Niall Noígíallach mac Eochaid (abt. 360 - 452)

Born about 0360 in Ireland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 0452 at about age 92 in Ireland

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Biography

Niall Noígíallach mac Eochaid was born in Ireland.

Niall Noígíallach, Niall of the Nine Hostages may be mythological. King_of_Ailech

The Ui Neill were descended from Niall Noígíallach (better known as Niall of the Nine Hostages) who, as his name indicates, was a powerful enough king to have held one hostage each from the five provinces of Ireland and one each from the Britons, the Franks, the Saxons, and the Scots.^[1]

Research Notes

Birth Year Estimation

Based on his father's birth year + 25 years he would be born around 350, however this would make him over 100 at his death, so his birth is adjusted to 360, but there still would appear to be a missing generation here.

Legendary Progenitor He is the legendary progenitor of the Uı́ Néill dynasties, a warlord who reigned in the late 4th century and early 5th century. Niall Mor, Niall of the Nine Hostages is listed as the 126th monarch of Ireland in John O'Hart's Roll of the Monarchs of Ireland ^[2]

DNA While primary sources for Niall Noígíallach do not exist (Wikipedia),^[3] the Y-chromosome lineage of the medieval Uí Néill dynasty is one of the world's three most profilic (Calloway, 2015).^[4] Moore (2006)^[5] states that:

"Figures such as Niall of the Nine Hostages reside at the cusp of mythology and history, but our results do seem to confirm the existence of a single early-medieval progenitor to the most powerful and enduring Irish dynasty. They also lend support to the veracity and remarkable knowledge preservation of the genealogical and oral traditions of Gaelic Ireland and give a powerful and specific illustration of the link between prolificacy and power in one European society within the past 2 millennia".

Descendants (Clanns)

the children of Inne, the daughter of Lugaid ^{[6] [7]}

- Faichu - ancestor of the Cenél Fiachach: the Southern Uí Néill

the children of Rignach - ^[8]

- Lóegaire - ancestor of the Cenél Lóegaire: the Southern Uí Néill

- Éndae

- Máiné - (see note re ancestor of the Uí Maine)

- Eógan - ancestor of the Cenél nEógain; the Northern Uí Néill

- Conall Gulban - of the Cenél Conaill; the Northern Uí Néill

- Conall Cremthainne - ancestor of the Clann Cholmáin & the Síl nÁedo Sláine

- Coirpre - ancestor of the Cenél Coirpri: the Southern Uí Néill

Sources

1. ↑ Ancient History Encyclopedia - Ancient Ireland
2. ↑ Irish Pedigrees or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation part 2 page 59 by John O'Hart pub. 1892, Dublin
3. ↑ Wikipedia: Niall of the Nine Hostages
4. ↑ Calloway, E. (2015, January 23). Genghis Khan's genetic legacy has competition. Nature. NPG. Retrieved from www.nature.com
5. ↑ Moore, L. T., McEvoy, B., Cape, E., Simms, K. & Bradley, D. G. (2006). A Y-chromosome signature of hegemony in Gaelic Ireland. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 78(2), pp. 334–338. dx.doi.org/10.1086/500055.
6. ↑ Wikipedia : Niall of the Nine Hostages
7. ↑ Wikitree : Irish Kingdoms
8. ↑ Wikipedia : Niall of the Nine Hostages

• Wikipedia : Uí Néill
• what, when, how : UI NEILL, SOUTHERN (Medieval Ireland)
• what, when, how : UI NEILL, NORTHERN (Medieval Ireland)
• The Descendants of Niall
• Bart Jaski Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties Table-6, 16, 18 Early Irish Kingship Succession by Jaski Bart, Published by Four Courts Press, 2013, ISBN 1846824265 ISBN 9781846824265
• www.legalgenealogist.com
• Albert F. Schmuhl, The royal line : chart prepared for the New York Stake Genealogical Board, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints centennial exhibition, March, 1936 (Salt Lake City: self published, 1929) https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/239856?availability=Family%20History%20Library. (http://familysearch.com : accessed 7 June 2015). Revised 1980. Purports to go back to Adam, "Genealogical lineages shown on the chart may not always be from father to son, especially in the reigning houses of Kings; some ancient connections are based on legends, believed to be true."
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p11402.htm#i114018