Niall MAC EOCHAID, (Nial of the Nine Hostages - also known as St. Peter)

357 - 405  (63 years)

• Name	Niall MAC EOCHAID  [1, 2]
  Suffix	(Nial of the Nine Hostages - also known as St. Peter)
  Birth	Between 342 and 357  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	405	France   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I6581	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Rignach Ingen MEADAIB
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Eoghan MAC NIALL,   b. 380   d. 465 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in Battle. Known as Niall of the Nine Hostages from the nine counties of Ireland that he subdued and made tributary to him. The are Munster, Leinster, Connacht, Ulster, the Britons, Picts, Saxons, and Morini of Gaul. The center of hs government was at Tara. There is a legend that on one of his ventures into Gaul, he captured a young boy. The boy eventually escaped, but returned to Ireland as St. Patrick. Reportedly he had fair skin, hair the color of yellow primrose, and deep, blue-gray eyes. He was killed in his sleep while aboard his royal galley.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1187] Ui Neill.GED. Date of Import: 21 Jan 2006 [S712] DNA Genealogy Projects, Lamont Family DNA Study (http://www.lamont-young.com/).