Eochu (Eochu) Cairpre (abt. 260)

Born about 0260 in Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

Eochaid Doimlén (Eochu Cairpre) was brother to a high king of Ireland, Fiachu. He lived in the 3rd century AD. ^[1]

His three sons, the three Collas (Coola Uais; Colla Meann & Colla do Chrioch) murdered their uncle, the High King Fiachu (Fiacha Strabhteine) at the Battle of Dubchomar. ^{[2] [3]}

the three sons of Eochaidh Dubhlen - ^[4]

- Coola Uais or Cairell Colla Uais who ruled as High King of Ireland for 4 years

- Colla do Chrioch or Muiredach Colla Fo Chrí (also spelt Colla Dá Crich, or Fochrich)

- Colla Meann or Áed Colla Menn

Research Notes

This profile is based on Jaski's table 24

Clann Name: Dál Cuinn

DNA SNP: Z3000^[5]

Annals

The Annals of Ulster^[6]

AU - no entries found

Sources

1. ↑ Carbry Liffechar, Ard-righ .. had two sons Eochaidh Doimhlein (or Dubhlein) & Fiacha Strabhteine Ulster Journal of Archaeology (Google eBook). Ulster Archaeological Society, 1897 - Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland.
2. ↑ Wikipedia, (http:www.wikipedia.com: accessed 6 June 2015), "Fíacha Sroiptine," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%ADacha_Sroiptine.
3. ↑ Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation by John O'Hart part: Vll The three Collas combined against their uncle King Fiacha in page: 370 The Stem of the O'Neill family (pub: Dublin:M. H. Gill and Son, 1881)
4. ↑ Eochaid Doimlén son of Caibre Lifechair in Wikipedia : The Three Collas
5. ↑ Peters Z3000 DNA of the Three Collas (Abridged Clan Colla Big Y SNP Tree)
6. ↑ The Annals of Ulster - CELT

• Bart Jaski Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties Table-1 & 24 Early Irish Kingship Succession by Jaski Bart, Published by Four Courts Press, 2013, ISBN 1846824265 ISBN 9781846824265