mac Báetáin
Fiachnae mac Báetáin
Fiachnae mac Báetáin , also called Fiachnae Lurgan or Fiachnae Find, was king of the Dál nAraidi and high-king of the Ulaid in the early 7th century. He was a son of Báetán mac Echdach and brother of Fiachra Cáech Fiachnae mac Báetáin (died 626), also called Fiachnae Lurgan or Fiachnae Find, was...
(died 626), a king of all Ulaid.
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. Scandal was an ancestor of the branch of this family which settled in Mag nEinli, a plain between the Bann and Bush in County Antrim. His son 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) bore a byname associated with this plain. This plain had been conquered by the Dal nAraide by the middle of the seventh century.
The chronology of the Kings of Dál nAraidi
Kings of Dál nAraidi
The Kings of Dál nAraidi were rulers of one of the main kingdoms of Ulster and competed with the Dál Fiatach for the overlordship of Ulaid.The dynasty resided at Ráith Mór, east of Antrim in the Mag Line area and emerged as the dominant group among the Cruthin of Ulaid...
is difficult to ascertain between the Battle of Mag Roth in 637 and the plague of 666. Scandal is omitted from the king lists in the Book of Leinster and the Laud Synchronisms. Scandal is called King of the Cruithne in his death obit in the annals however. he may have ruled from 637-646.
Scandal was involved in attacks on theIrish territory of Dál Riata in northeast County Antrim and its church Armoy. The Irish lands of Dál Riata were under attack by the Dal nAraide since the Battle of Mag Roth. The annals record that Scandal was killed but do not mention how.