Kings of Tír Chonaill

Tír Ċonaill (anglicized as Tyrconnell) was the name of a kingdom which covered much of what is now County Donegal.

Oral history

It was founded in the fifth century by a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, Conall Gulban, of whom the Cenél Conaill are descendants. His descendants ruled the kingdom till the Flight of the Earls in September 1607, which marked the end of the kingdom.

Early Chiefs of Cenél Conaill

• Conall Gulban mac Néill (died 464)
• .......
• Ninnid mac Dauach (flourished 544-563)
• Ainmuire mac Sétnai (died 569)
• Báetán mac Ninneda (died 586).
• Áed mac Ainmuirech (died 598)
• Conall Cú mac Áedo (died 604)
• Máel Coba mac Áedo (died 615)
• Domnall mac Áedo (died 642)
• Conall Cóel mac Máele Coba (died 654)
• Cellach mac Máele Coba (died 658)
• ......
• Loingsech mac Óengusso (died 703)
• Congal Cennmagair mac Fergusa (died 710)
• Flaithbertach mac Loingsig (died 765)
• Áed Muinderg mac Flaithbertaig (died 747)
• Loingsech mac Flaithbertaig (died 754)
• Murchad mac Flaithbertaig (died 767)
• Domnall mac Áeda Muindeirg (died 804)

Kings of Tír Chonaill (Rí Thír Chonaill) from c. 1201 to 1608

• Eigneachan mac Dalach, 1201-1207
• Domhnall Mór mac Eicnechain, 1207-1241
• Máel Sechlainn mac Domnaill, 1241–1247
• Gofraid Ó Domhnaill, 1247-1258
• Domhnall Óg Ó Domhnaill, 1258-1281
• Tairrdelbach an Fhiona Ó Domhnaill, 1380-1422
• Niall Garbh Ó Domhnaill, 1422-1439
• Neachtan Ó Domhnaill, 1439-1452
• Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill, 1461-1505
• Aodh Dubh Ó Domhnaill, 1505-1537
• Manus Ó Domhnaill (d. 1564)
• Calbach Ó Domhnaill (d. 1566)
• Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill (d. 1600)
• Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill (d. 1602)
• Ruairí Ó Domhnaill (d. 1608)

References

• Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
• Annals of Tigernach at [2] at University College Cork
• 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
• Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan