Domnall poppy Aeda [1] ( Domnall poppy Aedo ; Dr. Irl. Domnall mac Áeda ; died in 915 ) - King Aileha (887–911) from the Kenel Eogain family.
| Domnall Poppy Aeda | |||||||
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| Dr. Irl. Domnall mac Áeda | |||||||
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| Together with | Flatbertach poppy Murhado ( 887 - 896 ), Niall Glundub ( 896 - 911 ) | ||||||
| Predecessor | Murhad Mack Mael Duin | ||||||
| Successor | Niall Glundub | ||||||
| Death | 915 | ||||||
| Kind | Kenel Eogine | ||||||
| Father | Aed Findliat | ||||||
| Mother | Mael Muire Ingen Kinaeda (?) | ||||||
| Children | sons: Flatbert , Fergal , Donnhad, Konkhobar, Flann daughter: NN | ||||||
Biography
Domnall was the son of the ruler of Aileh and the High King of Ireland, Aed Findliat , who died in 879. The name of Domnall's mother is not known exactly [2] . As suggested by the American medievalist , it could have been Mael Muire , daughter of King Alba Kenneth I. Also, this researcher identified Domnall with King of Strathclyde Donald II , who ruled at the beginning of the X century. However, among modern historians there are both supporters and opponents of this assumption [3] [4] .
The first mention of Domnall poppy Aed in the Irish annals is dated 863. According to the " Fragmentary Annals of Ireland ", this year Domnall killed King Ayrtyr Muyredah poppy Mael Duyna [2] [5] .
After the death of Murhad, poppy Mael Duyna , in 887, Domnall poppy Aeda received the throne of Aileh. Until 896, he shared power over this kingdom with the son of his predecessor, Flattbert Mack Murhado , and then with his half-brother Niall Glundub [6] [7] .
In 905, a serious conflict occurred between Domnall poppy Aeda and his co-ruler Niall Glundub. Only the intervention of relatives prevented the outbreak of civil war between the brothers. Finally, peace between Domnall and Niall was achieved in 908, when they made a joint campaign in Mead , during which they burned down the religious center of this kingdom of Tlahtgu [6]
Flann, son of Domnall, was appointed heir to the throne ( Dr. Irl. Rig Domma ) while his father was still alive, died in 906. In 911, Domnall, making Niall the sovereign ruler of the kingdom, retired to one of the Irish monasteries [2] [6] [8] . In him, he died in 915 [9] .
Domnall poppy Aeda from a marriage with an unknown wife named had five sons: Flatbert , Fergal , Donnhad, Konkhobar and Flann. The first two, as well as their father, owned the throne of Ailech, Donnhad was killed in 928 by the Vikings , and Konkhobar was the father of the kings of Flattbert, Tagd and Conn. According to the Annals of Ulster , the daughter of Domnall was an unknown by the name of the wife of Uatmaran, the son of King Dublin and York Ivar I [2] [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Also known as King Isleha Domnall II.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Ireland . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Date of treatment October 6, 2014.
- ↑ Woolf A. From Pictland to Alba. 789-1070 . - Edinburg: Edinburg University Press, 2007. - P. 126-127 & 157. - ISBN 978-0748612338 .
- ↑ Scotland, kings . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Date of treatment October 6, 2014.
- ↑ Fragment annals of Ireland (No. 313).
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hudson BT Niall mac Áeda (p. 869–919) // Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . - Oxford University Press . - Vol. Xi. - P. 745.
- ↑ Cosgrove A., Vaughan E. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Maps, genealogies, lists . - Clarendon Press , 1984. - P. 128 & 194-195. - ISBN 978-0-1982-1745-9 .
- ↑ Annals of Inishfalllen (year 911.1).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 915.2).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 933.1).
Literature
- O'Ceallaigh S. Problems with the O'Neill Pedigree. - Gleamings from Ulster History. - Cork: Cork University Press, 1951.