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List of rulers of Tyrconnell

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Tír Ċonaill (anglicized as Tyrconnell) was the name of a kingdom which covered much of what is now County Donegal.

Oral history

It was founded in the fifth century by a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, Conall Gulban, of whom the Cenél Conaill are descendants. His descendants ruled the kingdom till the Flight of the Earls in September 1607, which marked the end of the kingdom.

Early Chiefs of Cenél Conaill

Kings of Tír Chonaill (Rí Thír Chonaill) from c. 1201 to 1608

References

  • Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
  • Annals of Tigernach at [2] at University College Cork
  • Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
  • Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
  • Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan