Niall MAC AEDH^{[1, 2]}

870 - 919  (49 years)

• Name	Niall MAC AEDH
  Born	870  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Sep 919	, Dublin, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I12071	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Aedh MAC NIALL,   b. 840,   d. 879, Druim Inesclain, County Conaille, Ireland  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Mael MAC KENNETH
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gormflaith Ingen FLANN
  Children	1. Muircheartach MAC NIALL,   b. 900,   d. 1 Mar 942  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Called Neil of the Black Knee; killed fighting the Vikings in the Battle of Dublin. The O'Neills were the chiefs of the Cenel Eoghain tribe; their ancestral lands were sometimes called Tir Eoghain, roughly equivalent to the modern County Tyrone. The surname is derived from Ui Niall, meaning descendant of Niall. The Ui Niall were the great royal dynasty of Northern Ireland; they separated from their kinsmen, the Connachta, after the famous accomplishments of the legendary King Niall of the Nine Hostages. The surname, however, did not exist until after Niall Glundubh. Niall captured and drowned a murderer in 907 who had violated the sanctuary of Armagh. He campaigned repeatedly against the Danes and Vikings, but was mortally wounded in combat in DublinOwner of Drinking cup at DunveganNeil Black-knee Glundubh

  
  

• Sources

  [S958] DNA Genealogy Projects, Lamont Family DNA Study (http://www.lamont-young.com/). [S2256] Ui Neill.GED (Reliability: 0). Date of Import: 21 Jan 2006