Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni

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.^[1] 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.^[2] The annals record that Ailill was killed but the circumstances are not mentioned.^[3]

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).

Notes

^ Byrne, Table 7
^ Fragmentary Annals, FA 110
^ Annals of Ulster, AU 690.1

References

Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Fragmentary Annals of Ireland at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9

External links

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

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Name	Ailill Mac Dungaile Eilni
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Short description	A Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne
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Date of death	690
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