769 - 819 (50 years)
| 1. | Aedh MAC NIALL was born in 769; died in 819. Notes: Called Hugh the Dignified; he died in battle.OrinedhaAodh Ordnigh Family/Spouse: MEADBH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 2. | Niall MAC AEDH  (1.Aedh1) was born in 791; died in 846. Notes: Called Niall of the River Caillen; he drowned in that river trying to save one of his men. Family/Spouse: GORMFLAITH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Aedh MAC NIALL (2.Niall2, 1.Aedh1) was born in 840; died in 879 in Druim Inesclain, County Conaille, Ireland. Notes: Called Hugh of the White Hair; he died in a monastery. He waged war against the Southern Ui Neill in 860 and invaded the camp of Maelsechlainn (High King of Ireland) but was driven back. He plundered all the Danish fortresses in Ulster and defeated the Danes near Lough Foyl in 866. Bards called him Chief King of the GaelAEDH FINNLIATH "White Hair" [K. of Ireland 862-79]; He went to war against the Southern Ui Neill in 860 and invaded the camp of MAELSECHLAINN [K. of Ireland] but was driven back. He plundered all the Danish fortresses in Ulster and defeated the Danes near Lough Foyle in 866, after which "twelve score of their heads were counted before him." He won a great victory in 868 against heavy odds at Killaderry over the Meath and Leinstermen, who were allied with the Dublin Vikings. The bards called AEDH "Chief King of the Gael"; he d. 879. He m. Maelmuire, daughter of KENNETH MacALPIN [K. of the Scots & Picts]; she was prob. the widow of Run [K. of the Strathclyde].Aodh FinnlaithHugh the Hoary Family/Spouse: Mael MAC KENNETH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Niall MAC AEDH (3.Aedh3, 2.Niall2, 1.Aedh1) was born in 870; died on 15 Sep 919 in , Dublin, Ireland. 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 Family/Spouse: Gormflaith Ingen FLANN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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